A floristic survey of the Hyrcanian forests in Northern Iran, using two lowland-mountain transects

• Published in: Journal of forestry research Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 187 - 199
• Main Authors: Naqinezhad, Alireza, Zare-Maivan, Hassan, Gholizadeh, Hamid
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Harbin Springer-Verlag 01.03.2015; Northeast Forestry University; Springer; Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Sciences, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, P.0. Box 47416-95447, Mazandaran, Iran%Department of Plant Science, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Tarbiat-Modares, Tehran 14115-154, Iran
• Subjects: Acer; Alchemilla; Asteraceae; Biomedical and Life Sciences; botanical composition; Carex; Coniferophyta; ecotones; Endangered species; ferns and fern allies; flora; Forestry; forests; Forests and forestry; geophytes; Geranium; hemicryptophytes; Life Sciences; Original Paper; phanerophytes; phytogeography; Poa; Pteridophytes; Surveys; 伊朗; 低地; 区系调查; 双子叶植物; 断面; 森林草原过渡带; 植物区系成分; 相似性指数; Iran; Hyrcanian forest; Ecological transects; IUCN Red List; Endemism; Sørenson similarity index; S?renson similarity index

We investigated the floristic composition of the Hyrcanian forests and the related forest-steppe ecotone in Northern Iran by using two long ecological transects, from lowland to upper mountain areas. The study was conducted during 2008 and 2009 and yielded the identification of 395 plant taxa belong...