Knowledge Resource Center for Ecological Environment in Arid Area
DOI | 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2012.10.017 |
Modeling the impact of rangeland management on forage production of sagebrush species in arid and semi-arid regions of Iran | |
Azimi, M.1; Heshmati, Gh. A.1; Farahpour, M.2; Faramarzi, M.3; Abbaspour, K. C.4 | |
通讯作者 | Azimi, M. |
来源期刊 | ECOLOGICAL MODELLING
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ISSN | 0304-3800 |
出版年 | 2013 |
卷号 | 250页码:1-14 |
英文摘要 | Rangeland areas in the arid and semi-arid regions of Iran suffer from high grazing pressure and periodic droughts. These regions account for 85% of the national total rangeland area and make an important contribution to country’s economy. To determine how to better manage this important resource, we developed a rangeland-livestock model using the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). The model was tested in the river basin located in Tehran and Semnan Provinces of Iran. Sagebrush species of Artemisia sieberi Besser and Artemisia aucheri Boiss (covering more than 38% of the total rangeland areas in Hablehroud river basin) was chosen and some of their characteristics were used to add the necessary plant growth parameters to SWAT landuse database. In combination with the SWAT model, the Sequential Uncertainty Fitting Program (SUFI-2) was used to calibrate and validate the eco-hydrological model of the watershed based on river discharges and forage production of sagebrush species, taking into consideration historic grazing management. The model predicted well rivers discharges at eight hydrometric stations (P-factor 0.6-0.9; R-factor 0.85-1.5) as well as the sagebrush yield in three ecological zones across the basin. We found that the current grazing intensity was more than twice as much as the region’s capacity. Based on some scenario analysis for water and grazing management we showed that through proper water management, we could obtain an average increase of about 40% in sagebrush forage production, while through grazing management an average increase of 30% could be obtained. This shows the region’s nutritional capacity could substantially increase. The analytical framework used in this study could be applied to other arid and semi-arid environments for the assessment of forage production and livestock management to achieve a more sustainable food production. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
英文关键词 | Rangeland and livestock model SWAT SUFI-2 Sustainable food production Rangeland management |
类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Iran ; Switzerland |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000315246100001 |
WOS关键词 | CROP WATER PRODUCTIVITY ; WHEAT YIELD ; RIVER BASIN ; GRASIM ; IRRIGATION ; DROUGHT ; GROWTH ; CHINA |
WOS类目 | Ecology |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
资源类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/176736 |
作者单位 | 1.Gorgan Univ Agr Sci & Nat Resources, Dept Range & Watershed Management, Golestan, Iran; 2.Res Inst Forests & Rangelands, Tehran, Iran; 3.Isfahan Univ Technol, Dept Nat Resources, Esfahan 84156, Iran; 4.Eawag, Swiss Fed Inst Aquat Sci & Technol, CH-8600 Dubendorf, Switzerland |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Azimi, M.,Heshmati, Gh. A.,Farahpour, M.,et al. Modeling the impact of rangeland management on forage production of sagebrush species in arid and semi-arid regions of Iran[J],2013,250:1-14. |
APA | Azimi, M.,Heshmati, Gh. A.,Farahpour, M.,Faramarzi, M.,&Abbaspour, K. C..(2013).Modeling the impact of rangeland management on forage production of sagebrush species in arid and semi-arid regions of Iran.ECOLOGICAL MODELLING,250,1-14. |
MLA | Azimi, M.,et al."Modeling the impact of rangeland management on forage production of sagebrush species in arid and semi-arid regions of Iran".ECOLOGICAL MODELLING 250(2013):1-14. |
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