CURRICULUM VITAE

Name Surname: Salih Gücel

Date of Birth: 01 April 1976

Education:

Master Thesis Title (summary attached) and Supervisor (s):

Flora of Gürle Village,

M.Sc. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Yasin Altan

Phd Thesis Title (summary attached) and Supervisor (s):

Conservation Biology, Ex-Situ Conservation Methods/Applications and In-Situ Conservation Strategies Of Minuartia nifensis Mc Neill And Asperula daphneola O.Schwarz’s, Phd. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Özcan Seçmen.

Tasks:                

Projets and tasks in projects:

Flora of Gürle Village, Celal Bayar University Science Institute, Project Coordinator, 2000.

Palinology and Cytotaksonomy of North Cyprus Endemic Plants, Tübitak TBAG-1913(100T020), Project Assistant, 2001.

Conservation Biology, Ex-Situ Conservation Methods/Applications and In-Situ Conservation Strategies Of Minuartia nifensis Mc Neill And Asperula daphneola O.Schwarz’s, Ege University Research Unit, Project Coordinator, 2003.

Land Studies of Wetlands in Northern Cyprus, Ministry of Tourism and Economy and Nature Protection Office, Project Assistant, 2003.

Determination of Important Botanical Regions in the TRNC Project, Ministry of Tourism and Economy and Nature Protection Office, Project Assistant, 2004.

Determination of the Flora of Important Botanical Regions in the TRNC Project, Ministry of Tourism and Economy and Nature Protection Office, Project Coordinator, 2005.

Conservation Biology of Linum aretioides Boiss, Tübitak, 104T340, Project Assistant, 2005.

Management and Assesment of  the Ecology of Cyprus Wetlands, UNDP_ACT 47401-06-001, Project Coordinator, 2006.

Setting the foundations for a Pan-Cyprian network of nature conservation organizations, UNDP_ACT 47400-06-005, Project Assistant, 2006.     

Establishment of island-wide waterbird surveillance programme for rapid detection of potential avian influenza outbreak, UNDP_ACT 47401-07-002-E, Project Assistant, 2006.

Biodiversity of the buffer zone in Cyprus, UNDP_ACT 47401-07-005, Project Coordinator, 2006.

Cooperation for the conservation of rare endemic plants of Cyprus within the buffer zone, UNDP_ACT 47401-07-004, Project Assistant, 2006.

Lead, Cadmium and Copper Bioaccumulation by Barley in Mesaoria Plain Alongside the Nicosia-Famagusta Highway, Northern Cyprus, Scientific Research Projects, Ministry of Education, T.R.N.C.Project Coordinator, 2006.

Examination of Endemic Plants Pollens of Northern Cyprus with Electron Microscope, Scientific Research Projects, Ministry of Education, T.R.N.C. Project Assistant, 2007.

Determination of Water Relations of Evergreen Plants as the Indicator of Desertification in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Scientific Research Projects, Ministry of Education, T.R.N.C. Project Coordinator, 2007.

Habitat Classification of Karpas Peninsula Project, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Project Assistant, 2007.

First Inventory Etnobotanik Study in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Scientific Research Projects, Ministry of Education, T.R.N.C., Project Assistant, 2008.

Technical Assistance for management and protection of potential NATURA 2000 sites in the northern part of Cyprus, Botanik (Flora and Habitats) Expert, Project Assistant, 2008.

Administrative Tasks  :

Head of Department  Near East University, Department of Science Education  2005-....

Director                  Near East University, Environmental Sciences Institute   2005-....

Awards:

XVII. Internatioanl Botany Congress (IBC 2005), Vienna, Austuria, Poster Award Pakistan Botanical Society 2008, Poster Award Near East University 2009, Manuscripy Award TUBİTAK 2009, Manuscripy Award

Undergraduate and graduate level courses in the last two years

WORKS

A. Manuscripts in peer reviewed international journals:

A1. Ozturk, M., Uysal, I., Gucel, S., Mert, T., Akcicek E., Celik, S. “Ethnoecology of poisonous plants of Turkey and Northern Cyprus”, Pak. J. Bot., 40(4), 1359-1386 (2008).

A2. Gucel, S., Yildiz, K. “Morphological investigations and transplantation attempts on some endemic species of Northern Cyprus”, Pak. J. Bot., 40(4), 1399-1410 (2008).

A3. Gucel, S., Ozkan, K., Celik, S., Yucel, E., Ozturk, M. “An overview of the geobotanical structure of Turkish Pinus sylvestris and Carpinus betulus forests”, Pak. J. Bot., 40(4), 1497-1520, (2008).

