1. Türkiye Denizlerinde Önerilen Açık Deniz Koruma Alanları.
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Karahanlı, Ertan
- Abstract
This review aims to underscore the importance of protected areas in the seas and emphasize the need to safeguard the biological diversity of Turkish waters for future generations. Marine diversity faces numerous threats, including human activities and the impacts associated with climate change, which have repercussions for coastal and marine environments, as well as the societies and economies dependent on them. Several countries have taken steps to mitigate these threats by establishing Marine and Coastal Protected Areas (MCPAs) to ensure the conservation of biodiversity. Neglecting marine diversity and allowing it to vanish in favor of short-term interests, without educating the public on this issue, squanders a valuable economic potential that we could pass down to future generations. Although Turkish seas boast rich biodiversity, further studies are needed to comprehensively document this wealth. Excessive exploitation of marine areas has resulted in habitat degradation and poses a severe threat to the marine ecosystem's survival. This degradation jeopardizes the biodiversity and productivity of coastal and marine habitats, causing irreparable damage in these regions. To shield the marine ecosystem from these adverse conditions, it is imperative to establish protected zones in areas with high marine biodiversity. Surprisingly, despite being surrounded by seas on three sides, Turkey lacks designated protected areas with Marine Protected Area (MPA) status. In this review, we will delve into relevant studies and current recommendations on this subject. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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