Since European settlement, there has been a dramatic increase in the density, cover and distribution of woody plants in former grassland and open woodland. There is a widespread belief that shrub encroachment is synonymous with declines in ecosystem functions, and often it is associated with landscape degradation or desertification. Indeed, this decline in ecosystem functioning is considered to...

recognition of habitats and conditions of species presences in differentsituations can be effective in proper utilization of vegetation. little is known about thevegetation composition of boralan mountain region located in north west of iran in theborder of turkey and azerbaijan with the altitude range of 800-2000m. the aim of thisstudy therefore was to investigate the floristic composition qua...

silvicultural operation need to notice the species diversity. to this study gomarlang district in marivan region, northern zagros forest was selected. in this study 30 circle sample plots (500 m2) were collected by random method. in every sample plot the kind of species and number of trees and shrub were recorded. in the sample plots the micro plots of 5 m by 5 m (i.e. area of 25 m2) were desig...

silvicultural operation need to notice the plant species diversity in forest. to this study gomarlang district in marivan region, northern zagros forest was selected. selected 100 ha area because have similar physiography condition (north aspect and 1650 to 1800 m s.a.l. in study area 100 micro plots of 5m by 5 m (25 m2) including the species and the numbers of this species randomized-systemati...

The plant Plumbago zeylanica is native in Southeast Asia and is growing in Africa, too. It is a branched evergreen shrub reaching up to 2 meters. Leaves are dark-green, ovate 30 cm long and 15 cm wide. The flowers are white in dense racemes, individuals around 1cm across, flowering all the year long. In Europe Plumbago capensis is cultivated as an ornamental shrub with blue flowers. It was feat...

The potential role of soil fungi in the invasion of the Brazilian pepper tree (Schinus terebinthifolius-BP) in Florida is not known; although the low biotic resistance of Florida soils is often invoked to explain the prevalence of many invasive species. To gain an initial insight into BP's mycorrhizal associations, this study examined the rhizobiome of BP and two native plants (Hamelia patens a...

Silvicultural operation need to notice the species diversity. To this study Gomarlang district in marivan region, northern zagros forest was selected. In this study 30 circle sample plots (500 m2) were collected by random method. In every sample plot the kind of species and number of trees and shrub were recorded. In the sample plots the micro plots of 5 m by 5 m (i.e. area of 25 m2) were desig...

—We analyzed data from a woodland site for a 59-year period to determine whether changes in bird populations are related to changes in the diversity and relative abundance of woody plant species even when vegetation structure, degree of forest fragmentation in the surrounding landscape, and regional changes in bird populations are taken into account. Principal component analyses generated veget...