gharaviz no hunting area is known as one of the most important habitats of persian gazelle (gazella subgutturosa subgutturosa) in west zagros mountains. developing models to predict the distribution of wildlife is suitable tool for conservation and management. in this approach, the boundary of the study area was considered the distribution area and then were compared with actual region. field d...

in this study, 180 apiaries have been studied related to an apiary located in the village called era in mazandaran due to the loss and production decline. this village is located in telmadarre countryside of sari-based chahardange district that is considered as an appropriate location for breeding honey bee because of favorable climatic conditions, diverse vegetation and natural springs. by the...

Global warming is expected to cause earlier springs and increased primary productivity in the Arctic. These changes may improve food availability for Arctic herbivores, but may also have negative effects by generating a mismatch between the surge of high quality food in the spring and the timing of reproduction. We analyzed a 10 year dataset of satellite derived measures of vegetation green-up,...

[O]ne of the deepest and most enduring preoccupations, both of the sick and of the medical profession, from the baths of antiquity through to the Victorian deluge of “hydros,” has been water. . . . the pernicious potential of standing waters, humid vapors, excessive rainfall, pestilential miasmatic fogs, and subterranean aqueous abysses . . . the curative powers of water . . . engendering feroc...