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Developing Central Zagros Mountains Conservation and Sustainable Development Program with an Approach to Mainstreaming Biodiversity
Journal of Scientific Research and Studies Vol. 3(9), pp. 179-190, September, 2016 ISSN 2375-8791 Copyright © 2016 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article http://www.modernrespub.org/jsrs/index.htm MRRRPPP Full Length Research Paper Developing Central Zagros Mountains conservation and sustainable development program with an approach to mainstreaming biodiversity Ali Arvahi 1*, Shirin Abolghasemi 2, Ali Nazaridoust 3, Pooneh Raisdana 4, Masoomeh Hosseininasab 4 and Reza Derakhshandeh 5 1Department of Environment, Deputy National Project Manager of UNDP/ GEF Conservation of Biodiversity in Central Zagros Mountain, Iran. 2Department of Environment, National Project Manager of Conservation of Biodiversity in Central Zagros Mountain, Iran. 3Azad University of Parand, (Iran), Assistant Professor. 4Department of Environment, Technical Expert- Management and Planning of Conservation of Biodiversity in Central Zagros Mountain, Iran. 5Department of Environment, Financial Expert of Conservation of Biodiversity in Central Zagros Mountain, Iran. *Corresponding author. E-mail: [email protected] Accepted 14 September, 2016 In recent decades, Zagros biodiversity have faced serious dangers due to the changes in population, socio-economic systems, lack of proper management methods and the decrease in the traditional land use, impacted by unsustainable and unbalanced development. If the current practices of using natural resources and the environment do not change, many of the species will extinct soon. For years the relevant organizations in the -
Diptera: Culicidae) in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran
International Journal of Epidemiologic Research Archivedoi:10.34172/ijer.2020.15 of SID 2020 Spring;7(2):74-91 http://ijer.skums.ac.ir Original Article Vertical Distribution, Biodiversity, and Some Selective Aspects of the Physicochemical Characteristics of the Larval Habitats of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran Seyed-Mohammad Omrani1* ID , Shahyad Azari-Hamidian2 ID 1Medical Parasitology Department, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran. 2Department of Health Education, Research Center of Health and Environment, School of Health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. *Corresponding Author: Abstract Dr. Seyed-Mohammad Omrani, Assistant Professor, Background and aims: Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are still a focus of research because of their role Medical Parasitology in the transmission of diseases and annoying biting behavior. Source reduction is an effective measure Department, Shahrekord to control mosquito populations, which is based on good knowledge of larval habitats. This study was University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, conducted to obtain that basic knowledge in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. Iran, P.O. Box: 3391, Methods: This study was carried out in 2011 and 2012. Geographical coordinates, altitude, pH, Shahrekord, Iran, Tel: 0098 383 33335635, E-mail: temperature, and the dissolved oxygen level of larval habitats were recorded by relevant devices, [email protected] followed by documenting physical attributes by direct observation. In addition, the indices of biodiversity were calculated to analyze the vertical biodiversity of species. Finally, the affinity index was calculated to elucidate species co-occurrence. Received: 17 Mar. 2020 Results: Eighteen species were recovered from 92 larval habitats. Low- (≤ 1400 m), mid- (1401–2000 Accepted: 18 May 2020 ePublished: 28 June 2020 m), and high- (≥ 2001 m) altitudes lodged 7, 17, and 14 species, respectively. -
Teleostei: Cyprinidae)
