Diversity is one of the most important issues in studies of vegetation ecology. This study was carried out in research forest of Tarbiat Modares University for surveying herbaceous and woody species diversity in relation to topographical factors (altitude, slope and aspect). For this purpose, 48 plots 400 m2 (20×20 m) were established in the region using selective sampling method. Then, the nam...

Railway construction is one of the important activities in the development of any country and in developing countries, the need for roads is one of the main axes of development. Railway construction operations can effect on desert rangelands around railway. This study investigates the effects of Yazd-Eghlid railway construction on vegetation diversity and richness in  the rangelands of Kalmand-...

Soil seed bank can facilitate natural regeneration of rangeland ecosystems. This bank is usually influenced by local plant species. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of canopy cover of three shrubs (Amygdalus scoparia, Daphne mezereum and Ebenus stellata) on the diversity and richness of soil seed bank under their canopies in Chenarnaz rangelands, Khatam city, Yazd province. Fi...

  Differences between plant biodiversity and grazing pastures grazed under improved management of rangeland habitat is of particular importance. The purpose of this study was to compare semi-steppe rangeland vegetation of Prdanan in the city of Piranshahr in the field under grazed and enclosed sites were considered. Sampled in both grazed and systematic random pastured five 40 meters trans...

Forest degradation influences ecosystem sustainability and reduces plant species diversity. Plantations with coniferous trees in degraded ecosystems help the native species to become established and play a major role in preserving and improving plant diversity. This study aims at measuring and comparing the woody species diversity across different age classes of Pinus brutia and Cupressus horiz...