Accelerated by global climate changing, retreating glaciers leave behind soil chronosequences of primary succession. Current knowledge of primary succession is mainly from studies of vegetation dynamics, whereas information about belowground microbes remains unclear. Here, we combined shifts in community assembly processes with microbial primary succession to better understand mechanisms govern...

Excluding grazers is one of most efficient ways to restore degraded grasslands in desert-steppe communities, but may negatively affect the recovery of plant species diversity. However, diversity differences between grazed and fenced grasslands in desert-steppe are poorly known. In a Stipa breviflora desert steppe community in Northern China, we established six plots to examine spatial patterns ...

In this study, we compare the variations of Margalef K and Shannon H diversity indices obtained for a fish community that suffered changes as a consequence of the impoundment of the upper Tocantins River in Goiás, Brazil. The analysis of different sites along the study area showed that the Shannon index was not sensitive to the environmental changes, whereas the Margalef K index varied signific...

RNA is usually classified as either structured or unstructured; however, neither category is adequate in describing the diversity of secondary structures expected in biological systems We describe this diversity within the ensemble of structures by using two different metrics: the average Shannon entropy and the ensemble defect. The average Shannon entropy is a measure of the structural diversi...

The use of remote sensing techniques as a suitable solution to estimate the levels of species diversity is of high importance for the sustainable management of forests. In order to investigate the potential of using sensor data from Landsat 7 ETM+ to estimate species diversity in the Zagros forests, digital data related to the August 7, 2002 from forests in the Qalajeh Kermanshah Province were ...

The use of remote sensing techniques as a suitable solution to estimate the levels of species diversity is of high importance for the sustainable management of forests. In order to investigate the potential of using sensor data from Landsat 7 ETM+ to estimate species diversity in the Zagros forests, digital data related to the August 7, 2002 from forests in the Qalajeh Kermanshah Province were ...

recognizing of genetic diversity and genetic potential of each plant species is necessary and essential before any works on breeding program. genetic diversity among five populations of walnut (juglans regia l.) was studied using 11 ssr markers. the marker system produced 77 alleles in a range size of 176-275 bps. the minimum (2) and maximum (11) numbers of alleles were related to genetic locus...

plant diversity conservation is a main objective in rangelandmanagement. plant diversity is a suitable index for showing the changes ofvegetation in rangelands and has a high correlation with ecosystem parameters.therefore, using this index it is possible to find the changes and manage theecosystem correctly. the current research was performed to determine the speciesdiversity in fashandak rang...

recognizing the herbaceous plant species diversity could use as an importantindicator applied for the rangeland and forests management. considering the presence ofvegetation and animal husbandry in zagros region, iran, being aware of the diversity andrichness of plant species is necessary to management or the destructed vegetationrestoration. in order to study the effect of aspect and elevation...

Recognizing the herbaceous plant species diversity could use as an importantindicator applied for the rangeland and forests management. Considering the presence ofvegetation and animal husbandry in Zagros region, Iran, being aware of the diversity andrichness of plant species is necessary to management or the destructed vegetationrestoration. In order to study the effect of aspect and elevation...