Publication Date
1997
Description
The meadows of the Ardabill region with an area of 77,000 hectares, make up about 50% of the total areas scattered in central and western parts of Ardabill. The objectives of this research were to identify and classify the meadows based on vegetation. It was observed that among eight representative stands, Vagah-sara and Samian were more diverse compared to the other stands. The richness increases as soil moisture increases. From the standpoint of life form, hemicryptophytes and therophytes dominated. Productions of dry matter were 3900 and 3700 kg/ha at Arjestan and Khatampboulaghi respectively, and were decreased to 1500 kg/ha at Kouh-sangar stand. Cluster analysis of stands showed that at 40% of similarity, two clusters fused which was consistent with the results of ordination. It was concluded that soil moisture was the most critical factor in heterogeneity of meadow vegetation.
Citation
Mesdaghi, Mansour, "An Investigation on Inventory of Sub-Steppic Meadows in Northwestern Iran" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1997-2023). 22.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1997/session23/22
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An Investigation on Inventory of Sub-Steppic Meadows in Northwestern Iran
The meadows of the Ardabill region with an area of 77,000 hectares, make up about 50% of the total areas scattered in central and western parts of Ardabill. The objectives of this research were to identify and classify the meadows based on vegetation. It was observed that among eight representative stands, Vagah-sara and Samian were more diverse compared to the other stands. The richness increases as soil moisture increases. From the standpoint of life form, hemicryptophytes and therophytes dominated. Productions of dry matter were 3900 and 3700 kg/ha at Arjestan and Khatampboulaghi respectively, and were decreased to 1500 kg/ha at Kouh-sangar stand. Cluster analysis of stands showed that at 40% of similarity, two clusters fused which was consistent with the results of ordination. It was concluded that soil moisture was the most critical factor in heterogeneity of meadow vegetation.