Iran. J. Ichthyol. (June 2015), 2(2): 71–78 Received: March 01, 2015 © 2015 Iranian Society of Ichthyology Accepted: May 29, 2015 P-ISSN: 2383-1561; E-ISSN: 2383-0964 doi: http://www.ijichthyol.org Geographic distribution of the genus Chondrostoma Agassiz, 1832 in Iran (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) Arash JOULADEH ROUDBAR1, Hamid Reza ESMAEILI2*, Ali GHOLAMIFARD2, Rasoul ZAMANIAN2, Saber VATANDOUST3 1Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, Sari University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Sari, Iran. 2Department of Biology, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71454–Iran. 3Department of Fisheries, Babol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran. * Email: [email protected] Abstract: Distribution of the genus Chondrostoma in Iran, which is mostly known from the Caspian Sea, Tigris River, Kor River and Esfahan basins was mapped. The Kura nase, Chondrostoma cyri is reported from Armenia, Georgia and Iran and it is found in the streams and rivers draining to the western coast of the Caspian Sea from the Kuma River in the north southward to the Kura and Aras River basins in the south. The king or Mesopotamian nase, C. regium is widely distributed in Turkey, Iran, Iraq and Syria. It is found in the Qweik and Orontes River basins (Mediterranean Sea basin), the endorheic Esfahan basin and exorheic Tigris- Euphrates and Zohreh River basins (Persian Gulf basin). The Kor nase, C. orientale is distributed only in the endorheic Kor River basin of Iran and prefers medium to large streams and also large rivers. Keywords: Distribution pattern, Fish diversity, Middle East, Iran. Introduction muzzle well arched, with very hard oral lips and a The nases, genus Chondrostoma Agassiz, 1832 sharp border” (Durand et al. -
Naghan (Chahar Mahal Bakhtiari-High Zagros, Iran) Earthquake of 6 April 1977
Naghan (Chahar Mahal Bakhtiari-High Zagros, Iran) Earthquake of 6 april 1977. A preliminary field report and a seismotectonic discussion M. BERBERIAN - I. NAVAI Received on December 19th, 1977 ABSTRACT The Naghan earthquake of magnitude 6 (Ms) occurred on 6 April 1977 in the mountanious area of Chahar Mahal Bakhtiari in the High Zagros, south of Shahr-e-Kord. It killed 348 people, injured about 200, and caused destruction over an area of 150 Km2. The shock damaged beyond repair 2,100 houses and killed 0.7°/o of livestock in the area; eight schools collapsed and 37 were damaged. The maximum intensity ot' the main shock did not exceed VIII (MM). The earthquake was associated neither with any fresh surface fault- ing, nor with reactivation of the existing faults and salt domes at surface. Heavy rain fell before and during the earthquake and the destruction was more extensive where the saturated clay content of the alluvium was higher; it was also more extensive in water-logged areas or the areas with a shallower water table. Landslides occurred on steep slopes and destroyed or damaged some villages built on slopes. Several aftershocks caused additional damage to the already destroyed or damaged villages. The Naghan earthquake was another instance of the « subsedimentary Zagros-Type Earthquake » in the High Zagros part of the Zagros Active 6 M. BERBERIAN - I. NAVA1 Folded Belt, indicating that the re-adjustment of the unexposed meta- morphosed Precambrian Basement at depth caused no tectonic deform- ation (surface faulting) at the top of the sedimentary cover. This was due to the presence of the Upper Precambrian Hormoz layers (Salt deposits) acting as a slippage zone along the decollement surface of the Zagros at depth. -
A New Approach for Parameter Estimation of Autoregressive Models Using Adaptive Network-Based Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS)
A New Approach for Parameter Estimation of Autoregressive Models Using Adaptive Network-Based Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) Hamid R. Safavi, Mohammad Hossein Golmohammadi, Maryam Zekri & Samuel Sandoval-Solis Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering ISSN 2228-6160 Iran J Sci Technol Trans Civ Eng DOI 10.1007/s40996-017-0068-x 1 23 Your article is protected by copyright and all rights are held exclusively by Shiraz University. This e-offprint is for personal use only and shall not be self-archived in electronic repositories. If you wish to self-archive your article, please use the accepted manuscript version for posting on your own website. You may further deposit the accepted manuscript version in any repository, provided it is only made publicly available 12 months after official publication or later and provided acknowledgement is given to the original source of publication and a link is inserted to the published article on Springer's website. The link must be accompanied by the following text: "The final publication is available at link.springer.com”. 1 23 Author's personal copy Iran J Sci Technol Trans Civ Eng DOI 10.1007/s40996-017-0068-x RESEARCH PAPER A New Approach for Parameter Estimation of Autoregressive Models Using Adaptive Network-Based Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) 1 1 2 Hamid R. Safavi • Mohammad Hossein Golmohammadi • Maryam Zekri • Samuel Sandoval-Solis3 Received: 24 June 2016 / Accepted: 7 July 2017 Ó Shiraz University 2017 Abstract Time series modeling plays an important role in new driven method from ANFIS shows that this system can different fields of science and engineering such as be employed as a parameter estimator for time series hydrology and water resources management. -