A4. Gucel, S., Ozturk, M., Yucel, E., Kadis, C., Güvensen, A. “Studies on the trace metals in the soils and plants growing in the vicinity of copper mining area- Lefke, Cyprus" Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 18(3), 360-368, (2009).

A5. Yildiz, K., Gucel, S., Dadandı, M.Y. “A Palynological Investigation of Endemic Plant Taxa from Northern Cyprus”, Pak. J. Bot., 41(3), 991-1007, (2009).

A6. Gucel, S., Secmen, O. “Conservation Biology of Asperula daphneola O.Schwarz (Rubiaceae) in West Anatolia Turkey”, Tr. J. of Botany, 33; 257-262 (2009).

A7. Sakcali, S., Yilmaz, R., Gucel, S., Yarci, C., Ozturk, M. 2009. Water Pollution Studies in the Rivers of Edirne State–Turkey. (Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management, 12(3), 313-319 (2009). 

A8. Gücel, S., Koçbaş, F., Ozturk, M. Heavy Metal Bioaccumulation by Barley in Mesaoria Plain Alongside the Nicosia-Famagusta Highway, Cyprus. Volume 18(11): 2034-2039 (2009).

A9. Ozturk, M., Gucel, S., Kucuk, M., Sakcalı, S. Forest, Climate Change & Forest Fires in the Mediterranean Region of Turkey. Journal of Environmental Biology, 31, 1-9 (2010).

A10. Celik, S., Yucel, E., Celik, S., Gucel, S., Ozturk, M. Carolina poplar (Populus x Canadensis Moench) as a biomonitor of trace elements in the West Black Sea region of Turkey. Journal of Environmental Biology, 31, 225-232 (2010).

B. Proceedings :

B1. Altan, Y., Ugurlu, E. ve Gucel, S., Şenkaya (ERZURUM) ve Çevresinin Etnobotanik Özellikleri, 1^st International Symposium on Protection of Natural Environment & Ehrami Karaçam, (Eds: Tatlı, A., Ölçer, H., Bingöl, N. and Akan, H.), Kütahya, 132-139, 1999.

B2. Gokcekus, H., Gucel, S. ve Yilmazer, I., The Impact of Misuse of Lands on the Habitats and Biodiversity: Northern Cyprus, Xth. European Ecological Congress, 137-141, Kuşadası, Turkey, 08-13 November 2005

B3. Yildiz, K. ve Gucel, S., Ex-situ Conservation of North Cyprus Endemic Plants, 5. International Cyprus Studies Congress, 155-181, Eastern Mediterranean University, Mağusa, K.K.T.C., 14-15 April 2005.

B4. Gucel, S., Kadis, C., Guvensen, A. Kounnamas, C., Ozturk, M. 2009. Coastal Zone Plant Diversity of Cyprus. 2. International Conference on Water and Flood Management, ICWFM-2009, 387-394, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 15-17 March 2009.

B5. Ozturk, M., Taskin, E., Kurt, O., Gucel, S. Evaluation of Algal Flora of the Infralittoral Zone at  North Cyprus Marine Ecosystem, (Editor Gökçekuş, H.) Proceedings Of The International Conference On Environment: Survival And Sustainability. Nicosia (Lefkoşa), Turkish Republic Of Northern Cyprus: Educational Foundation of Near East University. pp. 295-303, Volume 2, 2009.

B6. Ozturk, M., Gucel, S. Garden Culture Among Turks and Botanical Gardens of Anatolia. MEDOMED-1st. International Seminar, The Andalusi Experience: An Example of Biodiversity Conservation, Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 7-9 October 2009.

C.National Books or chapters in books:

C1. Gucel, S., Senol, S.G., Meraklı, M.K. North Cyprus Orchids, Environmental Protection Office Book Series I, T.R.N.C., 80pp, December 2003.

C2. Yildiz, K., Gucel, S., Cambaz, M., Merakli M.K., North Cyprus Endemic Plants, Environmental Protection Office Book Series II, T.R.N.C., 43pp, 2006.

C3. Momany, A.R., Gucel, S.,2009. North Cyprus mushrooms, their ecology, distribution, classification and toxicity, Vol. 1. Near East University, Nicosia, North Cyprus.

D. International Books or chapters in books:

D1. Ozturk, M., Guvensen, A., Gucel, S., Ecology and Economic Potential of Halophytes-A Case Study from Turkey, Crop and Forage Production Using Saline Waters, Chapter 21, Daya Publishing House, ISBN 81-7035-531-1, 334s, 2008.

