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Çağatay Tavşanoğlu
@ctavsanoglu.bsky.social
Functional Ecology Lab., Hacettepe University. #fireecology #plantecology #traits #functionalecology #seeds
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New publication from our lab! Our new study, published in iForest, explores how Mediterranean woody species enhance their flammability through different functional traits — revealing multiple, species-specific strategies shaped by fire.
doi:10.3832/ifor4601-018
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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We’re excited to announce two open positions in the Department of Archaeology, University of Oulu (Finland) focusing on mammal paleobiology in the Central Anatolian Volcanic Province (Türkiye). Feel free to like, share or comment if you know someone who might be interested. Below👇
October 30, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Our Fieldwork in Beytepe🌿
To identify the distribution of Ailanthus altissima, examine its changes over the years, and predict its future dynamics, we carried out fieldwork at Hacettepe University’s Beytepe Campus
Together with our intern team, we collected data in the pilot area of our research. 🌸
October 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Prof. Dr. Çağatay Tavşanoğlu, özelleştirmenin sonucu çıkan yangınlarda devlet denetiminin artırılması gerektiğini ve kontrollü yakma işleminin yapılabileceğini… https://www.evrensel...
Yangınla mücadeleye ekolojik perspektiften bakmak | Yanıcı olmayan tampon bölgeler oluşturulmalı - Evrensel
Sitemizde zorunlu ve isteğe bağlı çerezler kullanıyoruz. Çerez Politikamız hakkında detaylı bilgiye buradan ulaşabilirsiniz. "Kabul Et" butonuna tıklayarak isteğe bağlı çerezleri kabul edebilirsiniz. İsteğe bağlı çerezleri kabul etmediğinizde bazı özellikler devre dışı kalabilir.
www.evrensel.net
July 21, 2025 at 1:46 AM
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Beautiful days of fieldwork!

Our PI Çağatay Tavşanoğlu @ctavsanoglu.bsky.social explored alpine habitats & plant communities in Hasandağı (~ 3250 m) in centeral Anatolia with Jalil Noroozi and Golshan Zare.

Thanks to both for the great collaboration and inspiring exchange! 🌱
July 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Yeni bilim felsefesi bloğum Post-Servet-i Fünun’nun ilk yazısını @ekoevo.bsky.social'nun düzenlediği Biyoloji Felsefesi Mini Sempozyumu'nun ilhamıyla yazdım.

#EEBST2025, #BiyolojiFelsefesi, #BilimFelsefesi

Görüş, öneri ve eleştirilerinizi bekliyorum.

muratgulsacan.com/2025/07/14/m...
Mini-Sempozyum üzerine Mini-Mini Düşünceler
Hacettepe Üniversitesi, Beytepe Kampüsü Bilim felsefesi bloğum Post-Servet-i Fünun’nun ilk yazısına hoş geldiniz. Ekoloji ve Evrimsel Biyoloji Derneği, EkoEvo’nun her yıl gerçekleştirdiği Ekoloji v…
muratgulsacan.com
July 14, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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I'm thrilled to share some wonderful news with you today!
My master’s thesis, “Spatiotemporal Patterns of Lightning-Induced Wildfires in Turkey”, has received the Best Master's Thesis Award from the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Society of Türkiye - EkoEvo!
July 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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🎤 “The Intellectual Evolution of Ecology: Paradigm Shifts and Current Trends” was presented today at #EEBST2025 by Prof. Dr. Çağatay Tavşanoğlu, our principal investigator.
July 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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🎉 We’ve got great news! Our teammate Gülseli Kırgıl successfully defended her master’s thesis on June 16 and is now officially a graduate! 👩‍🎓✨

🐝🌸Thesis title: Patterns of insect pollinator diversity in rare and common plants growing in a marl steppe habitat in Central Anatolia

