Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCE AND COLLECTIONS, cilt.2, sa.2, ss.11-18, 2018 (Hakemli Dergi)
The introduction of many exotic animal species to environments
which are not natural for them with the curiosity of human beings
about animal species and the gradual acceleration of both transport
among countries and intercontinental transport further threatens the
natural communities. In order to investigate the distribution of exotic
turtle species Trachemys scripta in Çanakkale, field studies were
carried out between March and June 2014. Direct observation,
detection of species by photographs and capturing by scoop nets and
trap-nets were performed during the fieldwork. Trachemys scripta
(the red-eared slider) was first recorded in Sarıçay stream, the Kepez,
Kocabaş and the Kavak tributaries, in the Çanakkale province. It
might be stated that this species arrived in the areas where it was
detected through antropochore dispersal and may pose a threat to the
natural species in the future.