Modeling of the Potential Distribution Areas Suitable for Olive ( Olea europaea L.) in Türkiye from a Climate Change Perspective

Muhammed Mustafa Özdel, Beyza Ustaoğlu () and İsa Cürebal
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Muhammed Mustafa Özdel: Department of Geography, Institute of Social Sciences, Balıkesir University, Balıkesir 10145, Türkiye
Beyza Ustaoğlu: Department of Geography, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sakarya University, Sakarya 54050, Türkiye
İsa Cürebal: Department of Geography, Faculty of Art and Science, Balıkesir University, Balıkesir 10145, Türkiye

Agriculture, 2024, vol. 14, issue 9, 1-18

Abstract: Türkiye is one of the first regions where olives were domesticated, and olives reflect the country’s millennia-old agricultural and cultural heritage. Moreover, Türkiye is one of the leading nations in olive and olive oil production in terms of quality and diversity. This study aims to determine the current and future distribution areas of olives, which is important for Türkiye’s socio-economic structure. For this purpose, 19 different bioclimatic variables, such as annual mean temperature (Bio1), temperature seasonality (Bio4), and annual precipitation (Bio12), have been used. The RCP4.5 and RCP8.5 emission scenarios of the CCSM4 model were used for future projections (2050 and 2070). MaxEnt software, which uses the principle of maximum entropy, was employed to determine the current and future habitat areas of the olives. Currently and in the future, it is understood that the Mediterranean, Aegean, Marmara, and Black Sea coastlines have areas with potential suitability for olives. However, the model projections indicate that the species may shift from south to north and to higher elevations in the future. Analyses indicate that the Aegean Region is the most sensitive area and that a significant portion of habitats in the Marmara Region will remain unaffected by climate change.

Keywords: Türkiye; climate change; Olea europaea L.; olive; species distribution modeling; MaxEnt; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q1 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 Q14 Q15 Q16 Q17 Q18 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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