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This article appeared in a journal published by Elsevier. The attached copy is furnished to the author for internal non-commercial research and education use, including for instruction at the authors institution and sharing with colleagues. Other uses, including reproduction and distribution, or selling or licensing copies, or posting to personal, institutional or third party websites are prohibited. In most cases authors are permitted to post their version of the article (e.g. in Word or Tex form) to their personal website or institutional repository. Authors requiring further information regarding Elsevier’s archiving and manuscript policies are encouraged to visit: http://www.elsevier.com/copyright Author's personal copy Journal of Hydrology 464–465 (2012) 216–232 Contents lists available at SciVerse ScienceDirect Journal of Hydrology journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jhydrol Incentives to adopt irrigation water saving measures for wetlands preservation: An integrated basin scale analysis ⇑ Alireza Nikouei a, , Mansour Zibaei a, Frank A. Ward b a Department of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Faculty, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran b Department of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA article info summary Article history: Preserving natural wetlands is a growing challenge as the world faces increased demand for water. Received 23 July 2011 Drought, climate change and growing demands by users aggravate the issue. The conflict between irri- Received in revised form 5 July 2012 gated agriculture and wetland services presents a classic case of competition. This paper examines an Accepted 8 July 2012 institutional mechanism that offers an incentive to farmers to adopt water conservation measures, which Available online 20 July 2012 in turn could reduce overall water use in irrigated agriculture within a selected basin. -
Mesoscale Mapping of Sediment Source Hotspots for Dam Sediment Management in Data-Sparse Semi-Arid Catchments
water Discussion Mesoscale Mapping of Sediment Source Hotspots for Dam Sediment Management in Data-Sparse Semi-Arid Catchments Anna Smetanová 1,*, Anne Müller 2, Morteza Zargar 2,3, Mohamed A. Suleiman 4, Faraz Rabei Gholami 5,6 and Maryam Mousavi 3 1 Research Group Ecohydrology and Landscape Evaluation, Technical University Berlin, 10587 Berlin, Germany 2 Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, 14467 Potsdam, Germany; [email protected] 3 Avaye Ab Shabnam Consulting Engineering Company, 6133883441 Ahvaz, Iran 4 Dam Complex of Upper Atbara, 11605 Khartoum, Sudan; [email protected] 5 Khuzestan Water and Power Authority, 61355-137 Ahvaz, Iran 6 Iran Water Resources Management Co., 14896 Tehran, Iran * Correspondence: [email protected]; Tel.: +49-3031-473539 Received: 17 December 2019; Accepted: 20 January 2020; Published: 1 February 2020 Abstract: Land degradation and water availability in semi-arid regions are interdependent challenges for management that are influenced by climatic and anthropogenic changes. Erosion and high sediment loads in rivers cause reservoir siltation and decrease storage capacity, which pose risk on water security for citizens, agriculture, and industry. In regions where resources for management are limited, identifying spatial-temporal variability of sediment sources is crucial to decrease siltation. Despite widespread availability of rigorous methods, approaches simplifying spatial and temporal variability of erosion are often inappropriately applied to very data sparse semi-arid regions. In this work, we review existing approaches for mapping erosional hotspots, and provide an example of spatial-temporal mapping approach in two case study regions. The barriers limiting data availability and their effects on erosion mapping methods, their validation, and resulting prioritization of leverage management areas are discussed. -
Hydroelectric Production Using Ab-Terki River Flow Specific Energy
