Occurrence and distribution of larval and juvenile fish was investigated in nearshore waters of the southeastern Caspian Sea including the Gorgan Bay. Samples were collected during seven surveys using a fine mesh beach-seine in five sampling sites from July 2014 to June 2015. A total of 15500 individuals mostly juvenile were captured, representing 18 species from 8 families. Most juveniles belo...

introduction coastal sand dunes are  important morphological forms in caspian coastal regions. these dunes are formed and developed under the influence of sediment influx, climate, impact of wind, waves, currents. these are parallel to the coastal characterisitics with enough space for expansion. the whole collection of these parameters are available in many coastal areas of the caspian sea , b...

Introduction Reconstruction of past climate change can provide us valuable information about the time, scale, and details of climate changes. For reconstruction of late quaternary cl...

introduction climate change is one of the most important challenges in sustainable development, which has a negative impact on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. this will change rainfall patterns the power to increase hurricane and the risk of drought, flood and will strengthen pressure on water resources. researchers generally agree that the main cause of the increase in global temperature i...