moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (modis) have been widely used for active fire detection in the world as the specific channels used for the fire detection have made the modis images applicable. the main objective was to explore the capability of modis images for active fire detection in the zagross forests using the modis contextual algorithm. the study was performed in the marivan...

Introduction Perhaps, the most exciting equine discovery of the 20th century was that the Caspian is not a pony, but an ancient breed of miniature horse, previously believed to have been extinct for over a thousand years. These animals native of the areas around the Elborz Mountains and Caspian Sea in Iran, are extremely rare and were rescued from extinction in 1965 by an American L.FIROUSE [11...

The Caspian lizard (Darevskia caspica) is a recently described endemic of the Hyrcanian forests Northern Iran. paper presents new data on reproductive biology D. caspica obtained in laboratory conditions. Breeding females have body length 53.4– 64.4 mm and mass 2.96–3.60 g. Females produce from one to three clutches per season, each which contains 1–6 eggs. these eggs 10.35–13.95 mm, width 6.19...

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Questions Livestock grazing is an important disturbance in many forest ecosystems. While several studies have addressed the general impact of different and light intensities on temperate ecosystems, little known about how combination these two factors can affect species pool functional diversity forests. Location Oriental beech forests northern Iran. Methods Vegetation environmental data 104 re...

Ecosystems in the Caspian Sea region have been heavily modified by anthropogenic activities, mainly as a result of changes in the water flow and degradation of the water quality in the ecosystems. Changes in the regional environment have influenced regional economies, particularly obvious in the impacts on fish stocks. Using the methodology developed in the GIWA project, experts in the region c...

The article considers the original results of observations and analysis catches atherina (Atherina boyeri caspia (Eichwald)) by months stationary nets in Terek-Caspian fishery subarea (Republic Dagestan). size-weight age indicators spawning stocks have been characterized. For first time recent years conditions for western part Middle Northern Caspian are described. All biostatistical obtained (...