Congrats Gülseli! 🌿
June 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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🌱 We’re expanding #SeedArc! Our collaborators at @UniOviedo are hiring a Postdoc in Seed Regeneration Niche to grow the global database & research seed germination ecology. Starts July 2025, 18-month contract. Spread the word—apply by 12 June!
May 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Abstract submission deadline extended to 31 May 2025 for #EEBST2025!
Hacettepe Univ., Ankara | 9-11 July 2025
Exciting plenaries + special events (incl. a Philosophy of Biology Mini-Symposium in Turkish)
Submit now: eebst.ekoevo.org
May 24, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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📢 Only 10 days left until the abstract submission deadline for EEBST 2025!
Submit your abstracts by 25 May here 👉 eebst.ekoevo.org
May 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Planting a massive chunk of public land in pines is not our solution to climate change. This is continuing short-term thinking and it's a net negative for biodiversity. Some pine is fine, but not at this scale.
Pine planting: Ministers 'dreaming' about amount of suitable land, say green groups
The government claims to be on track for net zero emissions but official figures show 280,000ha would need to be planted to public land to do it.
www.rnz.co.nz
April 6, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Abstract submission for EEBST 2025 has opened 🚨 Submit your abstracts here 👉 eebst.ekoevo.org until May 25th. Looking forward to see you in Ankara!
April 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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🔥ADVANCE ACCESS🔥: Fire and seed dormancy: a global meta-analysis
doi.org/10.1093/aob/...
March 12, 2025 at 7:11 AM
For anyone wondering what's happening in Türkiye right now (from the BBC's perspective): www.bbc.com/news/live/cq...
Turkey live updates: Turkey says 1,133 people arrested in five days and issues warning to protesters
The protests began last week when Istanbul mayor Ekrem Imamoglu - a key opponent of President Erdogan - was arrested.
www.bbc.com
March 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I am trying to find the symposium book "Diversity and Stability in Ecological Systems: Report of a Symposium Held May 26-28, 1969," in which Lewontin's paper "The Meaning of Stability" is found. It can't be bought or reached via Amazon, Google, and sci-hub. Does anyone share this paper with me?
March 23, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Today, Gaza’s one million children have been plunged back into a world of fear and death.

We appeal for the ceasefire to be reinstated immediately.

Full statement from UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell: unicef.link/43SB19i
March 18, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Science is under attack! This observatory at Mauna Loa is an iconic one that have shaped our understanding of climate change.
March 15, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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Another paper on fire & seed dormancy is on its way! A global meta-analysis, @annbot.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/aob/...

By the way, find a glossary on this topic here: jgpausas.blogs.uv.es/2023/02/01/s...

🧪🌍🔥🌿🌾🪴🌱 wildfire #PlantBiology
Fire and seed dormancy: A global meta-analysis
AbstractBackground and Aims. Fire-released seed dormancy (SD) is a key trait for successful germination and plant persistence in many fire-prone ecosystems
doi.org
December 30, 2024 at 12:24 PM
A nice short story about grass-tree coexistence in savannas!
December 31, 2024 at 2:03 PM
The 11th Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Symposium (#EEBST2025) will be hosted by Hacettepe University in Ankara, Türkiye, from July 9–11, 2025. 🌿🐾🧬 Symposium website: eebst.ekoevo.org. Save the date and stay tuned for updates!
EEBST 2025 – Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Symposium
eebst.ekoevo.org
December 19, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Wildfires have always been a natural part of ecosystems, even before human activities made them more frequent and severe. Lightning-driven fire regimes are a prime example, as seen here in Marmaris, southwestern Türkiye—the region with the highest occurrence of lightning-induced fires in the country
December 18, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Our latest piece urges the conservation of Central Anatolian grasslands, which are heavily used and now threatened by afforestation. Often misperceived as degraded forests from millennia of human activity, these ecosystems deserve recognition and protection! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Old-growth grasslands of Central Anatolia (Türkiye) require better conservation and management | Environmental Conservation | Cambridge Core
Old-growth grasslands of Central Anatolia (Türkiye) require better conservation and management
www.cambridge.org
December 12, 2024 at 8:59 AM
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Overcoming Major Barriers in Seed Ecology Research in Developing Countries | Seed Science Research | Cambridge Core

doi:10.1017/S0960258523000181
February 3, 2024 at 5:41 PM