The Black sea
region has a lot of Old Growth Forests. They have the importance of
preventing soil erosion, supplying fresh air and rich enviroment.
From the sea level to the highest point of the mountains you can see
many lakes and streams with every kind of trees around them.
In above sea level northern and eastern tree
line is 300-400 m, southern and western slofes 400-600 m, you can
see hornbeam forest (carpinus orientalis), in 100-1000 m above sea
level you can also find Chestnut (castanea satila). Especially
around Of-Sürmene towns you can see Maritime-pine forests till 400
m, between the heights 300-1300 m. Alser woodland (alnus barbata),
1300-1400 m beech forest (fagus orieantalis), 1500-1600 m fir forest
(picea orientalis), 1700-2100 m montane pine forest (pinus
silvestris)
There are so many different typical
vegetation in this region and 440 of which can only be found in this
region and 2500 all about Turkey. And also bears, wild boars, wolves,
jackals, goats, some wild animals live in this region. Further more
some birds of passage like hazel gouse, snow ducks and some other
birds stop at on these mountains.
