Determined aphid-host plant relations from Eastern Black Sea regions of Turkey

Authors : Gazi Görür, Hayal Akyıldırım Beğen, Özhan Şenol

Pages : 34-38

Doi:10.38059/biodiversity.553025

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Publication Date : 2019-09-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Aphid-host plant relationship has fascinated scientist for a long time as they had some tight interactions. There is considerable amount of mountainous land area in Far Eastern Black Sea Region of Turkey which is almost 27% and about 165 aphid species have been determined. There has been no study conducted either to detect aphid fauna of region or aphid-host plant interaction up to last decades. Compared with determined aphid species diversity with floristic richness of region and each province, number of the aphid species recorded does not reflect real aphid composition of study area. According to proposed model related with aphid-host plant diversity around the world, both heavy rainfall and mix of higher vegetation biodiversity especially underbrush plant richness might explain unexpected lower aphid species diversity compared with higher plant diversity. Recent studies carried out clearly indicated that aphid-host plant relations should be studied in detail as these relations are become much more dynamic as a result of recent climatic changes.
Keywords : Afit, bitki, fauna, Karadeniz, Türkiye

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