Conservation priorities and distribution patterns of the genus Pseudopodospermum in Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

2 Department of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

3 Botany Research Division, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran

10.22092/ijb.2022.128199

Abstract

The present study provides an overview of geographic distribution patterns as well as the conservation priorities assessment of the genus Pseudopodospermum in Iran, using a GIS framework. A set of geographic distribution data was compiled through field studies, reviews of Flora Iranica, Flora of Iran, and examination of the herbarium specimens deposited at various herbaria. The geographic distribution mappings of the genus were analyzed using ArcView and DIVA-GIS software. High species richness was observed in Kurdo-Zagrosian Province, followed by Fars-Kerman, Atropatanean, and Northern Khorasan Provinces in Irano-Turanian phytogeographical region. Regarding our results, it could be concluded that effective conservation management in Kurdo-Zagrosian Province would lead to protecting a high percentage of Pseudopodospermum species against the threat of extinction.

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Article Title [Persian]

اولویت های حفاظتی و پراکندگی جغرافیایی جنس Pseudopodospermum در ایران

Authors [Persian]

  • الهام حاتمی 1
  • فرزانه خواجوئی نسب 2
  • سید رضا صفوی 3
1 بخش زیست شناسی، دانشکده علوم، دانشگاه شهیدباهنر کرمان، کرمان، ایران
2 دانش آموخته دکتری سیستماتیک گیاهی، دانشگاه شهید بهشتی، تهران، ایران
3 مؤسسه تحقیقات جنگلها و مراتع، سازمان تحقیقات، آموزش و ترویج کشاورزی، تهران، ایران
Abstract [Persian]

مطالعه حاضر به بررسی الگوهای پراکنش جغرافیایی و ارزیابی اولویت های حفاظتی جنس Pseudopodospermum در ایران با استفاده از سامانه GIS می پردازد. مجموعه داده های جغرافیایی از طریق مطالعات میدانی، جمع­آوری داده­های موجود در فلور ایرانیکا، فلور ایران و همچنین بررسی نمونه­های هرباریومی متعدد گردآوری شد. پراکنش جغرافیایی این جنس با استفاده از نرم افزارهای ArcView و DIVA-GIS مورد تجزیه و تحلیل قرار گرفت. غنای گونه­ای بالایی در پروانس­های کرد-زاگرسی و پس از آن در فارس-کرمان، آتروپاتن و خراسان شمالی از ناحیه ایران-تورانی مشاهده شد. مقایسه نتایج حاصل از آنالیز تکمیلی نشان داد که مدیریت حفاظتی صحیح در پروانس کرد-زاگرسی منجر به حفاظت درصد بالایی از گونه های جنس Pseudopodospermum در برابر خطر انقراض می­شود.

Keywords [Persian]

  • GIS framework
  • species richness
  • Kurdo-Zagrosian Province
  • conservation priorities

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The Iranian Journal of Botany
Volume 28, Issue 2
December 2022
Pages 128-138

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  • Receive Date: 17 July 2022
  • Revise Date: 16 October 2022
  • Accept Date: 01 November 2022

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