D2. Ozturk, M., Yucel, E., Gucel, S., Sakcali, S., Aksoy, A., Plants as Biomonitors of Trace Elements Pollution in Soil, Trace Elements as Contaminants and Nutrients, Consequences in Ecosystem and Human Health, Chapter 28, John Wiley & Sons Inc., ISBN 978-0-470-18095-2, 777s, 2008.

D3. Ozturk, M., Gucel, S., Sakcali, S., Gork, C., Yarci, C., Gork, G., An Overview of Plant Diversity and Land Degradation Interactions in the Eastern Mediterranean, Natural Environment and Cuture in the Mediterranean Region, Chapter 15, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, ISBN 978-1-847-186584, 496s, 2008.

D4. Ozturk, M., Gucel, S., Sakcali, S., Dogan, Y., Baslar, S. Effects of Temperature and Salinity on Germination and Seedling Growth of Daucus carota cv. nantes and Capsicum annuum cv.sivri and  Flooding on Capsicum annuum cv. sivri Chapter 6, In: Salinity and Water Stress: Improving Crop Efficiency.Springer Verlag-Vt Series, 2008. (In Press)

E. Peer reviewed national journals:

E1. Yildiz, K., Gucel, S., “Chromosome Numbers of 16 Endemic Plant Taxa from Northern Cyprus”, Tr. J. of Botany, 30;181-192 (2006).

E2. Yildiz, K., Gucel, S., “Morphological Investigation of Some North Cyprus Endemics”, International Journal of Natural and Engineering Sciences 2 (3): 89-95, (2008).

E3. Gucel, S., Aktas, K., Altan, Y., “Flora of Gürle Village (Manisa)”, C.B.Ü. Journal of Science, 4.1 (2008) 19 – 30.

E4. Gucel, S., Secmen, O., “Reproductive biology of subalpin endemic Minuartia nifensis Mc Neill (Caryophyllaceae) from West Anatolia, Turkey ”, Biological Diversity and Conservation, 1: 1 (2008) 66-74 ISSN: 1308-5301.

F. Manuscripts in refreed international journals:

F1. Momany, A.R.M., Gucel, S., 2009. A Comprehensive Study on Agaricus Species of North Cyprus. World Journal of Agricultural Sciences. Vol.5. (2), 195-200. 

G. Papers presented in national scientific meetings and published in the abstracts:

G1. Gucel, S., Senol, S.G., K.K.T.C.’nin Çevre Sorunlarının İrdelenmesi, Çevre ve Turizm Kongresi 4-6 Haziran 2001, K.K.T.C.

G2. Gork, G., Gucel, S., Botanik Bahçelerinin Çevre ve Turizm İçin Önemi, Çevre ve Turizm Kongresi 4-6 Haziran 2001, K.K.T.C.

G3. Gucel, S., Arundo donax’ın Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti’ndeki Kullanım Şekilleri – XVI. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, 4-7 Eylül 2002, Malatya. 

G4. Yildiz, K., Gucel, S., Kuzey Kıbrıs Endemiklerinin Sitotaksonomik Yönden İncelenmesi - XVII. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, 21-24 Haziran 2004, Adana.

G5. Yildiz, K., Gucel, S., Kuzey Kıbrıs Endemikleri Üzerinde Morfolojik Bir Araştırma - XVII. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, 21-24 Haziran 2004, Adana.

G6. Yildiz, K., Gucel, S., Botanik Bahçelerinin Önemi ve Bir Ex-Situ Koruma Çalışması, I.Ulusal Botanik Bahçeleri Sempozyumu, 26-27 Mayıs 2005, Ege Üniversitesi Rektörlüğü, Botanik Bahçesi ve Herbaryum Araştırma-Uygulama Merkezi, İZMİR

G7. Gucel, S., Yilmazer, I., Yaşamın ve Çeşitliliğin Kaynağı Islak Alanlar: Kuzey Kıbrıs, 59. Türkiye Jeoloji Kurultayı, 20-24 Mart 2006, Ankara.

