A fundamental step in conserving biodiversity is identification of quality habitat needed to sustain populations of target species. We used coarse scale environmental features (soil water holding capacity, soil texture, slope, elevation, and proximity to drainage channels) to predict habitat suitability for four species of desert amphibians in Big Bend National Park, USA: Scaphiopus couchii, Bu...

In this paper we investigate properties of multicriteria methods that are used for building land-use suitability assessment criteria. We identify and describe fundamental properties that are of interest in the land-use suitability analysis and the design of suitability maps. The existing multicriteria methods can be evaluated from the standpoint of their ability to support the desirable propert...

Extensive livestock grazing even in unsuitable land has increasingly grown in most parts of semi-arid rangeland. Therefore, it is of paramount importance to identify suitable land for livestock grazing for optimum utilization while causing minimum impact to the environment. This paper adapted the schematic model based on the concepts presented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of suitabi...

Abstract Due to rapid population growth and the limitation of land resources, sustainability agricultural ecosystems has attracted more attention all over world. Human activities will alter components atmosphere lead climate change, which consequently affects crop production badly. In this context, wheat is considered an important ranks as one top strategic crops globally. The main objective re...

In this study, it was aimed to determine the water quality of Bartın River and its usability as irrigation water. order evaluate change according precipitation samples were collected from 4 points in December July months. pH, NO3, SO4, Cl-, total phosphorus, COD, SS, turbidity, some cations metals analyzed samples. It determined that SS turbidity parameters increased after 98% caused by SS. Na+...