collection of appropriate qualitative and quantitative data is necessary for proper management and planning. used the suitable inventory methods is necessary and accuracy of sampling methods dependent the inventory net and number of sample point. nearest neighbor sampling method is a one of distance methods and calculated by three equations (byth and riple, 1980; cotam and curtis, 1956 and cota...

sabzkouh protected area, with the variety of natural ecosystems and landscapes, is very rich from the point of diversity in climate, topography, habitats and wildlife that is located in central zagros. evidences show that its ecosystems such as other iranian semiarid natural ecosystems, undergone changes in their vegetation structure over the past years. obtaining multi-spectral and multi-tempo...

DNA barcoding has been suggested as a universal tool for molecular species identification; however, it cannot be applied in cases when morphologically similar species share their DNA barcodes due to the common ancestry or mitochondrial introgression. Here we analyze the karyotype of Polyommatus (Agrodiaetus) morgani (Le Cerf, 1909) from the region of its type locality in the southern Zagros Mou...

Changes in Species Diversity and Soil Seed Bank under the Exclosure Different Intensity of Livestock Grazing Deteriorated Forests Middle Zagros

The Effect of Different Levels Decline on Leaf and Seed Morphological Characteristics Quercus brantii Lindl. in the Zagros forests - Kermanshah Province

Horizontal and Vertical Structure of Northern Zagros Forests in Relation to Traditional Forestry System (Case study: Havare- Khol Forests)

Abstract The foraminiferal contents of the lower–middle Miocene succession exposed in three sections north Nur Abad on northwestern side High Zagros Thrust Belt were studied. Assemblages larger foraminifera from these can be referred to Zone SBZ 25 (and Miogypsina globulus and intermedia subzones), which correlates with Burdigalian Stage. For first time, planktonic documented area document Lang...