PRELIMINARY STUDIES ON THE MARINE VEGETATION OF NORTHERN CYPRUS

Preliminary studies on the marine vegetation of northern Cyprus

Sükran Cirik, Veysel Aysel, H. Avni Benli, Bülent Cihangir, Aydin Ünlüoğlu

Dokuz Eylül University, Institute of Marine Science and Technology, 35340 Inciraltı, Izmir, TURKEY
Ege University Faculty of Science, Department of Botany, 35100 Bornova, Izmir, TURKEY

Abstract

These preliminary studies were mainly carried out on the marine vegetation of the upper littoral zone of northern Cyprus. A total of 151 taxa (Cyanophyceae 11, Rhodophyceae 83, Fucophyceae 27, Chlorophyceae 25, Liliopsida 5) were determined.

Keywords: Marine vegetation, algae, northern Cyprus

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