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Model of ecological resilience in Hyrcanian forests that combines the decision-making trial and evaluation method (DEMATEL) and system dynamics
The present study assessed the resilience model of Hyrcanian forests with Navroud-Asalem watershed as a case study. The Navroud-Assalem watershed was...
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REDD implementation for greenhouse gas reduction and climate change mitigation in Hyrcanian forests: a case study of the Kojoor Watershed, Northern Iran
Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) is a specific strategy for combating deforestation and forest degradation to...
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Mapping of Biogeographical Territories: Flora, Vegetation and Landscape Criteria
One of the tasks of biogeography has traditionally been the definition of territorial units by means of their biotic content. Five main ranks have...
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Late Holocene paleoenvironmental changes inferred from multi-proxy studies of the Kholasht-Kouh Lake sediments in the Gilan mountains, northern Iran
Past vegetation and environmental changes and the role of climate as well as human activities are of major interest. The Hyrcanian region with a high...
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Genomic data and ecological niche modeling reveal an unusually slow rate of molecular evolution in the Cretaceous Eupteleaceae
Living fossils are evidence of long-term sustained ecological success. However, whether living fossils have little molecular changes remains poorly...
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Fine-scale topographic influence on the spatial distribution of tree species diameter in old-growth beech (Fagus orientalis Lipsky.) forests, northern Iran
The Hyrcanian forest in northern Iran is threatened by human use and encroachment and has suffered degradation in some areas. The forest has been...
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Infra-specific variation of Acer cappadocicum (Sapindaceae): morphological and molecular approaches
Besides Quercus , Acer L. genus is the largest tree genus in the Northern Hemisphere and consists of about 124–156 species. High morphological and...
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Why Does Mediterranean Vegetation Seem So Diverse?
Worldwide patterns of biodiversity have been catalogued and mapped at least since the 1990s, based partly on studies from much earlier. For plant...
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The Anatolian High-Mountain Ranges – Plant Diversity Between Two Seas
This contribution provides a survey on the high-mountain vegetation of Anatolia, Turkey, covering the West Anatolian Mts., the Taurus mountain...
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The Alborz Mountain Range
The Alborz is one of the richest mountain ranges in SW Asia in terms of plant diversity which is mainly due to the heterogeneous topography, climate...
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The Zagros Mountain Range
The Zagros is the largest mountain range of the Iranian Plateau stretching from northeast Iraq to south Iran. It has high mountain peaks reaching the...
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Effects of Light Intensity and Ground Cover on Seedling Regeneration of Tetracentron sinense Oliv.
We aimed to explore the factors affecting seedling regeneration in Tetracentron sinense by investigating the effects of light intensity and ground...
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Growth of continental crust in intra-oceanic and continental-margin arc systems: Analogs for Archean systems
Earth’s continental crust has grown and been recycled throughout geologic history along convergent plate margins. The main locus of continental...
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Study of plant diversity and floristics in the westernmost Hyrcanian forests
In this floristic study from sea level to timberline in the westernmost Hyrcanian forests, 1302 plant specimens within 166 relevés were identified....
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Vegetation of the Polar Zone
The polar tundra occurs almost exclusively in the Arctic region. In Antarctica, there are only two flowering plant species, as opposed to just over...
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Fundamentals towards Understanding Global Vegetation
The introductory chapter provides the basic knowledge needed in order to understand the conditions under which the present zonal, azonal and...
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Phytocoenological approach to the ecology of Laurus nobilis L. in Italy
Laurus nobilis L. (Laurel) is considered one of the most emblematic epigones of the late-Tertiary laurophyllous biome, persisting within the...
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The High Mountain Flora and Vegetation
The orophile flora of the Iberian Peninsula is analysed in order to extract the basic biogeographical patterns of the plant diversity contained in...
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Evidence for genetic allopolyploidy in Eutrema edwardsii (Brassicaceae): implications for conservation
Eutrema edwardsii R.Br. ( Brassicaceae) is an arctic-alpine mustard with a circumpolar distribution. Its closest relative, Eutrema penlandii Rollins,...
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Early-Mid Pleistocene genetic differentiation and range expansions as exemplified by invasive Eurasian Bunias orientalis (Brassicaceae) indicates the Caucasus as key region
Turkish Warty cabbage, Bunias orientalis L. (Brassicaceae) is a perennial herb known for its 250 years of invasion history into Europe and worldwide...