G8. Gucel, S.,  Secmen, O., Asperula daphneola O.schwarz’ın Koruma Biyolojisi, 18. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, 26-30 Haziran 2006, Kusadası / AYDIN

G9. Secmen, O., Guvensen, A., Senol, S.G., Gucel, S., Dar Yayılışlı Endemik Linum aretioides Boiss.’in Yaşam Yeri Özellikleri ve Yayılışı, 18. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, 26-30 Haziran 2006, Kusadası / AYDIN

G10. Senol, S.G., Secmen, O., Guvensen, A., Gucel, S.,  Tehlikede olan Linum aretioides Boiss.’in Tozlaşması, 19. Ulusal Biyoloji Kongresi, 23-27 Haziran 2008, Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi / Trabzon.

H. Papers presented in international scientific meetings and published in the abstracts:

H1. Gucel, S. ve Merakli, M.K., Wetlands of North Cyprus and Evaluating Conservation Approaches with Respect to Socio-Economic Aspects, XIII. Deltas and Wetlands, International Symposium, 16-18 Eylül 2004, Tulcea, Romanya.

H2. Gucel, S. ve Secmen, O., Reproductive biology of subalpin endemic Minuartia nifensis Mc Neill from West Anatolia, Turkey, XVII International Botanical Congress, 17 - 23 July 2005, Austria Center Vienna, Austria

H3. Gucel, S., Gokcekus, H., Ozturk, M., Plant Diversity of Northern Cyprus and its Conservation Strategies, 1^st European Congress of Conservation Biology “Diversity for Europe”, 22-26 August 2006, Eger, Hungary.

H4. Gokcekus, H., Gucel, S. ve Ozturk, M., Conservation Strategies of North Cyprus Plant Diversity, 1^st European Congress of Conservation Biology “Diversity for Europe”, 19-22 October 2006, Foça, Turkiye.

H5. Ozturk, M., Taskin, E., Kurt, O., Gucel, S., Evaluation Of Algal Flora Of Infra-Littoral Zone From North Cyprus Marine Ecosystem, International Conference on Environment: Survival and Sustainability, 19-24 February 2007, Near East University, Nicosia - Northern Cyprus.

H6. Ozturk, M., Kebapci, U., Gucel, S. 2007. Biodiversity & Conservation: An Overview. Int. Conf. on Environment:Survival & Sustainability, Nicosia-N.Cyprus.

H7. Gucel, S., Guvensen, A., Ozturk, M. 2007. Halophytic and Psammophytic Plant Diversity of North Cyprus. Intern. Work. on Sustainable Utilization of Saline Waters & Soils for Cash Crop Halophytes Production, 21- 24 October, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University, Mashad, I. R. Iran.

H8. Gucel, S., Use of Arundo donax L. by Turkish Cypriot People in North Cyprus, Regional conference and the Scientific Exhibition on the Medicinal, Aromatic and Poisonous Plants, 16-18 April 2007, Sanaa, Yemen

H9. Gucel, S., Guvensen, A., Ozturk, M., 2007. Ecological precautions in halophyte cash cropping. International Workshop on Sustainable Utilization of Saline Waters and Soils for Cash Crop Halophytes Production, Mashhad, Iran

H10. Ozturk, M., Gucel, S., Armagan, B., 2007. Agricultural Residues and their Role in the Bioenergy Production. Second Regional Experts Consultation Meeting (2nd ECM) on "Recent Advances in traditional & non-traditional management and utilization of agriculture residues: Potential & constraints", FAO, Cairo Office, Egypt.

H11. Gucel, S., Charalambidou, I., Gocmen, B., Karatas, A., Ozden, O., Soyumert, A., Monitoring biodiversity of the buffer zone in Cyprus. Poster at UFZ EuMon conference ‘Monitoring Biodiversity in Europe. Volunteers, Efficiency and Costs’, Leipzig, Germany, 28-30 January 2008.

H12. Gucel, S., Kadis, C., Ozkum, D., Michaelidou-Kadi, M., Kounnamas, C., Sergides, L., Zotos, S., Loizides, M.I., Demetriou, K., Conservation of rare endemic plants of Cyprus in the buffer zone. Poster at UFZ EuMon conference ‘Monitoring Biodiversity in Europe. Volunteers, Efficiency and Costs’, Leipzig, Germany, 28-30 January 2008.

H13. Gucel, S.,  Yildiz, K., Morphological Investigations and Transplantations Attempts on some Endemic Species of Northern Cyprus. International Conference of Plant Scientists, Faisalabad, Pakistan, 21-24 April 2008.

H14. Celik, S., Gucel, S., Ozkan, K., Ozturk, M., An Overview of the Geobotanical Structure of Turkish Pinus sylvestris and Carpinus betulus forests. International Conference of Plant Scientists, Faisalabad, Pakistan, 21-24 April 2008.

