Background and purpose: This study aimed to determine the origin and distribution of lead, copper, zinc, nickel, chromium and vanadium in surface sediments of Mazandaran coastline (southeastern coast of the Caspian Sea). Materials and methods: Surface sediment samples were collected from four transects in Tonekabon, Noshahr, Babolsar and Amir abad port, at three different depths of 5, 15 and 3...

Groundwater is of the most reliable sources of water for agriculture and drinking. In coastal areas due to saltwater intrusion, determine the interface between fresh and salt water for residents of these areas is very important. In this study, the characteristics of coastal aquifers West and East Babolsar, using geoelectrical studies and geo-electromagnetic studied that these methods are of the...

The Caspian kutum, Rutilus kutum Kamenskii, 1901 from Cyprinidae family is native in the Caspian Sea, with the highest distribution in the southern part and rarely seen in the northern and is an economically important species along the Caspian Sea. Despite this, knowledge about stock structure is scarce and there is no formal management strategy to ensure the long-term sustainability of this va...

Nowadays, tourism industry, as one of the premium developing industries, plays an important role in the economy of countries and takes an active and effective part in improving cultural-social and environmental structure of the host country. Considering the increasing importance of tourism in the development of communities, the current research intends to make an investigation into the effect(s...

Abstract Coastal areas are dynamic and complex multi-function systems. A wide number of often conflicting human socio-economic activities occur in these areas. These include urbanization, tourism and recreational activities, industrial production, energy production and delivering, port activities, shipping, and agriculture. Coastal systems are also characterized by important ecological and ...

In this study, species composition, density and biomass of zooplanktons including Rotatoria, Protozoa and Meroplanktons were sampled using Juday net with mesh size of 100 µ at depths of 5, 10 and 20 meters in southern Caspian Sea (Babolsar) in two seasons of cold (Feb. 2015) and warm (June 2015) . This study identified Asplanchna sp. and Synchaeta sp. from Rotatoria, and Balanus sp., Pelecypoda...