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The effect of fire on some characteristics of rangeland ecosystem in the Southern part of Golestan National Park, Iran

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    • Esmaeil Sheidai Karkaj 1
    • isa jafari 2
    • roghayeh jahdi 3

    1 Assistant professor, Department of Range and Watershed Management, Faculty of Natural Resources, Urmia University, Urmia.

    2 Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

    3 Assistant Professor of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran

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Document Type : Research Paper

10.22059/jrwm.2019.245647.1185
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Abstract

Fires are one of the most important factors affecting natural ecosystems. This study was done in order to investigate the effects of fire on soil chemical properties, soil seed bank and vegetation cover in Yeke Bermagh, Highland ranegelands in the southern part of Golestan National Park. After determination of control and burned area, sampling was done with 5 transects and 5 plots. Vegetation cover, density and production were recorded in each site. One plot was chosen for analysis of soil chemical properties and soil seed bank along transects. Sampling for seed soil bank determination was accomplished in two depths, 0-5 cm and 5-10 cm. In order to distinguish the differences between the two depths in each site, the independent t-test, and pair t-test were used. Comparison of soil properties in the two control and burned areas showed that pH, potassium, nitrogen, phosphors, carbon, EC and CEC in the burned area was more than control area. According to the results the amount of richness and diversity of seed bank in the control area was higher than the burned area. Furthermore, richness and diversity in the first depth was more than the second depth, in both areas.

Keywords

  • fire
  • rangeland ecosystems
  • soil seed bank
  • Golestan National Park
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Journal of Range and Watershed Managment
Volume 72, Issue 3
December 2019
Pages 755-767
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  • Receive Date: 11 November 2017
  • Revise Date: 09 December 2019
  • Accept Date: 11 November 2019
  • First Publish Date: 22 November 2019
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Sheidai Karkaj, E., jafari, I., & jahdi, R. (2019). The effect of fire on some characteristics of rangeland ecosystem in the Southern part of Golestan National Park, Iran. Journal of Range and Watershed Managment, 72(3), 755-767. doi: 10.22059/jrwm.2019.245647.1185

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Esmaeil Sheidai Karkaj; isa jafari; roghayeh jahdi. "The effect of fire on some characteristics of rangeland ecosystem in the Southern part of Golestan National Park, Iran". Journal of Range and Watershed Managment, 72, 3, 2019, 755-767. doi: 10.22059/jrwm.2019.245647.1185

HARVARD

Sheidai Karkaj, E., jafari, I., jahdi, R. (2019). 'The effect of fire on some characteristics of rangeland ecosystem in the Southern part of Golestan National Park, Iran', Journal of Range and Watershed Managment, 72(3), pp. 755-767. doi: 10.22059/jrwm.2019.245647.1185

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Sheidai Karkaj, E., jafari, I., jahdi, R. The effect of fire on some characteristics of rangeland ecosystem in the Southern part of Golestan National Park, Iran. Journal of Range and Watershed Managment, 2019; 72(3): 755-767. doi: 10.22059/jrwm.2019.245647.1185

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