Dr. Abdullah Emin Akay
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Dr. Abdullah Emin Akay

Professor
Department of Forest Engineering, Bursa Teknik niversitesi, Bursa, Turkiye


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Forest Engineering from Oregon State University, USA

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Area of Interest:

Plant and Soil Sciences
100%
Forest Biometry
62%
Forest Engineering
90%
Harvest Indices
75%
Forest Ecology
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
3
Chapters
3
Articles
133
Abstracts
101

Selected Publications

  1. Akay, A.E., S. Inac and I.C. Yildirim, 2011. Monitoring the local distribution of striped hyenas (Hyaena hyaena L.) in the Eastern Mediterranean Region of Turkey (Hatay) by using GIS and remote sensing technologies. Environ. Monit. Assess., 181: 445-455.
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  2. Serin, H., A.E. Akay and M. Pak, 2010. Estimating the effects of optimum bucking on the economic value of brutian pine (Pinus brutia) logs extracted in Mediterranean Region of Turkey. Afr. J. Agric. Res., 5: 916-921.
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  3. Serin, H. and A.E. Akay, 2010. Noise level analysis of a bulldozer used in constructing a forest road in Mediterranean Region of Turkey. Afr. J. Agric. Res., 5: 2624-2628.
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  4. Ozturk, T., M. Inan and A.E. Akay, 2010. Analysis of tree damage caused by excavated materials at forest road construction in Karst region. Croatian Jo. For. Eng., 31: 57-64.
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  5. Gundogan, R., A.E. Akay, O. Arslan, A. Yuksel and A.A. Oguzkan, 2010. Land suitability evaluation for reducing soil losses in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Fresenius Environ. Bull., 19: 2678-2689.
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  6. Eroglu, H., G. Cakır, F. Sivrikaya and A.E. Akay, 2010. Using high resolution images and elevation data in classifying erosion risks of bare soil areas in the Hatila Valley Natural Protected Area, Turkey. Stochastic Environ. Res. Risk Assess., 24: 699-704.
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  7. Akay, E.A., 2010. Mapping and analysis of riparian forests: Case study of başkonuş research and application forest in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Technol. J., 13: 251-260.
  8. Akay, A.E., J. Sessions, H. Serin, M. Pak and N. Yenilmez, 2010. Applying optimum bucking method in producing taurus fir (Abies cilicica) Logs in Mediterranean Region of Turkey. Baltic For., 16: 273-279.
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  9. Akay, A.E., 2010. The effects of forest harvesting techniques on optimum bucking application of oriental spruce (Picea orientalis) stands in Turkey. Austrian J. For. Sci., 12: 25-36.
  10. Akay, A.E., H. Oguz, I.R. Karas and K. Aruga, 2009. Using LiDAR technology in forestry activities. Environ. Monit. Assess., 151: 117-125.
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  11. Yuksel, A., R. Gundogan and A.E. Akay, 2008. Using the remote sensing and GIS technology for erosion risk mapping of Kartalkaya Dam Watershed in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Sensors, 8: 4851-4865.
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  12. Yuksel, A., A.E. Akay, R. Gundogan, M. Reis and M. Cetiner, 2008. Application of GeoWEPP for determining sediment yield and runoff in the Orcan Creek Watershed in Kahramanmaras, Turkey. Sensors, 8: 1222-1236.
  13. Yuksel, A., A.E. Akay and R. Gundogan, 2008. Using ASTER imagery in land use/cover classification of Eastern Mediterranean landscapes according to CORINE land cover project. Sensors, 8: 1237-1251.
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  14. Yilmaz, M. and A.E. Akay, 2008. Stand damage of a selection cutting system in an uneven aged mixed forest of Cimendagi in Kahramanmaras-Turkey. Int. J. Nat. Eng. Sci., 2: 77-82.
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  15. Karas, I.R., B. Bayram, F. Batuk, A.E. Akay and I. Baz, 2008. Multidirectional scanning model, MUSCLE, to vectorize raster images with straight lines. Sensors, 8: 2673-2694.
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  16. Bozali, N., A. Yuksel and A.E. Akay, 2008. Determining the main factors effecting the sediment yield from derindere watershed of Sir Dam in Kahramanmaras by using GIS techniques. Int. J. Nat. Eng. Sci., 2: 29-32.
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  17. Akay, A.E., O. Erdas, R. Mahmut and A. Yuksel, 2008. Estimating sediment yield from a forest road network by using a sediment prediction model and GIS techniques. Build. Environ., 43: 687-695.
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  18. Akay, A.E., H.H. Acar and J. Sessions, 2008. An analysis of utilizing helicopter logging in turkish forestry. J. Applied Sci., 8: 3910-3916.
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  19. Akay, A.E. and N. Yenilmez, 2008. Work safety and health problems of loggers: A sample of alanya forest enterprise in Turkey. Int. J. Nat. Eng. Sci., 2: 125-128.
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  20. Aruga, K., W. Chung, A. Akay, J. Sessions and E. Miyata, 2007. Incorporating soil surface erosion prediction into forest road alignment optimization. Int. J. For. Eng., 18: 24-32.
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  21. Akay, A.E., O.E.M. Kanat and A. Tutus, 2007. Post-fire salvage logging for fire-killed brutian pine (Pinus brutia) trees. J. Applied Sci., 7: 402-406.
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  22. Akay, A.E., M. Pak, N. Yenilmez and H. Demirbag, 2007. Aesthetic evaluations of forest road templates. Int. J. Nat. Eng. Sci., 1: 65-68.
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  23. Akay, A.E., J. Sessions and K. Aruga, 2007. Designing a forwarder operation considering tolerable soil disturbance and minimum total cost. J. Terramech., 44: 187-195.
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  24. Akay, A.E., A. Yuksel, M. Reis and A. Tutus, 2007. The impacts of ground-based logging equipment on forest soil. Pol. J. Environ. Stud., 16: 371-376.
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  25. Akay, A.E., J. Sessions, P. Bettinger, R. Toupin and A. Eklund, 2006. Evaluating the salvage value of fire-killed timber by helicopter-Effects of time since fire and yarding distance. Western J. Applied For., 21: 102-107.
  26. Akay, A.E., 2006. Minimizing total costs of forest roads with computer-aided design model. Acad. Proc. Eng. Sci. (SADHANA), 31: 621-633.
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  27. Akay, A.E. and A. Tutus, 2006. Using image analysis in estimating blue stain defects on fire-killed Brutian pine (Pinus brutia). Wood Res. J., 51: 41-48.
  28. Aruga, K., J. Sessions, A.E. Akay and W. Chung, 2005. Simultaneous optimization of horizontal and vertical alignments of forest roads using tabu search. Int. J. For. Eng., 16: 137-152.
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  29. Aruga, K., J. Sessions and A.E. Akay, 2005. Heuristic planning techniques applied to forest road profiles. J. For. Res., 10: 83-92.
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  30. Aruga, K., J. Sessions and A.E. Akay, 2005. Application of an airborne laser scanner to forest road design with accurate earthwork volumes. J. For. Res., 10: 113-123.
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  31. Akay, A.E., 2005. Using farm tractors in small-scale forest harvesting operations. J. Applied Sci. Res., 1: 196-199.
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  32. Akay, A.E. and J. Sessions, 2005. Applying the decision support system, TRACER, to forest road design. Western J. Applied For., 20: 184-191.
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