@conference {11980,
	title = {The causes, evolusion and environmental evaluation of sand dunes activity in Manisa-Akselendi plain.},
	booktitle = {Ulusal Kuraklik ve Collesme Sempoozyumu},
	year = {2009},
	address = {Konya, Turkey},
	abstract = {<div>Inland sand dune activities that set an interesting example in terms of wind\&nbsp;erosion and accummulation in the Aegean Region under the conditions of the\&nbsp;Mediterranean climate, and that appear on lands where the annual rainfall is about 600\&nbsp;mm, exist on the Akselendi Plain, Manisa. Until today, some studies have been\&nbsp;conducted on the Akselendi Plain, which has become famous worldwide for that matter.\&nbsp;Besides, there is an ongoing Bilateral Project with GREECE, supported by TUBITAK,\&nbsp;some results of which will be explained in this paper. Besides the erosive winds\&nbsp;blowing on the Akselendi Plain, the existence of mostly coarse textured alluvial\&nbsp;deposits, the first of which is the large bed of Kum {\c C}ay{\i}, moreover, the misuse of\&nbsp;agricultural and non-agricultural areas have caused wind erosion, and they also caused\&nbsp;the sediments, moving from the bed of Kum {\c C}ay{\i} by deflation, to give great damages\&nbsp;along with the sand dune invasion in the south of the bed. This activity has especially\&nbsp;increased in the last fifty years. The views that we reached on the subject of wind\&nbsp;erosion on this area and the causes, evolution and effects of sand dunes will be reported\&nbsp;in the paper. Moreover, information will be given on the problems and on the status and\&nbsp;efficiency of the precautions that have been taken, besides on the precautions that will\&nbsp;need to be taken in the short term and long term. Again, the continued sand plunder\&nbsp;because of the incorrect applications, and the effects of that on the sand dune formation will be explained. Also, some interesting formations that we determined in the last\&nbsp;studies we conducted and that can set an example in this scientific area will be\&nbsp;submitted to the world of science.</div>},
	author = {Taysun, A. and Ozden, N. and Sahin Taysun, K. and Yilmaz, G. and Vassilopoulos, A. and Evelpidou, N.}
}
