Forests of Iran - A Treasure from the Past, a Hope for the Future

The work describes the general ecological aspects of Iran as well as West and Central Asia in the introduction. The book includes three chapters, each describing the climate, geology and soil characteristics, vegetation and forest types, site demands of the main tree species and the ecogram of them, management and socio-economic issues of three different phytogeographical regions, mainly the Hyrcanian, Irano-Turanian, and Saharo-Sindian. Each chapter contains a table for introducing the English and Botanical names of the plant species mentioned in the chapter. The information presented in this book is based on personal experiences and results of research projects of the authors, as well as experiences of other forest scientists in Iran. The references are given at the end of each chapter separately. The book contains 10 tables, 37 black and white and 55 color pictures.

List of contents

Preface.- Introduction.- 1. Euxino-Hyrcanian province; Caspian and Arasbaran regions.- 2. Irano-Turanian region.- 3. Sahro-Sindian region.

Summary

The work describes the general ecological aspects of Iran as well as West and Central Asia in the introduction. The book includes three chapters, each describing the climate, geology and soil characteristics, vegetation and forest types, site demands of the main tree species and the ecogram of them, management and socio-economic issues of three different phytogeographical regions, mainly the Hyrcanian, Irano-Turanian, and Saharo-Sindian. Each chapter contains a table for introducing the English and Botanical names of the plant species mentioned in the chapter. The information presented in this book is based on personal experiences and results of research projects of the authors, as well as experiences of other forest scientists in Iran. The references are given at the end of each chapter separately. The book contains 10 tables, 37 black and white and 55 color pictures.

Product details

• Authors: Pourhashemi, Mehdi Pourhashemi, Khosr Sagheb Talebi, Khosro Sagheb Talebi, Tokta Sajedi, Toktam Sajedi
• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2016
• EAN: 9789402407532
• ISBN: 978-94-0-240753-2
• No. of pages: 152
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 269 g
• Illustrations: VIII, 152 p. 86 illus., 55 illus. in color.
• Series: Plant and Vegetation; Plant and Vegetation
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; B, Ecology, Conservation Biology, Nature Conservation, Conservation of the environment, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Plant Ecology, Biomedical and Life Sciences, Botany & plant sciences, Ecosystems, Forestry & silviculture: practice & techniques, Forestry, Forestry Management