Abstract

When considering the conservation status of endemic plants, their traits must be taken in land use systems, since endemics population ranges and sizes, and durability of natural habitats. In this paper, we present the global assessment of the conservation status of the endemic plants from the Düzce province, by applying IUCN criteria and categories, together with the distribution patterns of these species according to land using and its threatened. Also, we focused on which endemic species is distributed and where the populations are more spread and threatened in planning by plotting them in land use maps of Düzce province. The recent studies of flora in Düzce province shows richness in endemic species by a local and regional flora researches which biological diversity is reflected on land use map. The endemic plant lists of Düzce, which were obtained in field studies conducted between 2003 and 2009 in Düzce province, were plotted on the maps produced by employing geographic information systems (GIS). Distribution in land use of determining endemic species, which were specified as critical, endangered and vulnerable endemic species among them, were shown on the land use maps. Eventually, the natural habitats for these species were specified as usage areas with land use and landscape management planning by planning them into conservation management.

Key words: International union for conservation of nature, endemic plants, conservation status, geographic information systems, land use, landscape plan, Düzce, Turkey.