Floral diversity of the high altitudes of amanos mountains: A case study from Daz Mountain-Migir, Turkey

Abstract

This study presents a general view of the floristic characteristics of the plants in Daz Mountains (Migir hill), which is the highest part of Amanos Dortyol (Hatay). Of all 660 vascular plants, taxa belonging to 387 genera and 98 families are distributed in this area. Phytogeographically, these taxa belong to the Mediterranean (7.29 %), Euro-Siberian (10.8%), and Irano-Turanian (6.2%) divisions; over 53.3% are accepted as multizones and unknowns. The total number of endemic species is 53 and endemism ratio is 8%. Out of these, endemic taxa 1 is critical, 1 endangered, and 15 are included in the vulnerable categories. The climate change is expected to critically undermine efforts for sustainable development at these altitudes all through the Amanos Mountains by adding to the existing degradation problems. It is threatening these high-altitude ecosystems by changing the phonological behavior of the plant taxa. Some plants are flowering earlier and are shifting their ranges. Attempts are made here to present information in this connection as a case study from Miği hills located in Daz Mountains on Amanos in the Mediterranean phytogeographical region of Turkey.