political geographic changes of the caspian region due to the independence of the states of the soviet :union: in 1991, has created changes in the geopolitical situation. iran and russia's policies in order to maintain and extend their dominance on the region, and the performance of azerbaijan, turkmenistan and kazakhstan in the field of economic progress, to achieve greater independence a...

alburnus chalcoides , caspian shemaya, is found in the river systems of the aral, black and caspian sea basins and is an economically valuable cyprinid from the southern caspian sea. this species has been reported as near threatened species in this basin due to damming, over and illegal fishing, destruction of its spawning grounds and water pollution. the caspian shemaya is an important species...

To study the intraspecific diversity of Caspian Asp, Leuciscus aspius in South Sea region, Iran, we collected 2016–2017 a total 101 specimens from Aras River and Astara, Anzali, Kiashahr Langeroud shores, analysed 41 morphometric nine meristic characteristics with multivariate statistical methods. Significant differences were found between these populations 27 traits. A Principal Component Anal...

nowadays, a noticeable part of the relations among the states turn around the environment protection. therefore, the right for ever-creasing use of the existing resources of this inland sea cannot be exclusive to any caspian state and the aftermath involves all countries of this basin. in this respect, agreement on political border and boundaries with the caspian sea?s ecosystem is a difficult ...

According to the fear module theory, humans are evolutionarily predisposed to perceive snakes as prioritized stimuli and exhibit a fast emotional and behavioral response toward them. In Europe, highly dangerous snake species are distributed almost exclusively in the Mediterranean and Caspian areas. While the risk of a snakebite is relatively low in Central Europe, Azerbaijan, on the other hand,...

This paper studies the development possibilities of the energy systems of four Central Asia and Caspian countries. It explores options that improve their domestic energy efficiencies and increase their export of fossil energy commodities. Using the MARKAL-TIMES modelling tool, it represents their energy system with a bottom-up partial economic equilibrium growth model. With the help of scenario...

A new species of algae-scraping cyprinid of the genus Capoeta Valenciennes, 1842 is described from the Kheyroud River, located in the southern part of the Caspian Sea basin in Iran. The species differs from other members of this genus by a combination of the following characters: one pair of barbels; predorsal length equal to postdorsal length; maxillary barbel slightly smaller than eye's horiz...

CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS Focusing On What We Call Caspian Sea Yogurt...................................................Tatsuya Ishida THOUGHTS ON HEALTH AND NUTRITION RESEARCH Can Intake Of Antioxidants Reduce Immune System Ageing?............................................ Naomi Aiba RESEARCH FINDINGS Skeletal muscle FOXO1 (FKHR)-transgenic mice have less skeletal muscle mass, down-regulated...

The North American Great Lakes have been invaded and dramatically altered by more than 145 alien species. Many invasions have occurred during the past few decades because of the release of Eurasian ballast water from transoceanic ships. Current regulations require ships to exchange foreign ballast with highly saline water before entering the Great Lakes; this procedure should prevent colonizati...

Fatemeh Sadat Tahami* and Alireza Keyhan Sani Author Affiliations Caspian Sea Ecology Research Center (CSERC), Iranian Fisheries Science Institute (IFSRI), Agricultural Research, Education Extension Organization (AREEO), Iran Received: April 07, 2021 | Published: 22, Corresponding author: Tahami, DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2021.35.005678