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   overgrazing is a critical factor affecting plant diversity in nowa-mountain rangeland, west of iran  
   
نویسنده mahmoudi saeed ,khoramivafa mahmud ,hadidi moslem ,jalilian nastaran ,bagheri alireza
منبع journal of rangeland science - 2021 - دوره : 11 - شماره : 2 - صفحه:141 -151
چکیده    In western iran, mountainous rangelands provide significant resources for livestock productions. many ecosystems that are of high environmental and economic value are threatened by climate change and social economic pressures. this is especially important for semi-arid rangelands which have a multifunctional system. quantifying the direct and indirect effects of grazing disturbance on plant biodiversity in the semi-arid mountainous rangelands can provide sight into the appropriate measures to restore degraded rangelands and conserve biodiversity. here, the effects of different levels of grazing intensity (light grazing (lg), moderate grazing (mg), and heavy grazing (hg)) on plant biodiversity were examined in nava-mountain rangeland in kermanshah province, western iran in 2016. the results showed that increasing grazing intensity led to a decrease in species richness, margalef's richness index, and shannon-wiener index (p<0.05). stepwise regression analysis was used to investigate the effect of grazing intensity (independent variables) on species diversity and richness (dependent variable). the estimate parameters were significant (p<0.01) for species richness, margalef's richness and shannon-wiener indices in the different levels of grazing intensity. in overall, grazing intensity explained 47%, 47% and 50% of the variation for species richness, margalef's richness, and shannon-wiener indices, respectively. in addition, species richness and diversity were affected in response to grazing disturbance intensity and reducing grazing pressure can contribute to maintain relatively high species diversity in nowa-mountain rangeland.
کلیدواژه plant diversity ,grazing intensity ,diversity indices ,grazing disturbance
آدرس razi university, department of production engineering and plant genetics, iran, razi university, department of production engineering and plant genetics, iran, academic center for education, cultural and research, iran, agricultural research education and extention organization (areeo), kermanshah agricultural and natural resources research and education center, forests and rangelands research department, iran, razi university, department of production engineering and plant genetics, iran
پست الکترونیکی alireza884@yahoo.com
 
     
   
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