{"title":"Detecting and Modelling the Trend of Change in the Forest Land Use in Garasu Watershed Area Using Landscape Metrics","authors":"M. Mokhtari, S. Abedian, M. Gholipoor","doi":"10.47176/ijae.8.4.11932","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47176/ijae.8.4.11932","url":null,"abstract":"Detecting, predicting and quantifying the trends of landscape pattern change in the forests of Gharasu watershed area are necessary so as to assess the crises or prevent them. To this aim, the land use maps belonging to the years 1987, 2002 and 2018 were classified through the maximum likelihood method, and the forest area changes were estimated. Then, through the Geomod model and the forest change probability map derived from the multi-criteria evaluation method, a forestland map was generated for the year 2041. Moreover, the quantitative characteristics and the spatial distribution of the forested area were evaluated using ten landscape metrics. The results revealed that 2632 hectares had been deforested over the last 31 years; also, it is predicted that 2084.7 more hectares of the forests will be reduced until 2041. The analysis of the landscape metrics also showed that the forest landscape had become more limited and fragmented, as well as becoming less regular and integrated. Through the landscape analysis approach, six of the ten metrics used in this study proved to have a regular trend of change. They include class area, number of patches, patch density, patch area mean, limiting circle and pore size. Thus, it can be concluded that Geomod is a quite successful model in predicting the forest areas for the year 2041.","PeriodicalId":31359,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Applied Ecology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70771296","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Ashrafzadeh, A. Naghipour, H. Khoshnamvand, M. Haidarian, S. Esmaeili
{"title":"Distribution Modeling of Foraging Habitats for Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus) in Kermanshah Province, Iran","authors":"M. Ashrafzadeh, A. Naghipour, H. Khoshnamvand, M. Haidarian, S. Esmaeili","doi":"10.47176/ijae.8.4.10022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47176/ijae.8.4.10022","url":null,"abstract":"The Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus , as a globally endangered species, is significantly affected by conflicts with human, leading to the decline of this species population. Availability of food resources is known as one of the most important factors affecting the distribution of the Egyptian vulture. In this study, we employed an ensemble modelling approach to predict the suitability of the foraging habitat for the Egyptian vulture based on seven distribution modelling algorithms. According to our results, suitable foraging habitats for this bird accounted for about 4.19% (1021.40 km 2 ) of the study area, of which only approximately 31.92% (326 km 2 ) was covered by the conservation areas. Livestock density (31.82%), the presence of wild ungulates (15.36%), distance to dump sites (14.77%), landcover (12.46%) and elevation (11.85%) made the highest contribution to the ensemble model of this species. Our results indicated that Egyptian vultures mainly rely on dump sites, nomadic areas and livestock farming sites, thereby reflecting the vulture's tendency to livestock carcasses. Thus, it is important to develop effective strategies for proper monitoring and managing human activities in these areas.","PeriodicalId":31359,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Applied Ecology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"70771285","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Z. A. poudeh, O. G. baharanchi, shekoofeh nematallahi, S. Fakheran, S. Pourmanafi
{"title":"Monitoring and Prediction of Land Use/Cover Changes in Shadegan International Wetland, Iran","authors":"Z. A. poudeh, O. G. baharanchi, shekoofeh nematallahi, S. Fakheran, S. Pourmanafi","doi":"10.47176/ijae.8.3.11531","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47176/ijae.8.3.11531","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":31359,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Applied Ecology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49664091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Z. Zangane, K. Naseri, F. Melati, M. Mesdaghi, N. Izadi
{"title":"The Effects of Plot Shape and Size on Determining the Distribution Pattern of Astragalus verus Olivier","authors":"Z. Zangane, K. Naseri, F. Melati, M. Mesdaghi, N. Izadi","doi":"10.47176/ijae.8.3.7813","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47176/ijae.8.3.7813","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":31359,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Applied Ecology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49582863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mapping Dieback Intensity Distribution in Zagros Oak Forests Using Geo-statistics and Artificial Neural Network","authors":"F. Mozafari, A. Karamshahi, M. Heydari, O. Karami","doi":"10.47176/ijae.8.3.11911","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47176/ijae.8.3.11911","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":31359,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Applied Ecology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47526468","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Borooghny, H. Moradi, A. Mikaeili, A. M. Pourmalekshah
{"title":"The Survey of Density and Diversity of Birds in Two Protected and Recreational Forest Areas (A Case Study: Golestan Province, Iran)","authors":"M. Borooghny, H. Moradi, A. Mikaeili, A. M. Pourmalekshah","doi":"10.47176/IJAE.8.3.785","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47176/IJAE.8.3.785","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":31359,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Applied Ecology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43637011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Hoseinpour, H. Jalilvand, M. Niknejad, H. parynejad, A. Savadkohi
{"title":"Investigating the Effects of Forestry Plans on Tree Diversity Indices Mapped by Kriging Method (A Case Study: Watson Forestry Plan in the Eastern of Mazandaran)","authors":"A. Hoseinpour, H. Jalilvand, M. Niknejad, H. parynejad, A. Savadkohi","doi":"10.47176/ijae.8.3.11651","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47176/ijae.8.3.11651","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":31359,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Applied Ecology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45637078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multi-Temporal Assessment of Mangrove Forests Change in the Coastal Areas of Bushehr Region Based on Landsat Satellite Imagery","authors":"T. Tabatabaie, F. Amiri","doi":"10.47176/ijae.8.3.9762","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47176/ijae.8.3.9762","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":31359,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Applied Ecology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44584237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Predicting the Climatic Ecological Niche of Artemisia aucheri Boiss in Central Iran using Species Distribution Modeling","authors":"M. Amiri, M. Tarkesh, R. Jafari","doi":"10.29252/IJAE.8.2.61","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/IJAE.8.2.61","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":31359,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Applied Ecology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45443980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"اولویتبندی روشهای اصلاح مرتع با استفاده از روش تحلیل تصمیمگیری چندمعیاره (مطالعه موردی: مراتع شهرستان سمیرم)","authors":"زهرا مهدوی جعفری, حسین بشری, مسغود برهانی","doi":"10.29252/IJAE.8.2.81","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29252/IJAE.8.2.81","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":31359,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Applied Ecology","volume":"8 1","pages":"81-92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69853897","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}