SALDA LAKE - BURDUR, A MALDIVAN PARADISE WITH NATURAL WONDERS WITH DRONE IMAGES

If this is not heaven, what is the definition of real heaven?
Salda Lake, with a depth of 184 meters, located in a closed basin in Yeşilova District of Burdur Province, is a highly alkaline lake with an area of 44 km2 and has no outflow. Salda Lake, located between the Taurus Mountains at an altitude of 1193 meters above sea level, is very rich in magnesium, and the beach of the lake has a white color due to the magnesium in the water.
The most important feature that distinguishes Salda Lake from other lakes is; It has a geobiochemical ecological process suitable for stromatolite formations. At the end of this process; White-colored hydromagnesite-containing stromatolites are formed at the base. It is stated in various sources that these sediments, which are formed as a result of climate, geological structures and the interaction of bacteria and Cyanobacteria, first began to form on earth 3.5 billion years ago. In a sense, they are considered to be the oldest fossils. Today, modern stromatolite formations, which are current examples of these fossils, are observed in Lake Salda.
Understanding the formation mechanisms of stromatolites, which are thought to contain important data about early life forms and primitive living conditions, and the geobiochemical factors that control these processes; It is thought by many researchers that it will provide important information about the beginning of life on Earth. On the other hand, many authorities expect important results about life outside Earth. It is also reported in current publications that the similarities between the hydromagnesite-containing stromatolites currently formed in Lake Salda and the carbonate-containing rocks on Mars have attracted the attention of NASA.
The fact that the current stromatolite formations in Lake Salda are a rare example in the world and that the lake has an ecologically unique feature in this respect necessitates the protection of Lake Salda very carefully.
There are habitats such as wetlands, streams, dunes, coniferous forests, woodlands, mountain steppes, rocks and agriculture in Salda Lake and its surroundings. Coniferous forest habitats around Lake Salda are all around the lake, except for the eastern part, and consist of pure and mixed forests of red pine, larch and tall junipers, and occasionally sparse forests.
It was determined that there are 301 aquatic and terrestrial plant species belonging to 81 families in the Salda Lake Basin. Salda Lake, which also serves as an important stopping point and habitat for water birds during the autumn and winter periods, is home to 38 different water birds.
Salda Lake serves as an important stopping point and habitat for water birds, especially during the autumn and winter periods. 38 different water birds are in the area at various periods. The most common of these species are diving ducks such as coots, macaws and mallards, grebes and black-necked grebes, crested pochards and Hungarian ducks.
It was determined that there are 301 aquatic and terrestrial plant species belonging to 81 families in the Salda Lake basin. The most important of these species are Verbascum dudleyanum (Salda swamp mullein), which is endemic to the area around Salda Lake, and Verbascum flabellifolium, which is another endemic species. The forest vegetation includes red pine and larch on the slope floor, and tall juniper species on the higher floors. In the shrub layer, juniper, larch, myrtle, kermes oak and maple tree are found as woodland and shrub species.

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