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Assessment of indicators influencing the resilience of rangeland users in arid areas (Case Study: Hagh-o-Al-Khaje village, Meyami County, Semnan Province)

leila Avazpour; Mehdi Ghorbani; Reza Erfanzadeh

Volume 25, Issue 3 , November 2018, Pages 465-474

Abstract
      The present study seeks to measure indicators influencing the resilience of users of Hagh-o-Al-Khaje village, whose rangelands are degraded. The research method is descriptive-analytic and the size of sample was defined 24 rangeland users according to Morgan table. Following a review ...  Read More

A comparative study on the dependence of livestock to the rangeland in rainy and dry years (Case study: Qashqaee-Tribe, Clan of Sesh-Boloki)

seyed Habibian; Hossein barani; Ahmad Abedi; Adel Sepehri

Volume 25, Issue 3 , November 2018, Pages 475-488

Abstract
  Considering the role and importance of rangelands for supplying animal feeds of the nomads, a study was conducted on the Qashqaee-Tribe (Clan Sesh-Boloki) ecosystem during 2014 and 2015 to determine the dependence of their livestock to the feeding sources including rangelands, crop residues and manual ...  Read More

The role of defense actions on natural resources crisis management (Case study: West of Kurdistan province)

Seyed Farzad Sajadi; Mohamad Badsar; Gholamreza Mojaradi

Volume 25, Issue 3 , November 2018, Pages 489-499

Abstract
       Rapid population growth and ever-increasing demand for food lead to increase the exploitation of natural resources compared to the previous period and the continuation of this trend could lead to negative consequences and environmental crises, threatening human security and ecosystems. ...  Read More

Effects of different grazing intensities on aerial and underground biomass of Agropyron libanoticum and Festuca ovina in southern rangelands of Sabalan

zhila ghorbani; Kiomars Sefidi; farshad Keivan Behjou; Mehdi Moameri

Volume 25, Issue 3 , November 2018, Pages 500-511

Abstract
       This study was conducted to assess the effects of different grazing intensities on the biomass amount of Agropyron libanoticum and Festuca ovina in summer rangelands of southern Sabalan, Ardabil province. After determining three sampling areas as different livestock grazing treatments ...  Read More

Comparison of non-parametric and parametric species distribution models (SDM) in determining the habitat of dominant rangeland species (Case study: Khetteh Riz Rangelands)

Mansoureh Kargar; Zeynab Jafarian; Reza Tamartash; Seyed Jalil Alavi

Volume 25, Issue 3 , November 2018, Pages 512-523

Abstract
      Ecologists and environmental managers emphasize the use of predictive models to examine the species distribution patterns. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the efficiency of the generalized linear model (GLM) and generalized additive model (GAM) in determining the ...  Read More

The feasibility study of Festuca ovina cultivation to improve saline and polluted rangelands

Mahshid Souri; Ehsan Zandi Esfahan; Nadia Kamali

Volume 25, Issue 3 , November 2018, Pages 524-535

Abstract
  Investigating the effect of environmental factors on the yield of forage plants is one of the necessities for improvement, rehabilitation, and development of rangelands. Festuca ovina is of perennial grasses. This species is found to be abundant in the semi-steppe rangelands of the country due to its ...  Read More

Effects of long-term exclosure and rest-rotation grazing system on some soil physicochemical properties in semi-arid rangelands (Case study: semi-steppe rangelands of Hamzavi research station, Semirom of Isfahan)

Seyed Mehrdad Kazemi; Hamidreza Karimzadeh; Mostafa Tarkesh Esfahani; Hosein Bashari

Volume 25, Issue 3 , November 2018, Pages 536-546

Abstract
       Soil serves as an important rangeland ecosystem component and evaluating the effects of management practices on structure and function of range ecosystems can assist managers to select the best option in their reclamation plans. This study aimed to compare the effects of long-term ...  Read More

Effects of different grazing management on plant functional traits in a semi-stepp rangeland, Karsanak, Chaharmahal-Va-Bakhtiari Province

Elham Banihashemi; Pezhman Tahmasebi; Esmael Asadi

Volume 25, Issue 3 , November 2018, Pages 547-561

Abstract
      Livestock grazing is one of the most important factors influencing on the structure and dynamics of the rangeland vegetation. The aim of this study was to identify the plant functional traits as the indicators for the effects of grazing management on Karsanak semi-steppe rangelands ...  Read More

Assessment of socio-economic impacts of range management plans in the Mashhad County

Samaneh Mohammadi; Hossein Barani

Volume 25, Issue 3 , November 2018, Pages 562-576

Abstract
      The purpose of this study was to evaluate the socio-economic impacts of range management plans in the Mashhad County. Accordingly, 16 range management plans, approved during 1993 to 2012, were studied in three categories including executed, unexecuted and under execution plans. To ...  Read More

