Species diversity protection will ensure the protection of natural processes and ecological values. Appropriate information on the condition and location of endanger species will facilitate the management and conservation of forest areas. The present study was conducted in Arasbaran forests for the purpose of evaluating two sampling methods including circular sampling (1000 m2 area) and the nea...

The Noghduz  prospecting area, as a part of the Arasbaran metallogenic zone is located about 20 km east of Ahar, East-Azarbaijan Province. The mineralization host rocks are andesite-trachy andesite with the age of  Late  Eocene. The hydrothermal alterations exposed in this area are silicic, argillic, and propylitic. Pyrite is the main hypogene sulfide mineral which is accompanied by lesser amou...

The study aim was to predict foraging habitat suitability for Egyptian vulture as an endangered species in Arasbaran protected area. We studied the effects of 12 environmental covariates measured at seven spatial extents (0.5 -15 km) and two non-scalar environmental variables on foraging habitat of Egyptian vulture. A univariate model was applied to discern at which scale the variables show the...

Physiographic factors, due to their special role in determining some climatic and edaphic parameters, always influence the diversity and richness of plant species. Due to the importance of Arasbaran vegetation area, the present study was conducted to investigate the biodiversity of woody species of Kalaleh yew habitat in relation to physiographic factors. For this purpose, 62 plots of 4 square ...

The study area is located in the east of Ahar town in Eastern Azerbaijan Province and is part of the Ahar-Arasbaran Cenozoic magmatic belt of NW Iran. The geological units of the Eocene age are volcanic rocks with andesite, latite - andesite and basaltic andesite composition. Khankandi and Useflu Oligocene intrusive bodies intruded in the volcanic rocks and caused widespread alteration and copp...

The forest structure and stand composition are controlled by several physiographic factors, because these factors play an important role in control the physical and chemical conditions of the environment, including access to light, soil moisture, and nutrients. In this study, the physiographic characteristics indices of the study area including landform index, terrain shape index and aspect slo...

Natural regeneration ensures the survival of forest stands and sustainable forest development. The present study was conducted to investigate the natural regeneration of Persian oak (Quercus macranthera fisch. & C.A.Mey. Ex Hohen) stands in Arasbaran protected forest. Measurement of the frequency of standard and coppice regenerations was carried out in one-hectare square plots (100 × 100 m) in ...

Arasbaran region is located in the north west of Iran and north of the east Azarbayjan province and most of these forests are seen in four areas of Kalibarchay, Ilgenechay,Hajilerchay and Selenchay. Result showed that 107 species belonge to 74 genera and 36 families of vascular plants are found. which Dicotyledons with 32 families were the richest group. In terms of abundance, Monocotyledons wi...