Yumurtalık Lagoon Explained

Yumurtalık Lagoon
Alt Name:	Turkish: Yumurtalık Lagünü
Map:	Turkey
Area Ha:	19853

Yumurtalık Lagoon (Turkish: Yumurtalık Lagünü) is a lagoon located in Adana Province, southern Turkey. The area is a nature reserve, a national park, and is a Ramsar site.

Description

The lagoon is an alluvial delta by rivers in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.^[1] It is one of four lagoons in the Çukurova Delta.^[2] It has 19853ha. The conservation area lies along the Taurus and Amanos mountain chains.^[3] The area has both freshwater and coastal habitats, including vegetation of sand dune, salt marsh, stream bank, and ruderal types. It is a key stopover and wintering site for migratory birds on the Palaearctic-Africa route.^[4] Threatened species of turtles such as Caretta caretta and Chelonia mydas make their home in the lagoon; Yumurtalık Lagoon is the only known wintering site for the green sea turtle in the Mediterranean.^[5]

Conservation

The site was designated as a Natural SIT Area 1st degree under the Conservation Law on Cultural and Natural Assets in 1993. In 1994, it was declared a Nature Conservation Site under the Law on National Parks. On July 21, 2005, it was added to the Ramsar Convention List.

References

36.8125°N 35.844°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yumurtalik Lagoons Ramsar Sites Information Service . 2023-10-27 . rsis.ramsar.org.
2. Balli . Erdinç . Balli . Ayşe İpek Koca . Identifying the Alternative Tourism Potential of the Lagoons of Çukurova Delta . PMF.
3. ALTINÖZLÜ . HAŞİM . 2004-01-01 . Flora of the Natural Conservation Area in Adana-Yumurtalık Lagoon (Turkey) . Turkish Journal of Botany . 28 . 5 . 491–506 . 1300-008X.
4. 2012-09-28 . Investigating Avian Influenza Infection Hotspots in Old-World Shorebirds . PLOS ONE . 7 . 9 . e46049 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0046049 . 1932-6203 . 3460932 . 23029383 . free . Gaidet . Nicolas . Ould El Mamy . Ahmed B. . Cappelle . Julien . Caron . Alexandre . Cumming . Graeme S. . Grosbois . Vladimir . Gil . Patricia . Hammoumi . Saliha . De Almeida . Renata Servan . Fereidouni . Sasan R. . Cattoli . Giovanni . Abolnik . Celia . Mundava . Josphine . Fofana . Bouba . Ndlovu . Mduduzi . Diawara . Yelli . Hurtado . Renata . Newman . Scott H. . Dodman . Tim . Balança . Gilles . 2012PLoSO...746049G .
5. Web site: 2021 . Alleged threats to marine turtles due to a new coal-fired power plant at Sugözü Beach - Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats - www.coe.int . 2023-10-27 . Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats . en-GB.