Ayşe Taşdemir

• Professor
• Ege University

This study aimed to determine the water quality classes of seven rivers in the North Aegean Basin (Türkiye) according to their benthic macroinvertebrate groups. In order to determine water quality levels, water and benthos samples were taken from 17 localities in May and June 2014, and the collected material was examined. As a result, a total of 22...

Bakırçay is one of the important rivers of Western Anatolia, Türkiye. The objectives of this study are (a) to determine the diversity of benthic invertebrates distributed in Bakırçay, (b) to evaluate the obtained data using various biological indices, (c) to determine the interactions of species with environmental variables, and (d) to estimate the...

The current study presents a comprehensive taxonomic list of the Chironomidae family in Turkey. The research involved an extensive literature review, resulting in the hierarchical classification of 7 out of the 11 subfamilies. The checklist encompasses 408 chironomid taxa belonging to 128 genera. Among these, 5 are classified at the genus level, wh...

Bakırçay, one of the important rivers of Western Anatolia, has a length of 129 km and its basin covers approximately 3160 km ² area. In addition to the existence of settlements, industrial and intensive agriculture-livestock activities are carried out, especially in the lower parts of the river. The objectives of this study are; a) to determine the...

z Bu çalışma, Türkiye'nin 25 nehir havzasından biri olan Batı Karadeniz Havzasının Ephemeroptera faunasını tespit etmeyi ve taksonların ekolojisini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Batı Karadeniz Havzasında akarsular ve göller de dahil olmak üzere 24 istasyon belirlenmiştir. Makrobentik omurgasızların örneklemeleri, Mayıs 2014-Ekim 2015 tarihleri arasınd...

Bu çalışma, Türkiye'nin 25 nehir havzasından biri olan Batı Karadeniz Havzası'nın Ephemeroptera faunasını tespit etmeyi ve türün ekolojisini incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Batı Karadeniz Havzasında akarsu ve göller dahil 24 istasyon belirlenmiştir. Makrobentik omurgasızlardan örneklemeler Mayıs 2014 ile Ekim 2015 arasında 24 istasyonda mevsimsel olarak...

The study was conducted in Karasu Stream (Sinop Province, Black Sea Region of Turkey). The purpose of this study is, to determine the benthic macroinvertebrate composition of the stream, together with some of its environmental characteristics (water temperature, pH and dissolved oxygen) to evaluate the trophic level of the stream. Samplings of bent...

ZET: Gönen Çayı'nın Chironomidae faunası'nın saptanması amacıyla Eylül 2010 ve Temmuz 2012 tarihleri arasında mevsimsel olarak gerçekleştirilen 8 arazi çalışmasında toplam 16 istasyon (4 durgun su, 12 akarsu) seçilmiştir. Örnekleme çalışmalarında durgun sular da 15x15 cm boyutundaki Ekman-Birge grab, akarsu bentik örneklemelerinde 180 μm göz açıklı...

The study was conducted in Nif Stream (İzmir) and the aims of the study are (a) to determine the benthic macroinvertebrate composition of the stream, (b) to determine environmental features of the stream, (c) to investigate the relations between the determined species and the environmental variables and (d) to assess the trophic level of the stream...

Bu çalışmada, Karagöl (Denizköy-Dikili-İzmir)’ün bentik makroomurgasız faunası incelenmiştir. Örneklemeler 2012-2013 yıllarında 4 mevsim yapılmıştır. Karagöl’deki araştırma sonuçlarına göre 4 Oligochaeta ve 13 Insecta taksonu tespit edilmiştir. Tespit edilen tüm taksonlar Karagöl için ilk kez kaydedilmiştir.

The first datas of Beysehir lake fisheries trace to 1915. Lake fisheries wasn't good managed until mid 1980's and the catchable stock more than harvested stock. The perch (Sander lucioperca) was introduced in 1978 and the balance of fish abundance was begun to change. Endemic and commercial fish species Chub (Squalis anatolicus) population was decr...

Objective: The study was conducted in Nif Stream (İzmir) and the aims of the study are (a) to determine the macro-invertebrate composition of the stream, (b) to determine environmental features of the stream, (c) to investigate the relations between the determined species and the environmental variables and (d) to assess the trophic level of the st...

