Hyrcanian or Caspian forests follow a profile along the northern slopes of the Alborz
mountain range, located in the provinces of Gilan, Mazandaran and Golestan in northern …

Tertiary‐relict Hyrcanian (Caspian) forest along the shores of the southern Caspian Sea is a
center of biodiversity. Still, there is little information on plant diversity patterns in this area …

Soil organic carbon (SOC) storage and CO2 flux into the atmosphere can be influenced by
land use change, especially re/deforestation. The impacts of conversion of primary …

In this floristic study from sea level to timberline in the westernmost Hyrcanian forests, 1302
plant specimens within 166 relevés were identified. There were 649 taxa of vascular plants …

Study of tree diversity in forests is ecologically a fundamental issue. Shirinrood river flows as
a main upstream toward Tadjan river in mountainous hyrcanian forests, Iran. The river itself …

F. excelsior L. plantations and natural forest at P= 0.05. Overall, species heterogeneity and
evenness in the plantations was more than the surrounding natural forest. These results …

In order to investigate structural diversity of oak forest, Blake forest in the Baneh region,
Kurdistan Province was selected. Inventory sampling by random method and three sample …

AbstractBackground and objectives: Structure of forest ecosystems undergoes changes in
the temporal and spatial scale that this changes cause development. Development process …

Variations in forest vegetation are effected by several factors, one of the most important of
which being the crown canopy. This study aims to survey the effect of close and open crown …

Background and objectives: Certain structural elements of forests, such as habitat trees,
serve as crucial habitats and environmental modifiers for a multitude of organisms. This …