International Journal of Constructive Research in Civil Engineering (IJCRCE) Volume 3, Issue 3, 2017, PP 46-61 ISSN 2454-8693 (Online) DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.20431/2454-8693.0303005 www.arcjournals.org Hydroelectric Production using Ab-Terki River Flow Specific Energy Saeid Eslamian1, Nicolas R. Dalezios2, Mahboubeh Amoushahi-Khouzani3, Maryam Marani- Barzani4, Amir Gandomkar5, Morteza Khodagholi6, Foroozan Rajaei-Rizi7, Vijay P. Singh8, Shahide Dehghan5,Mohsen Ghane9, Kaveh Ostad-Ali-Askari10*, Morteza Soltani11, Yohannes Yihdego12, Hossein Norouzi13, Hamid-Reza Shirvani-Dastgerdi14 1Department of Water Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran. 2Laboratory of Hydrology, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Thessaly, Volos, Greece & Department of Natural Resources Development and Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece. 3Water Engineering Department, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran 4Department of Geography, University of Malaya (UM) ,50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 5Department of Geography, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran 6Isfahan Center for Research of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources, Department of Climate Change & Drought, Isfahan, Iran. 7Water Engineering Department, Shahrekord University, Shahrekord, Iran 8Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering & Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A and M University, 321 Scoates Hall, 2117 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843-2117, U.S.A. -
Organ-Oriented Phytochemical Profiling and Radical
Research Article Organ‑oriented phytochemical profling and radical scavenging activity of Alcea spp. (Malvaceae) from Iran Zohreh Azadeh1 · Keramatollah Saeidi1 · Zahra Lorigooini2 · Mahmoud Kiani3 · Filippo Maggi4 Received: 8 December 2019 / Accepted: 2 March 2020 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020 Abstract Polyphenol content and antioxidant activity of fowers and herbage of three species of the genus Alcea were determined. Flowers showed high total phenolic content and yielded values ranging from 26.83 (Alcea aucheri var. lobata) to 82.59 (A. aucheri var. aucheri) mg GAE/g DW. Total anthocyanin content was highest (934.98 mg/ml) in the fowers of A. auchrei var. aucheri (A12), whereas the content was minimal (1.34 mg/ml) in the herbage of Alcea koelzii (A2). The highest total favonoid content was recorded in A. koelzii (16.15 mg Q/g DW), while the lowest value was achieved in A. aucheri var. lobata (8.06 mg Q/g DW). The highest concentration of mucilage was recorded in the fowers from Alcea arbelensis (32%), whereas those of A. aucheri var. lobata yielded the lowest value (1.05%). Principal component analysis scatter plot, derived from all data for fowers in 13 Alcea specimens revealed a diferent quantitative phytochemical profle. The strongest radi- cal scavenging activity, measured by DPPH method, was recorded in A. aucheri var. aucheri with an IC50 of 34.06 μg/ml. Keywords Alcea · Antioxidant activity · Anthocyanin · Iran · Mucilage · Polyphenol Abbreviations main component of this botanical richness. Alcea is a large F Flower genus recognized in the family Malvaceae, including about H Herbage 70 species, mostly perennial, sometimes annual and bien- TPC Total phenolic content nial ones, indigenous to Asia and Europe [2]. -
Vertical Distribution, Biodiversity, and Some Selective Aspects of the Physicochemical Characteristics of the Larval Habitats Of
International Journal of Epidemiologic Research doi:10.34172/ijer.2020.15 2020 Spring;7(2):74-91 http://ijer.skums.ac.ir Original Article Vertical Distribution, Biodiversity, and Some Selective Aspects of the Physicochemical Characteristics of the Larval Habitats of Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran Seyed-Mohammad Omrani1* ID , Shahyad Azari-Hamidian2 ID 1Medical Parasitology Department, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran. 2Department of Health Education, Research Center of Health and Environment, School of Health, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran. *Corresponding Author: Abstract Dr. Seyed-Mohammad Omrani, Assistant Professor, Background and aims: Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) are still a focus of research because of their role Medical Parasitology in the transmission of diseases and annoying biting behavior. Source reduction is an effective measure Department, Shahrekord to control mosquito