Investigating the relationship between ecological factors and plant communities  in Kalmand Bahadoran Protected Area in Yazd Province

Mirhosseini, Ali; Asri, Younes; Abolghasemi, Mohammad

doi:10.22092/IJRDR.2020.122297

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Research Instructor, Forests and Rangelands Research Department, Yazd Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Yazd, Iran

² Associate Professor, Botany Research Division, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran

³ Senior Research Expert, Yazd Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization, AREEO, Yazd, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22092/IJRDR.2020.122297

Abstract

The Bahadoran Kalmand protected area with an area of 255000 hectares is located at about 30 km Yazd township and in the southeastern township of Mehriz with geographical coordinates of 31° 00¢ to 31° 40¢ North latitude and 54° 15¢ to 55° 20¢ East longitude. The vegetation cover was studied using the physiognomic-floristic method. Some soil characteristics were evaluated based on conventional methods and data were analyzed by Principal Component Analysis (PCA) method. The results showed that there was a special relationship between different plant communities and soil characteristics. The most important factors in separating these plant communities were electrical conductivity, acidity, texture, organic carbon, and sodium adsorption ratio. In general, in regard to habitat conditions, each plant community has different ecological needs and tolerance range with environmental factors and soil characteristics.

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Investigating the relationship between ecological factors and plant communities in Kalmand Bahadoran Protected Area in Yazd Province

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Volume 27, Issue 2June 2020Pages 192-203

Volume 27, Issue 2
June 2020
Pages 192-203