Wetlands play an undebatable role in regulating the global climate, hydrological cycle and ecosystem diversity; and, therefore, must be preserved conserved. Conversely, wetland area water quality has since been declining (c 87% around globe 1700 AD), mainly due to human interference accompanied by natural succession process. Under this backdrop, physical, chemical, biological ichthyologic featu...

Background: Harike Wildlife Sanctuary (HWS) is a natural bank of medicinal plants and native flora; therefore regular monitoring required to maintain such diversity. The objective the present study document used by local people settled around HWS besides develop systematic record traditionally plants. Methods: data was collected with help semi-structured questionnaire following snowball samplin...

the existence of a high natural radiation area in the northern part of iran (ramsar) is proved. ra 226 in soil is measured. the results are: minimum 23.5 pci/g and maximum 999 pci/g soil. environmental radioactivity is from 0.1 to 5 mr/h.