MAPPING OF GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF C3 AND C4 SPECIES OF THE FAMILY CHENOPODIACEAE IN IRAN

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

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

2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

Abstract

The patterns of geographic distribution of C3 and C4 species of the family Chenopodiaceae have been analyzed in Iran, using a database of 11151 georeferenced records. The members of Chenopodiaceae family with 45 genera and 204 species are widely distributed in Iran. There they show a ratio of about 2:1 between C4 and C3species. All available data were organized in MS access database, and analyzed in point-to-grid analysis tool of DIVA-GIS software, using 10 × 10 km grid cells and the circular neighborhood option. The highest species numbers, with a peak at 83 per grid unit, occur in Tehran, Semnan, and East Azerbaijan provinces but the density of records is extremely uneven. Consequently, the same areas also are the hot spots of both C4 and C3 species. The comparison between the distribution patterns of carbon isotope composition (δ13C) values of species and the annual precipitation gradient map represents that C4 Chenopods are well adapted to regions with high degree of aridity and low precipitation.

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Article Title [Persian]

الگوی پراکندگی گونه هایC3 وC4 از تیره اسفناج در ایران

Authors [Persian]

  • الهام حاتمی 1
  • احمد رضا خسروی 2
1 فارغ التحصیل کارشناسی ارشد بخش زیست شناسی دانشگاه شیراز.
2 استاد بخش زیست شناسی دانشگاه شیراز.
Abstract [Persian]

پراکندگی جغرافیایی گونه های  C3وC4 از تیره اسفناج در ایران با استفاده از 11151 رکورد ژئورفرنس شده واکاوی شد. تیره اسفناج با داشتن 45 جنس و 204 گونه، به طور وسیعی در ایران انتشار یافته است. تعداد گونه های C4 در این تیره تقریباٌ دو برابر گونه‌های C3 می باشد. اطلاعات سازمان‌دهی شده در برنامه MS access به کمک نرم افزار DIVA-GIS و با استفاده از خانه گریدهای 10×10 کیلومتر و محدوده دایره‌ای همسایه نقشه برداری شد. بالاترین تعداد گونه‌های این تیره با حداکثر 83 گونه در هر خانه گرید، در استان‌های تهران، سمنان و آذربایجان شرقی مشاهده شد. اما میزان جمع‌آوری از مناطق مختلف به طور مساوی صورت نگرفته است. همچنین این استانها به عنوان نقاط داغ گونه‌های C3 و C4 شناخته شدند. مقایسه بین پراکندگی جغرافیایی مقدار δ13C گونه‌ها و میزان بارندگی منطقه‌ای حاکی از این است که گونه‌های C4 به خوبی با مناطق خشک و نیمه خشک و میزان بارندگی پایین سازگاری یافته‌اند.

Keywords [Persian]

  • Chenopodiaceae
  • C3 and C4 species
  • Iran
  • geographic distribution mapping
  • GIS analysis
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