A computer-based database for freshwater algae recorded in Turkey has been established. The first phase of the project involved the selecting of data types available for freshwater algal species occurring in Turkey. Such data were obtained from algal studies previously carried out in various freshwater bodies of the country. | Turk J Bot 30 (2006) 483-485 © TÜB‹TAK Research Note A Computerized Database for Freshwater Algae Recorded in Turkey* 1 1 1 2 Bülent fiEN , Mehmet Tahir ALP , Feray SÖNMEZ , Güler AYKULU , Kaz›m YILDIZ 3 1 F›rat University, Fisheries Faculty, 23119 Elaz›¤ - TURKEY 2 ‹stanbul University, Fisheries Faculty, 34470 Laleli, ‹stanbul - TURKEY 3 Gazi University, Education Faculty, Beflevler, Ankara - TURKEY Received: Accepted: Abstract: A computer-based database for freshwater algae recorded in Turkey has been established. The first phase of the project involved the selecting of data types available for freshwater algal species occurring in Turkey. Such data were obtained from algal studies previously carried out in various freshwater bodies of the country. Data were then standardized in accordance with “The Central Database of Turkish Herbaria”. The database program Access was used for entering data, as this program recognises Turkish characters. Algal data were entered into the database in the following order: division, class, order, family, genus, species, species author, subspecies, subspecies author, variety, variety author, province, and locality. More than 6000 pieces of data were loaded into the database. Key Words: Freshwater algae, database, Turkey Bilgisayar Destekli Türkiye Tatl›su Algleri Veritaban› Özet: Türkiye’de kaydedilen tatl›su algleri için bilgisayar tabanl› bir veritaban› kurulmufltur. Projenin birinci aflamas›nda projede yer alan Türkiye’de flimdiye kadar yap›lan çal›flmalarda kaydedilmifl tatl›su algleri için veri tipleri belirlenmifltir. Veri taban›n ilk kurulufl aflamas›nda veriler “The Central Database of Turkish Herbaria” a uygun olarak standardize edilmifltir. Veri giriflleri için Türkçe karakterlerin girilmesine imkan tan›yan “Access” veri taban› program› kullan›lm›flt›r. Algal veriler Divisio, Classis, Ordo, Familia, Genus, Species, Species Author, Subspecies, Subspecies Author, Variety, Variety Author, Province and .
