International Journal of Advanced Biological and Biomedical Research

MSRT,ISC
37
h-index

Study of Distribution Pattern and Density of Vegetative Cover in Steppe and Forest Areas of Isfahan University of Technology

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

M.R. Hemami 1
S.S. Mohaghegh 2
A. Rohina 3
S. Sobhani Ardakani 4

1 Department of the Environment, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran

2 Department of the Environmental Engineering, Payame-Noor University, Dehdasht Branch, Kohgilouveh & boyerahmad, Iran

3 Postgraduate of watershed management Engineering and instructor of Payame-Noor Universuty, Dehdasht Branch, Kohgilouveh & boyerahmad,Iran

4 Department of the Environment, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan,

Abstract
Since density is considered as one of the most important numerical indices to explain quantitative values of a plant community by affecting on many aspects and activity of ecosystem, on the other hand, awareness about plants distribution pattern in environment is an essential preparation for measurement and study of vegetative cover, therefore, in this research determination of density and distribution pattern of vegetative cover were carried out in two forest and steppe areas of Isfahan Industrial University using plots and distance methods.  The results explained that, distribution pattern of vegetative cover of forest area had a uniform distribution so that, Point quarter, Ordered distance and T-square methods had a smaller standard error respectively. In the steppe area with bulk distribution pattern, standard error was less in Point quarter, Ordered distance, T-square and plot respectively. On the other hand in forest area, density resulted from Ordered distance, T-square, plot and Point quarter methods were respectively close to the real density. While in the steppe area, density resulted from Point quarter, Ordered distance, T-square and plot methods were respectively close to the real density

Keywords

Density
Distribution pattern
plot
Forest
Steppe
Isfahan industrial university
Ardekani, M. (2004). Ecology.Institute of Tehran University Press.
Afshar, F. (2004). A review of design principle and to present a theory plan for the forest park of Isfahan Industrial University.
Mesdaghi, M. (1998). Range management in Iran. Astan-e- Godes-e- Razavi Press.Third edition.
Bratton, S.P. (1985) Effects of disturbance by visitors on two woodland orchid species in Great smoky Mountain National Park, USA, "Biological Conservation. 31:211-277.
Bonham, C.D. (1989) Mesurments for terrestrial regetation, John willey& Sons, Inc., New York.
Pavlik, B.M., Barbour, M. G., (1988)."Demographic Montoring of endemic sand deaneplants, Eureka valley, California", Biological conservation,. 46: 217-242.
Pearson, H.A., and H. S., Sternitzke, (1974): "Forest- Rang invertory: A multiple- use survey journal of Rang Management, l(27):. 404-407.
International Journal of Advanced Biological and Biomedical Research
Volume 1, Issue 7 - Serial Number 7
July and August 2013
Pages 701-710

  • Receive Date 17 August 2014

Article View 20,056
PDF Download 7,137

Home

A-Z Journals

SPC Publisher's Policies

Indexing and Abstracting

Editorial Board

Guide for Authors

EndNote file for authors

Submit Manuscript

Contact Us