Assoc. Prof. Dr. Metin Armağan, who works at Konya Necmettin Erbakan University Ereğli Faculty of Agriculture, is exploring mountainous areas in Tunceli, tracing various plant species. Armağan is contributing new plant specimens to the scientific community through botanical research.
Tunceli, with its natural beauty, hosts thousands of tourists every year and has also been attracting the attention of academics engaged in scientific research in recent years.
Academics who visit the city during certain periods focus their research, particularly on the rich flora of the region.
Accompanied by guides, academics venture into the field, tracing various plants through excursions in mountainous and forested areas.
After the challenging process, the discovering academics collect samples of the plants. They preserve the samples by drying them using the pressing method.
Numbered and recorded with their names and characteristics, the plants contribute to the research of botanists and environmental scientists through the herbariums where they are stored, providing valuable information.
Faculty member Assoc. Prof. Dr. Metin Armağan, who works at Konya Necmettin Erbakan University Ereğli Faculty of Agriculture, stated that there are approximately 400 endemic species in Tunceli.
Armağan expressed that through their studies, they have compiled an inventory of plants, stating, "We obtain information about which plants have continued their existence from the past to the present, as well as which species are under the threat of extinction. These data are used in species monitoring studies."
