Journal of Range and Watershed Managment

Indentification flora and protective categorization of plants in rangelands of Sadrabad of Nodushan, Yazd province, Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

elham fakhimi 1
Hossein Naderi 2

1 Assistant professor,Research Division of Natural Resources, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center,areeo,Shahrekord,Iran

2 TMU University, faculty of Natural Resources &Marine science, Noor,Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22059/jrwm.2019.273360.1338
Abstract
Floristic studies are fundamental for the applied sciences such as rangeland management and conservation. Rangelands of Sadrabad with an area of 40000 hectares is jocated in South West of Yazd province that it remarkable habitat for the floristic studies. In this study the floristic list of the region is presented and their life forms and endangered species are distingushed Plants were sampled following the common method in the regional taxonomic studies and their families, genera, and species were determined using indispensable references. The life form of plant species was determined using Raunkier’s method. The results showed that 235 plant species belonging to 39 families and 169 genera exist in this area. Hemicryptophytes, Therophytes, Chamaephytes, Geophytes and Phanerophytes included 36.45, 25.65, 23.47 , 7.82 and 6.55% of the total species, respectively. Furthermore, the endangered species of the region were identified on the basis of IUCN criteria and Red Data Book of Iran. Accordingly, 43endangered species were identified, of which 34 were in lower risk (LR) class, , 7 species were in vulnerable (VU) class, and 2 were put in data deficient (DD) class.

Keywords

Flora
life form
Threatened species
Yazd
Journal of Range and Watershed Managment
Volume 72, Issue 2
Summer 2019
Pages 489-504

  • Receive Date 08 January 2019
  • Revise Date 05 October 2019
  • Accept Date 09 August 2019
  • Publish Date 23 August 2019

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