the analysis of the relationship between spatial distribution of environmental factors andvegetation types is crucial for understanding mountainous ecosystems. in this research agis based approach was used to produce a vegetation map for sabzkouh protected area inthe chaharmahal-va-bakhtiari province. to identify environmental parameters affecting thevegetation cover, 6 primary and secondary en...

Iraq is abundant with natural resources and its geographical location makes it strategically important. It is composed of a mountainous region in the northeast and the vast Syrian Desert, inhabited by a few nomadic shepherds. In the southwest lies the heart of the country which is a fertile lowland region watered by the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Most of the population is Muslim Arabs, divide...

Madagascar is a large island, some 1600 km in length (north to south) and 587,000 square kilometres in area. The island lies around 300 km off Mozambique (south-east Africa) in the Indian Ocean. Topography consists of a central mountainous region with an average altitude of 2000 m, which covers around two thirds of the island. The highest point is Maromokotro (2876 m). The uplands are surrounde...

RESUME Phase unwrapping is the most informal step of the interferometric SAR processing for calculation of digital elevation model. Present algorithms use two ways for resolving this problem: local and global approach. In this paper we analyze efficacy of three phase unwrapping methods (and their modifications) using standard ERS SAR scene for the Baikal Lake region (the Barguzin valley with mo...

Protected cultivation infers the under guarded conditions or we can say simply, a modified atmosphere man-made micro-climatic such as alteration in CO2 concentration also use of different temperature levels on specific protected structures hoop houses, cold shade hot frames hotbeds, hot-bed manures well high tunnels which are less costly and be easily afforded by Nepalese farmers. Horticultural...

BACKGROUND Schistosomiasis japonica is still endemic in the People's Republic of China (P.R. China) in five provinces of lake and marshland regions and in two provinces of mountainous regions. Studies elucidated that individual and community perception, attitudes towards schistosomiasis, and hygiene behaviors were crucial factors for preventing schistosomiasis. This study sought to assess the k...