Karasu Stream, which has 80 km length, originates from Boybatlı region and passes along Erfelek city in Sinop province and runs off to Black Sea. The assessment of spatial distributions of aquatic organisms inhabiting Karasu Stream was studied for the first time. The main aim of the present study is to identify the macrobenthic invertebrate fauna o...

In order to determine the benthic macro-invertebrates of Adıgüzel Reservoir, samplings were performed between January 2007 and December 2007 at four stations in dam lake and littoral zone. During the samplings, an Ekman Grab was used in those stations located in dam lake and 180 µ mesh sized hand nets were used in coastal samplings. Collected mater...

In order to determine the Chironomidae and Chaoboridae fauna of Kartal Lake, Karagöl and Gökçeova Pond, samplings were performed in the summer months of 2009-2011. Benthic samples were collected from the littoral and profundal zones of the water bodies by using 180 µ mesh sized hand nets and Ekman Birge grab, respectively. As a result of the taxono...

Karasu Stream where the study was conducted located in Erfelek Town, Sinop Province (Northern Turkey). Samplings were carried out monthly between 2 February 2013 and January 2014 at 10 sampling site. Samples were collected by kick-sampling method. As a result of the study, a total of 2477 dipteran larvae belonging to 13 taxa were collected " .

z: Adıgüzel Baraj Gölü'nün bentik makroomurgasızların tespiti amacıyla, Ocak 2007-Aralık 2007 tarihleri arasında gölden seçilen 4 istasyon ve kıyıdan aylık biyolojik örneklemeler yapılmıştır. Örnekleme çalışmalarında göl içindeki istasyonlarda Ekman-Birge grab ve kıyı örneklemelerinde de el kepçeleri kullanılmıştır. Örnekler arazide %4'lük formalde...

The macrobenthic invertebrate community of a shallow Mediterranean lake (Lake Golcuk, Izmir, Turkey) was studied in order to (a) describe the intra-annual and spatial variability in benthic communities, (b) relate possible community changes to environmental conditions and (c) evaluate the responses of the lake’s ecological status on community indic...

Paracladius alpicola (Zetterstedt, 1850) is reported for the first time for Turkish limnofauna from Lake Kartal (Denizli, Beyagac), southwestern Turkey. Specifically including P. conversus and other similar taxon under genus Paracladius, the morphological characteristics of the fourth-instar P. alpicola larvae, and ecological attributes of the habi...

A preliminary study on the aquatic fauna of Yelköprü Cave (Dikili, Izmir) and its vicinity. This study was carried out in order to determine the aquatic fauna of Yelköprü cave. As a result of the study, totaly 12 taxa were determined. 2 of them belong to Chordata, 2 to Mollusca and 8 to Arthropoda. All the taxa determined were firstly reported for...

In order to identify the Chironomidae and Chaoboridae fauna of 11 high altitude lakes located in the Taurus Mountains Range in south-west Anatolia (Turkey), two expeditions were conducted in July 1996 and July 1997. As a result, a total of 19 taxa were determined; of them 17 taxa belong to Chironomidae and two to Chaoboridae. All the recorded taxa...

Macro invertebrate communities and environmental variables were assessed in the Küçük Menderes coastal wet-land area. The delta of the Küçük Menderes River is con-sidered one of the important bird areas of Turkey and is accepted as a B class wetland area by the international Ramsar Convention. In this paper we present and analyze the dominance and...

In order to determine the benthic faunal composition of the Tahtalı Reservoir, which has al-most 23 km² surface area and is located in 40 km south of Izmir, samples were taken from three stations between May 2006 and April 2007 in monthly intervals. As a result of the study, 14 taxa were determined. Of the determined taxa, 4 species (Limnodrilus ho...

As a result of samples made in Antalya Bay and Kekova, southern Anatolia, Turkey, In 2005, Clunio mediterraneus Neumann 1966 is reported as new to the Turkish fauna.

As a result of the samplings carried out at the Mediterranean coast of Turkey in 2005, Halocladius (Halocladius) varians was reported as a new species for Turkish fauna. Morphological characteristics of the species are described. Ecological notes on the habitat of the species are given.

