Bird fauna of Kastamonu University Kuzeykent Campus

Abstract

Birds play an important role in ecosystems due to their roles in the food chain, biodiversity, biocontrol and pollination. Bird populations have been slumped drastically in 600 years. For this reason, it is significantly important to record bird species systematically. Kastamonu University Kuzeykent Campus is surrounded by forests. This situation makes the area to an important place for birds. In this study, bird fauna of Kastamonu University Kuzeykent Campus were determined by using direct observations. Study were executed between the years of 2015 – 2017. 32 Bird species were recorded.

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International Symposium on New Horizons in Forestry
18-20 October 2017, Isparta – Turkey
Symposium Organization
The Symposium is organized by the Süleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Forestry
Honorary Chairman
Prof.Dr. İlker Hüseyin ÇARIKÇI
Rector of the Süleyman Demirel University
Chairman
Prof.Dr. Hüseyin FAKİR
Dean of the Faculty of Forestry
Organising Committee*
Dr. Mustafa AVCI
Dr. İbrahim ÖZDEMİR
Dr. H.Turgut ŞAHİN
Dr. Hasan ALKAN
Dr. Mehmet KORKMAZ
Dr. Oğuzhan SARIKAYA
Dr. Abdullah SÜTÇÜ
Dr. H.Oğuz ÇOBAN
Dr. Yasin KARATEPE
Dr. Nevzat GÜRLEVİK
Dr. A. Alper BABALIK
Dr. Tuğba YILMAZ AYDIN
MSc. Gürcan GÜLER
MSc. Abdullah BERAM
MSc. Esra BAYAR
MSc. Onur ALKAN
MSc. Ali ŞENOL
MSc. Şükran OĞUZOĞLU
MSc. F. Merve NACAKCI
MSc. Ömer Ümit YALÇIN
MSc. Murat ÖZEN
Exp. Süleyman UYSAL
* Suleyman Demirel University, Faculty of Forestry

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International Symposium on New Horizons in Forestry
18-20 October 2017, Isparta – Turkey
Scientific Committee
Dr. H. Hulusi ACAR
İstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University, Turkey
Dr. Turgay AKBULUT
Istanbul University, Turkey
Dr. Hasan ALKAN
Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
Dr. Ünal ASAN
Istanbul University, Turkey
Dr. Mustafa AVCI
Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
Dr. Sezgin AYAN
Kastamonu University, Turkey
Dr. Aynur AYDIN
Istanbul University, Turkey
Dr. A.Alper BABALIK
Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
Dr. Andrea BATTISTI
University of Padova, Italy
Dr. Melih BOYDAK
Işık University, Turkey
Dr. Tariq BUTT
Swansea University, United Kingdom
Dr. Serdar CARUS
Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
Dr. Nihat S. ÇETİN
İzmir Katip Çelebi University, Turkey
Dr. Nilgül ÇETİN
İzmir Katip Çelebi University, Turkey
Dr. Michelle CLEARY
Swedish University, of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Dr. Matthias DEES
University, of Freiburg, Germany
Dr. Mirza DAUTBAŠIĆ
University of Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina
Dr. Mehmet EKER
Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
Dr. Massimo FACCOLI
University of Padova, Italy
Dr. Ferhat GÖKBULAK
Istanbul University, Turkey
Dr. Ceyhun GÖL
Çankırı Karatekin University, Turkey
Dr. Zhujun GU
Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, China
Dr. Cantürk GÜMÜŞ
Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey
Dr. Ebubekir GÜNDOĞDU
Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey
Dr. Salim HIZIROĞLU
Oklahoma State University, USA
Dr. Bilgin İÇEL
Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
Dr. George JAPOSHVHILI
Agricultural University of Georgia, Georgia
Dr. Nicklas JANSSON
Linköping University, Sweden
Dr. M. Doğan KANTARCI
Istanbul University, Turkey
Dr. Arif KARADEMİR
Bursa Technical University, Turkey
Dr. Selman KARAYILMAZLAR
Bartın University, Turkey
Dr. Arnon KARNIELI
Ben Gurion University, Israel
Dr. Miloš KNÍŽEK
Forestry and Game Management Research Institute, Czechia
Dr. Ayhan KOÇ
Istanbul University, Turkey
Dr. Ömer KÜÇÜK
Kastamonu University, Turkey
Dr. Asko T. LEHTIJARVI
Bursa Technical University, Turkey
Dr. H. Tuğba D. LEHTIJARVI
Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
Dr. Ender MAKİNECİ
Istanbul University, Turkey
Dr. Giorgis MALLINIS
Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Dr. George I. MANTANIS
Technological Educational Institute of Thessaly, Greece
Dr. Michail MANDELSHTAM
Saint-Petersburg State Forest Technical University, Russia
Dr. Bart MUYS
KU LEUVEN University, Belgium
Dr. Peter NIEMZ
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Dr. Kenan OK
Istanbul University, Turkey
Dr. Ramazan ÖZÇELİK
Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
Dr. Kürşad ÖZKAN
Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
Dr. Jonas RÖNNBERG
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
Dr. Anand R. SANADI
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Dr. Jakub SANDAK,
IVELSA, Italy
Dr. Temel SARIYILDIZ,
Kastamonu University, Turkey
Dr. Alois SKOUPY
Czech University of Life Science Praque, Czechia
Dr. Dževada SOKOLOVİĆ
University of Sarajevo, Bosnia Herzegovina
Dr. Salih TERZİOĞLU
Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey
Dr. Devlet TOKSOY
Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey
Dr. Ahmet TOLUNAY
Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
Dr. Doğanay TOLUNAY
Istanbul University, Turkey
Dr. Donna TREBY
Griffith University, Australia
Dr. Ahmet TUTUŞ
Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University, Turkey
Dr. Aydın TÜFEKÇİOĞLU
Artvin Çoruh University, Faculty of Forestry, Turkey
Dr. Birol ÜNER
Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
Dr. Ahmet Ali VAR
Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
Dr. Nyoman WISTARA, BOGOR
Agricultural University, Indonesia
Dr. Stephen WOODWARD
University of Aberdeen, England
Dr. Ahmet YEŞİL
Istanbul University, Turkey
Dr. Oktay YILDIZ
Düzce University, Turkey
Dr. Mustafa YILMAZ
Bursa Technical University, Turkey

Bird fauna of Kastamonu University Kuzeykent Campus
Özkan Evcin1,*, Mertcan Karadeniz1, Abdullah Ugış1, Erol Akkuzu1
1 Kastamonu University, Faculty of Forestry, Kastamonu, Turkey
* Corresponding author: oevcin@kastamonu.edu.tr
Abstract: Birds play an important role in ecosystems due to their roles in the food chain, biodiversity, biocontrol and pollination.
Bird populations have been slumped drastically in 600 years. For this reason, it is significantly important to record bird species
systematically. Kastamonu University Kuzeykent Campus is surrounded by forests. This situation makes the area to an important
place for birds. In this study, bird fauna of Kastamonu University Kuzeykent Campus were determined by using direct
observations. Study were executed between the years of 2015 – 2017. 32 Bird species were recorded.
Keywords: Bird, Kastamonu, Ornithology, Direct observations, Inventory
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