Mehri Dinarvand; Mohammad Fayaz; Hashem Keneshlo; Kourosh Behnamfar; Sajad Alimahmodi sarab; farhad khaksarian
Volume 29, Issue 1 , February 2022, , Pages 99-111
Abstract
Measuring the diversity and identifying plant vegetation traits and functional groups and classifying them, in addition to helping to accurately identify the vegetative capacity of the area, helps us to understand the vegetation response of the area to disturbances and presence. Potentially resistant ...
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Measuring the diversity and identifying plant vegetation traits and functional groups and classifying them, in addition to helping to accurately identify the vegetative capacity of the area, helps us to understand the vegetation response of the area to disturbances and presence. Potentially resistant species with similar or invasive traits help. The purpose of this study was to investigate and evaluate the vegetative status of the region, the trend of changes and evaluation of the second sequence of dust centers in Khuzestan after planting seedlings in different ways. Functional groups (PFTs) were used. To evaluate the changes in the vegetation of the area by field survey, 15 transects of 100 meters with distances of 50 meters were systematically randomly selected (the first transect was randomly selected and the rest with a defined distance of 50 meters). Due to the uniformity of plant species composition and the absence of environmental effects, a total of 180 fixed plots with dimensions of 1 square meter (location recording with GPS device) were installed. The results of a recent study in three areas of the dust center in the southeast of Ahvaz showed that in selected areas, various irrigation methods along with rainfall will cause significant changes in the percentage of cover (frequency) and the number of species from 2017 to 2020. Functional groups in the Tovayel region with surface irrigation (Faro) In 2020, nine groups were identified, in Bagan region with tanker irrigation and hole digging with seven excavators, and in Hanitieh region with tanker irrigation and hole digging seven functional groups. The results of T-test analysis also showed that there is a significant difference between the average of the two values of all indicators, including the diversity of Shannon and Simpson in March 2017 and March 2020 for all three regions so diversity indicators raised since number of species and cover increased.
Mehri Dinarvand; Kourosh Behnamfar; Abdolhosein Arami; Sajad Alimahmoudi Sarab; Kahzad Heidari
Volume 28, Issue 3 , October 2021, , Pages 593-604
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The study of vegetation and the measurement of diversity indices are suitable tools for studying the status of forests and rangelands and evaluating them. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the trend of vegetation changes during four consecutive years and in two seasons in the Bagan region. For ...
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The study of vegetation and the measurement of diversity indices are suitable tools for studying the status of forests and rangelands and evaluating them. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the trend of vegetation changes during four consecutive years and in two seasons in the Bagan region. For this purpose, 5 transects of 100 meters with distances of 50 meters in the study area were considered systematically randomly. A total of 30 plots of one fixed square meter were installed along the transects. In two growing seasons, spring and fall, from 2017 to 2020, the type and percentage of cover of native species were harvested. Dominance, uniformity and diversity of Simpson, Shannon and Hill species were measured using PAST and R software. The results of one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed that there is a significant difference between the mean of dominance, Shannon and Simpson indices, percentage of cover, and the number of species in the spring of different harvest years. In fall, except for the dominance index in other indices during July 2019 compared to 2018, there was a significant difference. From the results, it can be concluded that despite the return of some annual or short-lived species such as Bienertia cycloptera Bunge and Salsola jordanicola Eig. following irrigation of cultivated seedlings and rainfall, the study area is still sensitive and fragile and needs to be managed and confined until proper rehabilitation.
Parya Kamali; Reza Erfanzadeh
Volume 21, Issue 4 , March 2015, , Pages 698-707
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In the present study, the effect of soil factors on above-ground vegetation and soil seed bank diversity under grazing and exclosure conditions was studied. Soil sampling was done in winter 2010 using randomized systematic method along four transects in the grazing and exclosure areas of Vaz watershed. ...
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In the present study, the effect of soil factors on above-ground vegetation and soil seed bank diversity under grazing and exclosure conditions was studied. Soil sampling was done in winter 2010 using randomized systematic method along four transects in the grazing and exclosure areas of Vaz watershed. Along each transect, 10 plots of 1m2 were established and soil samples were collected from a depth of 0-10 cm for seed bank and physico-chemical studies. Vegetation cover was measured in each plot in late spring of 2011. Soil factors such as porosity, bulk density, relative humidity, EC, pH, nitrogen, organic matter, and stone percentage were measured. Shannon and Simpson diversity indices were calculated for above-ground cover and soil seed bank and the most important factors influencing on the diversity were specified using multiple linear regression by backward elimination method. Results showed that the porosity, bulk density and organic matter had the greatest effect on the diversity of seed bank in the exclosure area. On the other hand, EC, nitrogen, organic matter, soil bulk density and porosity were the most important factors affecting the seed bank diversity of grazing area. According to the obtained results, organic matter and nitrogen were the main factors affecting the plant species diversity in the exclosure area, while in the grazing area, physical parameters such as bulk density, porosity and stone percentage had the highest impact on species diversity.