title: Effects of soil and environmental factors on the site productivity of pure Oriental beech forests in Akkuş Region of Turkey
abstract: Oriental Beech grows naturally in the Eastern Caucasus, Northern Iran and Crimea, from the west of the Balkans towards Anatolia. Akkuş Region of Turkey is one of the moist ecosystems where this tree species spread optimally. In this spread area, the change of local site factors affect the site productivity. In this study, the correlations between the height growth of pure Oriental beech forests between 1200-1500 m altitudes in Akkuş region and some soil characteristics and location factors were 
journal: Eurasian Journal of Forest Science