ata-kuh forest, a preserved area within hyrcanian relict forests, with an area of 700 ha is located in north of iran. based on floristic studies from 2011 through 2012, 194 vascular plant species were identified belonging to 143 genera and 66 families. among our samples, 24 taxa were endemic to hyrcanian area. the largest families in the area were rosaceae (10.3 %), poaceae (9.7 %), asteraceae ...

Climate—Madeira Strategy (CMS) foresees two models to describe the climate scenarios for Madeira region in 2050 and 2070. These anticipate an average temperature rise of 1.4 3.7 °C a decrease precipitation by 30 40%. Consequently, Madeira’s agriculture will suffer impacts change. To understand these impacts, baseline major agrosystem components needs be established, with ultimate goal monitor i...

the current study aims to ordinate ecological groups in the wetlands of northern and eastern slopes of the sabalan mountain and investigate their relationship with environmental variables. the location of wetlands was found using field surveys and satellite images. in total, 32 wetland sites were identified for the sampling purpose. 320 sample plots (relevé) were selected using the systematic-r...

the oriental arborvitae habitat with an area of 223­ha. is located on 20 km south of fazel­abad, golestan province. the lowest and highest of its height are 820 and 1680 m.a.s.l. the floristic-physiognomic investigation performed by walked-field procedure at 2nd seasonal sequence showed that flora of this region includes 173 plant species that belong to 147 genera and 65 families, of which 5 sp...

Arshadchamani rangelands are placed in the north foothill of SahandMountain and near Kandovan Village. Therefore, it has plant diversity andeconomical values. In this region, medicinal plants are cut and sold by the storeswith non-standard packaging without scientific name. Regarding the economicalvalue of medicinal plants and thereby the investment necessity on these valuableresources for usin...

Hormoz Island with 41 km³ area located in south of Bandar Abbas in  Hormozgan Province in 27º 2´ to 27º 6´ N and 56º 25´ to 56º 31´ E geographical position. In this study, 191 species are introduced. These species belong to 44 families (One family of Angiosperms, 40 families of  Dicotyledones and 3 families of  Monocotyledones) and 142 genera. Of the species recognized, nine species (4.7%) are ...

this research was conducted to compare plant functional types (pft) and traits in an old-field (abandoned for 28 years) and a control site, in the baharkish rangelands, quchan, iran. in the both sites, 40 randomized quadrates were established. floristic list, frequency, canopy cover and 20 vegetative, phenological and morphological plant traits were measured for all plant species, within each q...