populations, which is based on good knowledge of larval habitats. This study was University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, conducted to obtain that basic knowledge in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. Iran, P.O. Box: 3391, Methods: This study was carried out in 2011 and 2012. Geographical coordinates, altitude, pH, Shahrekord, Iran, Tel: 0098 383 33335635, E-mail: temperature, and the dissolved oxygen level of larval habitats were recorded by relevant devices, [email protected] followed by documenting physical attributes by direct observation. In addition, the indices of biodiversity were calculated to analyze the vertical biodiversity of species. Finally, the affinity index was calculated to elucidate species co-occurrence. Received: 17 Mar. 2020 Results: Eighteen species were recovered from 92 larval habitats. Low- (≤ 1400 m), mid- (1401–2000 Accepted: 18 May 2020 ePublished: 28 June 2020 m), and high- (≥ 2001 m) altitudes lodged 7, 17, and 14 species, respectively. -
Newsletter Complied by the Secretariat of Conservation Of
Conservation of Biodiversity in Central Zagros Landscape Project Newsletter Complied by the Secretariat of Conservation of Biodiversity in Central Zagros Landscape Project | P a g e 1 Conservation of Biodiversity in Central Zagros Landscape Project No Title Page 1 The Street Theater "To save Zagros" received public applause_________________ 3 2 The " Avaye Zagros" Frog-Title of the theater- in Choghakhor_________________ 5 3 The GIS workshop for the staffs of the project was held______________________ 5 4 The first training workshop on sustainable aquaculture was held in Naghan-Buldaji 5 5 The Teachers' training workshop titled " The Green Government & Environment" 5 was held____________________________________________________________ 6 Visiting the success sample of the surveying project on local and medical herbs of 5 Dezak______________________________________________________________ 7 Kids' Motto on Clean Earth Day_________________________________________ 6 8 Zagros Birds' documentary was broadcasted on the International Day of Biodiversity_________________________________________________________ 7 9 " The Climate Change" Conference was held with the technical support of Zagros 7 Project_____________________________________________________________ 10 The natural environment's deputy 's field visit to Dena-Vanak__________________ 7 11 The field visit of Kohgiloye and Bouyer Ahmad's Governor From Dena-Vanak____ 8 12 The first workshop of " Developing the national document on the CZM Design 8 System" was held_____________________________________________________ -
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Journal of Rangeland Science, 2017, Vol. 7, No. 4 Hosseininasab et al.,/ 361 Contents available at ISC and SID Journal homepage: www.rangeland.ir Research and Full Length Article: The Structure of Plant Population of Forested Rangeland in Different Legal Definitions (Case Study: Sabzkouh Region, Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari Province, Iran) Masoomeh Sadat HosseininasabA*, Hossein BaraniB, Mousa AkbarlouB and Mohamad Hadi MoayeriC APh.D. Candidate of Rangeland Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Iran, *(Corresponding Author), Email:[email protected] BAssociate Professor, Department of Rangeland and Watershed Management, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Iran CAssociate Professor Department of Forestry, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Iran Received on: 17/12/2016 Accepted on: 05/03/2017 Abstract. There is less published research on ecosystems of forested rangeland in Iran. This research was conducted to investigate the forested rangeland area based on legal definition via comparison of indices species richness, diversity, and morphology of the trees and shrubs in Sabzkouh watershed, Chaharmahal Bakhtiari province, Iran. Quantitative characteristics of trees and shrubs were measured by 56 transects using the 'sample line with the fixed tree' method in 2016. In each transect five plots were thrown to measure understory factors. The data was divided into two categories, less and more than 1% and 5%, according to legal definitions of tree canopy cover percentage. In addition, timber volume was divided into two categories, less and more than 20 (m3/ha). Two independent sample analyses (U test and T test) were used to compare between communities and Kappa index method were used check the maps accuracy.