I would like to thank my supervisors Prof. Per Milberg and PhD student Nicklas Jansson for all their help during the whole project, Prof. Cahit Erdem at Çukurova University for support in Turkey, my co-researcher Burcu Yeşilbudak at Çukurova University for help and companionship in Turkey, Tamer Kayış at Çukurova Univerity for help in field, Mustafa Gözükara and Hasan Keskin at Turkish Forest Ministry in Mersin for help with guide, car and equipment, and family and friends for support during the project. I would also like to send my acknowledgements to the financiers of this project: The Swedish Institute, "Stipendier för mindre fältstudier i Turkiet" and ERASMUS.