H15. Gucel, S., Charalambidou, I., Göçmen, B., Karataş, A., Özden, Ö., Soyumert, A., Kassınıs, N. First inventory of habitats and biodiversity of the buffer zone in Cyprus, First International Congress, Documenting, Analysing and Managing Biodiversity in the Middle East, 20-23 October 2008, Intercontinental Hotel, Aqaba, Jordan.

H16. Ozturk, M., Gucel, S. Biofuels from Degraded Areas-Linkages between Energy and Water Management : A vision for 2030 and beyond. Oil Trees for Energy Production and for Valorization of Marginal Land and Water Resources in the Near East, Luxor, Egypt 10-13 February 2009.

H17. Gucel, S., Dikkaya, Y.R., Vurana, K., Ozturk, M. Socio-economic and environmental implications of bioenergy production in Northern Cyprus. Oil Trees for Energy Production and for Valorization of Marginal Land and Water Resources in the Near East, Luxor, Egypt 10-13 February 2009.

H18. Gucel, S., Yucel, E., Ozturk, M. “Spartium junceum L. as a biomonitor of heavy metal pollution alongside the Izmir-Aydin highway, Turkey" International Conference on Plants & Environmental Pollution, Kayseri, Turkey 6-11 July 2009.

H19. Yilmaz, R., Sakcali, S., Gucel, S, Ozturk, M. “Urban Ecology of Edirne-Turkey” ule2009/International Workshop on Urbanisation, Land Use, Land Degradation and Environment” 28th Sept - 01st Oct 2009 in Denizli, Turkey.

H20. Kadis, C., Kounnamas, C., Gucel, S. 2009. Conservation of rare endemic species of Cyprus within the buffer zone: The first initiative adopting the Plant Micro-Reserves approach in Cyprus. Book of Abstracts. 11^th Panhellenic Conference of the Greek Botanical Company, p. 75, Athens, Greece.

J. Other publications :

J1. Manuscripts in peer reviewed international journals:

J1.1. Gocmen, B., Kasot, N., Yildiz, M.Z., Sas, I., Akman, B., Yalcinkaya, D., Gucel, S. “Results of the Herpetological Trips to Northern Cyprus”, North-Western Journal of Zoology, 4(1), 139-149 (2008).

J1.2. Charalambidou, I., Gucel, S. “First survey of Audouin's Gull Larus audouinii (Payraudeau, 1826) colonies at Kleidhes Islands, Cyprus”, Zoology in the Middle East, 45, 29-34, (2008).

J1.3. Charalambidou, Gucel, S. Avian influenza – bi-communal waterbird counts in Cyprus. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 15(3), 765, (2009).

J2. International Books or chapters in books:

J2.1. Charalambidou, I., Gucel, S., Kassinis, N., Turkseven, N., Fuller, W., Kuyucu, A. & Yorganci H. WaterBirds in Cyprus 2007/08.UES-CCEIA/TCBA/CGF/, Nicosia, Cyprus, 2008.

J3. Papers presented in international scientific meetings and published in the abstracts:

J3.1. Charalambidou, I., Kassinis, N., Gucel, S., Establishment of the first island-wide bird monitoring system in Cyprus: waterbird surveillance programme managed jointly by conservationists from the Greek and Turkish Cypriot communities. Abstracts of the 17th International Conference of the European Bird Census Council ‘Monitoring for Conservation and Management’, Chiavenna, Italy, 19-21 April 2007.

J3.2. Charalambidou, I., Gucel, S., Kassinis, N., Turkseven, N., Fuller, W., Yorganci, H., Kuyucu, A., Bi-communal waterbird monitoring in Cyprus. Poster at UFZ EuMon conference ‘Monitoring Biodiversity in Europe. Volunteers, Efficiency and Costs’, Leipzig, Germany, 28-30 January 2008.

J3.3. Charalambidou, I., Gucel, S., Kassinis, N., Turkseven, N., Fuller, W., Yorganci, H., Kuyucu^, A. Island-wide waterbird monitoring in Cyprus, First International Congress, Documenting, Analysing and Managing Biodiversity in the Middle East, Intercontinental Hotel, Aqaba, Jordan, 20-23 October 2008.

J3.4. Charalambidou, I., Gucel, S. “Ornithological importance of Mia Milia Sewage Treatment Plant, Nicosia, Cyprus” 2^nd European Congress of Conservation Biology - Conservation biology and beyond: from science to practice, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague September 01–05, 2009.