Assessment of rangeland degradation based on increasing distance from critical centers in Northern slopes of Sabalan

Q: How can I download an article?

To download an article from SID, first log in to the site, search for the article title, and click on the 'Download Article' option.

Q: How can I download an ISI article?

To download an ISI article on SID, enter the keyword or article title in the search bar, view the relevant results, click on the desired article, and select the 'Download Article' option.

Q: How can I access the SID database?

To access the SID database, visit SID.ir, create an account, and log in to access scientific resources.

Q: Is downloading articles from SID free?

Some articles on SID are available for free, while others require payment. Details are specified on the article's page.

GHORBANI A.; POURNEMATI A.; Pourali a.; BADRZADEH M.; TEYMORZADEH A.

مرکز اطلاعات علمی Scientific Information Database (SID) - Trusted Source for Research and Academic Resources

Journal Paper

Paper Information

Journal: IRANIAN JOURNAL OF RANGE AND DESERT RESEARCH Year:2017 | Volume:24 | Issue:3 (68) Page(s): 581-595

Download Full-Text

Persian Verion

View:

514

Download:

Cites:

Information Journal Paper

Title

Assessment of rangeland degradation based on increasing distance from critical centers in Northern slopes of Sabalan

Author(s)

Keywords

Grazing gradientQ1

critical centerQ2

grazing intensityQ2

species composition and diversityQ1

Ardabil provinceQ1

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of using the framework of Grazing gradient for the assessment of rangeland degradation in Northern slopes of Sabalan. In three villages including HeydarAbad, GholiBiglo and ArbabKandi, vegetation and soil samples were taken from a 100-m transect with 1 m2 plots in heavy, medium and light grazing intensity. Analysis of variance and mean comparison results showed that in the GholiBiglo village, changes in the phytomass at the first, second and third distances were 84. 60, 100. 90, 119. 80 kg/ha and canopy covers 33. 10, 35. 90, 43. 20 %, respectively, which had an increasing trend according to the research hypothesis (P<0. 05); however the hypothesis was not confirmed in ArbabKandi and HeydarAbad villages (P>0. 05). In the analysis of mean for three villages, parameters such as species density, stone and gravel, litter, sand, acidity and salinity had notable change trends (P<0. 05); however, other parameters did not confirm the hypothesis (P>0. 05). In ArbabKandi village, species diversity and evenness indices had an increasing trend, but they had no distinguished trend in the GholiBiglo village. In HeydarAbad village, diversity indices had a decreasing trend; however, the evenness indices did not follow a notable trend. Results of multivariate analysis indicated that sites with different grazing conditions cannot be separated. In the north of Sabalan mountain, changes in vegetation and soil factors are not only affected by Grazing gradient, however, other factors such as elevation and its dependent variables are the effective factors at different distances from the critical center. According to the species composition and occurred land use change and degradation on these rangelands, and the distribution of critical centers, it is not appropriate to use this framework in the assessment of rangeland degradation.

Cites

No record.

References

No record.

Cite

APA: Copy

GHORBANI, A., POURNEMATI, A., Pourali, a., BADRZADEH, M., & TEYMORZADEH, A.. (2017). Assessment of rangeland degradation based on increasing distance from critical centers in Northern slopes of Sabalan. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF RANGE AND DESERT RESEARCH, 24(3 (68) ), 581-595. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/107244/en

Vancouver: Copy

GHORBANI A., POURNEMATI A., Pourali a., BADRZADEH M., TEYMORZADEH A.. Assessment of rangeland degradation based on increasing distance from critical centers in Northern slopes of Sabalan. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF RANGE AND DESERT RESEARCH[Internet]. 2017;24(3 (68) ):581-595. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/107244/en

IEEE: Copy

A. GHORBANI, A. POURNEMATI, a. Pourali, M. BADRZADEH, and A. TEYMORZADEH, “Assessment of rangeland degradation based on increasing distance from critical centers in Northern slopes of Sabalan,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF RANGE AND DESERT RESEARCH, vol. 24, no. 3 (68) , pp. 581–595, 2017, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/107244/en

Related Journal Papers