in the present study, we reported the results of the monitoring and investigations of the ichthyofauna of the beshar river, one of the tributaries of the tigris−euphrates basin in kohkiluyeh and boyer-ahmad province, southwest of iran. the results showed that during a period from 2010 to 2011, a total of 13 fish species belonging to 4 families and 3 orders were recorded in the beshar river. the...

Plants of Hashilan, a 260 ha freshwater wetland, located at 35 km northwest of Kermanshah, the provincial capital of Kermanshah Province, western Iran, were studied. Altogether, 116 species of plants (77 terrestrial and 39 aquatic) representing 96 genera and 42 families were identified. Asteraceae with 11 genera and 13 species, Poaceae 9 genera and 10 species, and Cyperaceae with 6 genera and 9...

objective: in soil habitats, mesostigmatic mites (acari: mesostigmata) are among the most important predators of smallarthropods and nematodes. methods: a study was carried out during 2009-2010 to identify theirfauna in khorramabad county, western iran. soil samples were taken from different regions. mites were extracted by berlese-tullgren funnel and cleared in nesbit fluid. microscopic slides...

the reptile's fauna of sabzevar was investigated during 10 years (2003-2013). in total 43 species belonging to 29 genera, 13families and two orders (squamata and testudines) were collected and identified. the most diverse group in the area is lizards with 23 species, followed by snakes with 18 species and the testudines with one species. the most diverse families are colubridae , lacertidae wit...

An illustrated identification system is presented to 99 species and 49 genera in three families recorded from the Hawaiian Islands in the Thysanoptera suborder Terebrantia. Only seven (possibly eight) of these species are considered endemic, the remainder being adventive to these islands. The only previous study of Hawaiian Thysanoptera, by Zimmerman in 1948, included 47 Terebrantia species in ...

Background & Aim: In this study, is done during one-year research on blue–green and green algae for antimicrobial activity in Mashhad suburb. Aqueous, ether, and methanol extracts from 44 species blue – green algae and green algae were examined for antimicrobial properties against four bacteria (tow positive gram bacteria and tow negative gram bacteria) and tow fungous. Material & Methods: Amo...

We have studied the medicinal plants of Ghasemloo and then surveyed the usagepercentage of different parts from each specimen for the medicinal or diet consumptions atthree sites from the adjacent villages of Ghasemloo valley, villages of West and EastAzerbaijan including 17 questioners. During two years, the medicinal plants that have beencollected and provided as herbarium specimens were reco...