Investigation of relationships between soil physiochemical attributes  And vegetation covers for recognition of index species in Savog-bolagh region Investigation of relationships between soil

Jafari, Mohammad; Tahmoures, Mohammad; Naghiloo, Mohsen

doi:10.22059/jrwm.2015.54925

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Professor, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, I.R. Iran

² PhD Student, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, I.R. Iran

³ MSc. Graduate, International Desert Research Center, University of Tehran, I.R. Iran

https://doi.org/10.22059/jrwm.2015.54925

Abstract

The purpose of this research is investigation of relationship between vegetation cover and soil characteristics and determination of the most important soil factor that effects on quantity variations and kinds of vegetation cover in the study area. The study area is located in west of Tehran province and south eastern of Hashtgerd, next to Najm-abad village. After field study, the index vegetation types were selected and randomized-systematic sampling method has been used for soil and vegetation cover sampling in each of key area. The area of each plot was determined according to kind of plant species and species distribution using minimum area method. Some vegetation cover parameters such as canopy cover percentage, density and frequency of plant species were measured in the area. Then soil sampling were done from 2 horizon 0-10 cm and 10-30 cm in each plot and soil attributes such as texture, pH, organic carbon percentage and gypsum were measured in soil laboratory. Afterwards statistical methods like multivariate regression, analysis of variance and statistical techniques were used for analyzing of soil and vegetation cover data. Results showed that there is not any specific difference between soil and vegetation data except for gypsum. In other words the effective factor on vegetation cover variation was soil gypsum.

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Journal of Range and Watershed Managment

Investigation of relationships between soil physiochemical attributes And vegetation covers for recognition of index species in Savog-bolagh region Investigation of relationships between soil

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Volume 68, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
September 2015
Pages 227-245

Investigation of relationships between soil physiochemical attributes And vegetation covers for recognition of index species in Savog-bolagh region Investigation of relationships between soil

References

References

Volume 68, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2September 2015Pages 227-245

Volume 68, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
September 2015
Pages 227-245