The most important environmental driver is the elevation in mountain ecosystems. It strongly influences the distribution of species richness. Species richness is an indicator of the biological diversity and ecological condition of the area. To understand the status of phytomass, species diversity, and physico-chemical properties of soil along the altitudinal gradient and its influence on […]
Cultural ecology is a knowledge that examines the cultural aspects of the relationship between human being and its surrounding. In this regard, this study with a qualitative method and a naturalistic approach using a technique that focused on groups and also a profound interview has investigated indigenous ecological knowledge to manage the herds in Olad […]
Rangeland plants provide most of the nutritional requirements of small ruminants in Iran. Data about the nutritional value of some range plants are scarce. Hence, we investigated the nutritional characteristics of four range plants (Pulicaria gnaphalodes, Amaranthus blitoides, Heliotropium europaeum, and Solanum nigrum) through different laboratory analyses. In 2021, twenty samples of each plant species […]
The genus Onobrychis Mill. comprises a few agronomically important forage legume species, with Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) being the most widespread. There are few studies on the dormancy pattern of Onobrychis wild species. This investigation was conducted to evaluate inter-specific variation for germination and seedling properties and evaluation of breaking seed dormancy in different species of […]
The thymus is one of the most important medicinal plants in Lorestan province, Iran. In order to study the effect of plant density on the aerial dry matter (DM) yield and oil production, an experiment was conducted using two native Thyme species (Thymus kotschyanus and T. daenensis) in a split plot design based on a […]
Fire occurrence may lead to a significant impact in many terrestrial ecosystems. This basin scale study attempted to evaluate the effects of fire on the water balance components in the Central Zagros, Iran in 2019. Two modeling frameworks including WetSpass-M spatial model and Bayesian Belief Networks were used to investigate the effect of fire on […]
The experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance of various Brachiaria grass species. The study compared 10 Brachiaria grass species over 2019 and 2020 years. The experiment was laid down in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four replications. To assess their potential, plant height, tiller number, leaves number per plant, leaf length, forage […]
Assessment of Range Management Plans (RMP) enables policy makers and governmental planners to understand their impact from different environmental, social, human, and economic aspects in order to improve future planning. The purpose of the present study was to explore the effective variables on RMP in Middle Zagros Mountain in Lorestan, Ilam, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah provinces, […]
This study was conducted to prepare a map of multi-hazard (drought, fire, and flood) to manage the rangelands of the Siah Bisheh watershed located in the west of Mazandaran province, Iran, Iran from 2017 to 2018. For drought assessment, the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) was used using the rainfall data of 21 meteorological stations for […]
Seedling establishment is a crucial stage in the restoration of degraded rangelands. The effects of sowing dates and bio-fertilizers on the growth and establishment of Thymus daenensis Celak (native) and Thymus vulgaris L. (introduced) were studied over two growth seasons at Islamic Azad University, Borujerd branch, Lorestan, Iran. The treatments consisted of four bio-fertilizers treatments […]
