RANGE SIZE RARITY ANALYSIS OF THE FABACEAE, (EXCEPT ASTRAGALUS L.) IN IRAN

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 MSc. / Department of Biology Faculty of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

2 Associate Professor / Department of Biology Faculty of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

Abstract

The geographic distribution of the Fabaceae (except the genus Astragalus L.) has been analyzed to have insights about the distribution pattern of this family as an approach for a better conservation policymaking. In doing so, we used a dataset of 10498 geo-referenced observations from Iran. Species richness, endemic species, weighted endemism and corrected weighted endemism were mapped in 1° x 1° latitude/longitude grids using ArcView and DIVA-GIS software. Iran was divided into 196 grid cells and of these, 173 grid cells had at least one record each. The highest endemic species values were observed in a grid cell located in Tehran province, which also possessed high species richness and even the highest weighted endemism values. But high values for corrected weighted endemism were obtained from grid cells located in the North East of Iran (mostly from Razavi Khorasan province). Species with very small documented distribution area (one grid cell only) were distributed in North and North West (West and East Azerbaijan provinces) of Iran and along the Zagros mountain range. In this study, seven regions with conservation importance were identified which can be compared with the present protected areas.
 

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Article Title [Persian]

آنالیز محدوده کمیابی تیره باقلائیان به جزء جنس گون در ایران

Authors [Persian]

  • طلیعه السادات موسوی 1
  • احمدرضا خسروی 2
1 کارشناس ارشد / بخش زیست شناسی دانشگاه شیراز
2 دانشیار / بخش زیست شناسی دانشگاه شیراز.
Abstract [Persian]

پراکنش جغرافیایی تیره باقلائیان (به جزء جنس گون) تجزیه و تحلیل گردیده تا با داشتن چشم‌اندازی از الگوی پراکنش این خانواده بتوانیم تصمیمات حفاظتی بهتری داشته باشیم. به این منظور از ١٠٤٩٨ گزارش ثبت شده ی ژئورفرنس شده از ایران استفاده گردید. با استفاده از نرم افزار DIVA-GIS و ArcView و خانه های 1° x 1° عرض/طول جغرافیایی، غنای گونه‌ای، گونه‌های انحصاری، weighted endemism، corrected weighted endemism بر روی نقشه آورده شد. ایران به ١٩٦ خانه تقسیم گردید که از این تعداد ١٧٣ خانه حداقل یک گزارش ثبت شده دارند. بالاترین تعداد گونه‌های انحصاری در خانه‌ای در استان تهران مشاهده شده است که همچنین بالاترین میزان غنای گونه‌ای و weighted endemism را دارد. بالاترین میزان corrected weighted endemism در خانه‌ای در شمال شرق ایران مشاهده شده است. گونه‌هایی که پراکندگی آنها محدود به یک خانه می باشد در شمال، شمال غرب و در امتداد رشته کوه زاگرس پراکنده هستند. در این مطالعه هفت ناحیه با اهمیت حفاظتی شناسایی شدند که می توان آنها را با مناطق حفاظتی کنونی مقایسه کرد.

Keywords [Persian]

  • Weighted endemism
  • Species richness
  • diversity mapping
  • priority setting
  • Fabaceae
  • Iran

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The Iranian Journal of Botany
Volume 18, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
December 2012
Pages 327-337

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  • Receive Date: 25 February 2012
  • Revise Date: 06 April 2012
  • Accept Date: 09 May 2012

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