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1 Faculty of Forestry, Department of Forestry, Kastamonu University, Kastamonu, Turkey

2 Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Landscape Architecture, Kasta‐ monu University, Kastamonu, Turkey

3 Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Department of Environmental Engineering, Kas‐ tamonu University, Kastamonu, Turkey

4 Graduate School of Natural and Applied Science, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

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