We report here the occurrence of Glyptotendipes (Caulochironomus) scirpi (Kieffer 1915) as a new chironomid species for Turkey. We found it among the benthic fauna of Lake Dipsiz (Seydisehir) and Lake Kovali, which are located in the Taurus Mountains of southwestern Anatolia.

In this study, fauna characteristics of five glacial lakes (Lake Kara, Lake Kilimli, Lake Aynalı, Lake Buzlu and Lake Heybeli) and five rivers (River Güvercinlik, River Deliçay, River Nilüfer, River Kalburt and River Hamamlı) on Uludağ Mountain were investigated between 8 July and 19 August 2003. A Total of 82 species, consisting of 36 zooplankton,...

A faunal study of the glacier lakes and rivers on Uludağ (Bursa) Mountain. In this study, fauna characteristics of five glacial lakes (Lake Kara, Lake Kilimli, Lake Aynalı, Lake Buzlu and Lake Heybeli) and five rivers (River Güvercinlik, River Deliçay, River Nilüfer, River Kalburt and River Hamamlı) on Uludağ Mountain were investigated between 8 Ju...

First observations on the aquatic fauna inhabiting freshwaters ponds of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. Aquatic fauna of 12 reservoirs located in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus were investigated during the period of 16 to 22 June 2002. Some of the physico-chemical features of the sampling localities were determined as well. Total of 62 ta...

A preliminary study on the biological diversity of Bozalan Lake (Menemen-İzmir). Aim of this study is taxonomical determination of biological diversity of Bozalan Lake which situated in the boundaries of Menemen county, İzmir. Biological and water samplings were performed at different dates between 2001 and 2005. At the end of study, totally 122 ta...

Aim of this study is taxonomical determination of biological diversity of Bozalan Lake which situated in the boundaries of Menemen county, İzmir. Biological and water samplings were performed at different dates between 2001 and 2005. At the end of study, totally 122 taxa were determined;of them 7 belong to Cyanophyta, 24 to Chlorophyta, 16 to Chrom...

Determination of pollution at lower basin of Küçük Menderes River (Selçuk, İzmir) by using macro benthic invertebrates. At the lower sides of Küçük Menderes River, near Selçuk district, macro benthic invertebrates' samplings were performed monthly at six stations between May 2003 and April 2004. Macro benthic samples were obtained by sifting of mud...

A preliminary study on the macrobenthic invertebrate fauna of Kuş Lake (Bandırma). In order to determine the macro benthic invertebrate fauna of Kuş Lake, monthly samplings were conducted between 1987 and 1988 at 5 stations. Mud samples taken by an Ekman grab, sieved with a 500 μm mesh sized sieve and fixed in 4%formalin solution. As a consequence...

Samples were collected monthly from 10 different stations between April, 1993, and March, 1994, in order to determine the Chironomidae fauna of Gümüldür Stream in İzmir, Turkey. Ten species were found in the stream as determined from qualitative analyses of the samples. Of these, 5 species belong to the subfamily Orthocladiinae and the remaining 5...

In order to determine the benthic fauna of Buldan Reservoir, samplings were made in 6 stations between September 1995-August 1996. At the end of the study, totaly 14 species were determined; of them, six belong to Annelida, three to Diptera, two to Gastropoda and three to Malacostraca. All the determined species are firstly recorded from the locali...

Benthic fauna of Buldan Reservoir (Denizli, Turkey). In order to determine the benthic fauna of Buldan Reservoir, samplings were made in 6 stations between September 1995-August 1996. At the end of the study, totaly 14 species were determined; of them, six belong to Annelida, three to Diptera, two to Gastropoda and three to Malacostraca. All the de...

A preliminary study on the aquatic fauna of Yelköprü Cave (Dikili, Izmir) and its vicinity. This study was carried out in order to determine the aquatic fauna of Yelköprü cave. As a result of the study, totaly 12 taxa were determined. 2 of them belong to Chordata, 2 to Mollusca and 8 to Arthropoda. All the taxa determined were firstly reported for...