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Land Use In The Karstic Lands In The Mediterranean Region, Ibrahim Atalay
Land Use In The Karstic Lands In The Mediterranean Region, Ibrahim Atalay
International Journal of Speleology
Karstic lands have special importance in terms of soil formation and land-use. Soil appears only on the flat and slightly undulating karstic lands, while soils are found along the cracks and bedding surfaces between the layers on the hilly karst areas although these lands are rocky in appearance. Karstic lands in the hilly area are not conducive to cultivation. But rocky areas create a favourable habitat for the growth of forests except in an arid climate. Because the tree roots easily follow and develop along the cracks in the limestone. As a general rule soil erosion does not occur on …