Biography

Dr. Recep Efe is currently working as Professor of Geography at Balikesir University, Turkey. He completed his Ph.D. at Istanbul University in Turkey with postdoctoral studies in U.K. He began teaching as Assistant professor at Department of Geography at Marmara University in Istanbul in 1994. He was the head of Geography department at Fatih University, Istanbul between 1996 and 2001. He founded the first GIS laboratory in Turkey and developed GIS courses programs. He has published more than 100 papers in reputed journals. Dr. Efe authored and co-authored/edited 42 books. He has presented some 50 papers at international conferences. He organized and chaired national and international conferences and acted as a member of scientific boards. Dr. Efe is member of International Geographical Union (IGU), Association of American Geographers (AAG), International Associations of Geomorphologists (IAG), International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS-6648), Balkan Geographical Association, Turkish Geographical Association. He works in the fields of ecology, ecosystem analysis, geomorphology, vegetation, biogeography, land degradation, land use and ecotourism.

Area of Interest:

Earth Science and Geography

100%

Geography

62%

Ecology

90%

Biogeography

75%

Geomorphology

55%

Research Publications in Numbers

Books
25

Chapters
11

Articles
55

Abstracts
9

Selected Publications

Jahantigh, M. and R. Efe, 2010. Effect of wastewater irrigation on phytosociological characteristics of the vegetation: A case study in Sistan Region. Am.-Eur. J. Agric. Environ. Sci., 7: 406-414.
Atalay, I. and R. Efe, 2010. Structural and distributional evaluation of forest ecosystems in Turkey. J. Environ. Biol., 31: 61-70.
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Efe, R., A. Soykan, S. Sonmez and I. Curebal, 2009. The effect of temperature conditions on olive (Olea europaea L. subsp. europaea) growing and phenological, pomological characteristics in Turkey. Ekoloji, 18: 17-26.
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Efe, R., A. Soykan, S. Sonmez and I. Curebal, 2008. Quantifying the effect of landuse change on olive tree cultivation in the vicinity of Edremit between 1979 and 2006 using GIS and RS techniques. Fresenius Environ. Bull., 17: 696-704.
Efe, R. and S. Tagil, 2008. The use of multi-temporal and multispectral landsat data to determine change detection around Tuz Lake on Seyhan Delta. Fresenius Environ. Bull., 17: 577-583.
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Efe, R. and G. Cravins, 2008. Natural Environment and Culture in the Mediterranean Region. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK., ISBN-13: 9781847186584, pp: 496.
Atalay, İ., Efe, R., Soykan, A. 2008. Evolution and Ecological Properties of Taurus Mountains. In: Environment and Culture in the Mediterranean Region, Efe, C. and O. Atalay (Eds.). Part I, Chapter 1, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, New Castle, UK., ISBN-13 9781847186584. p. 3-37.
Efe, R., and S. Tagil, 2007. Quantifying landscape pattern change and human impacts on southern lowlands of the Mt. Ida (NW Turkey). J. Applied Sci., 7: 1260-1270.
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Efe, R. and M. Greenwood, 2007. Vegetation zonation patterns on the goksu delta (Southern Turkey). J. Applied Sci., 7: 2277-2284.
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