Effects of temperature and rainfall on the aboveground net primary production of Hir and Neur rangelands in Ardabil province

Farid Dadjou; Ardavan Ghorbani; Mehdi Moameri; Mahmoud Bidarlord

Volume 25, Issue 3 , November 2018, Pages 577-593

Abstract
  The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between rangeland aboveground production based on total aboveground production and life forms of grasses, forbs, and shrubs with 25-year temperature and precipitation data, the year before sampling, and the year of sampling in Hir and Neur ...  Read More

Effects of wind erosivity and sand drift on the littoral area of Urmia Lake and sand mobility

Ali Akbar Nazari Samani; leila Biabani; Hamidreza Abbasi; Hasan Khosravi

Volume 25, Issue 3 , November 2018, Pages 594-612

Abstract
     Wind, as a major driving factor on soil erosion in arid and semi-arid areas, needs to be investigated precisely to prevent its undesirable effects. The main purpose of this research was to determine the spatial variability of wind erosivity and sand drift around Urmia Lake. For this aim, ...  Read More

Study on grazing behavior of Tali goat in Zaminsang rangelands of Hormozgan province

Mohammadamin Soltanipour; Saeedeh Nateghi; Mohammad Fayaz

Volume 25, Issue 3 , November 2018, Pages 612-626

Abstract
  This research was aimed to determine the grazing behavior of Tali goat, as the dominant livestock, in the Zaminsang rangelands of Hormozgan province for four years starting from 2006. The indices examined in this study included the time of livestock entry to and exit from rangelands, the daily distance ...  Read More

Estimating the recreational value of Abar Watershed Rangelands in Shahrood

Hasan Yeeganeh; Mohammadreza Shariati; Adel Sepehri

Volume 25, Issue 3 , November 2018, Pages 527-543

Abstract
  Valuating the non-market environmental functions and services including tourism is important for many reasons including understanding the ecological benefits, providing the country's environmental issues to the planners, modifying the national computing system such as gross national product and preventing ...  Read More

Factors affecting ranchers' participation in the conservation activities of range management projects in Fars province

Roham Rahmani

Volume 25, Issue 3 , November 2018, Pages 644-656

Abstract
  The aim of this study was to identify the factors affecting ranchers' participation in the conservation activitiesof range management projects in Fars province. Using stratified random sampling method, 89 rangeland projects were selected based on the climatic conditions, vegetation cover, and the number ...  Read More

Forage quality of range species and daily requirement of Sangesary sheep in Firozkhoh mountain rangelands

Hosein Arzani; Javad Motamedi; Taghi Mirhaji

Volume 25, Issue 3 , November 2018, Pages 657-670

Abstract
      Knowledge of the animal daily requirement in rangelands is one of the essential requirements to calculate the grazing capacity in rangeland plans. In this regard, the daily metabolizable energy requirements of different Sangesary sheep (ewe, ram, and lamb) were investigated. For ...  Read More

Effects of osmopriming on the enhancement of seed germination and seedling growth of deteriorate seeds of sainfoin (Onobrichis viciifolia) in basic and active collections of gene bank

Azadeh Kavandi; Ali Ashraf Jafari; Mojtaba Jafarzadeh

Volume 25, Issue 3 , November 2018, Pages 671-685

Abstract
      In order to study the effects of storage conditions and osmopriming on the seed germination and seedling growth of sainfoin (Onobrichis vicifolia), two factorial experiments were conducted based in a completely randomized design with three replications in the laboratory and greenhouse ...  Read More

Effects of pit-seeding on changes in soil seed bank (Case study: Sisab, North Khorasan)

Nadia Kamali; ahmad sadeghipour; Alireza Eftekhari

Volume 25, Issue 3 , November 2018, Pages 686-698

Abstract
  This study was conducted to investigate the changes in the soil seed bank of Sisab region due to the pit-seeding operation. To recognize the seed bank potentials, sampling was done using a randomized-systematic method at tow depths of 0-5 and 5-10 cm in winter 2016. Two transects of 500-m length were ...  Read More

An estimation of topsoil organic carbon by combining factor analysis and multiple regression in semi-steppe rangelands of Lazour, Firouzkooh

Rostam Khalifezadeh; Reza Tamartash; Mohammadreza Tatian; Mohammadreza Sarajian Maralan

Volume 25, Issue 3 , November 2018, Pages 699-712

Abstract
     Organic carbon is one of the most important soil quality indices, affecting almost all physical, chemical and biological properties of the soil. The purpose of this study was to investigate soil spectral and morphometric factors to estimate the organic carbon of topsoil, using factor analysis ...  Read More