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DOI	10.15666/aeer/1701_317329
	DETERMINING THE FACTORS AFFECTING RANGELAND SUITABILITY FOR LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE GRAZING
	Farazmand, A.1; Arzani, H.2; Javadi, S. A.1; Sanadgol, A. A.3
通讯作者	Arzani, H.
来源期刊	APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
ISSN	1589-1623
EISSN	1785-0037
出版年	2019
卷号	17 期号:1 页码:317-329
英文摘要	Rangelands have a significant role in the supply of forage for grazing livestock and wildlife. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the rangeland grazing suitability for livestock and wildlife. In this study, the Jeliz Jand Basin was selected. This basin, with an area of 16210.44 ha, lies between longitudes 52 degrees 36' to 50 degrees 52' E and latitudes 35 degrees 44' to 35 degrees 57' N. It is located in north of Firouzkooh city, Tehran Province, Iran, and has a cold semi-arid climate. Data integration was carried out according to the FAO method (1991) using GIS on a scale of 1: 20000. For livestock and wildlife grazing, information on physical factors and vegetation in the form of three sub-models including forage production, water resources and soil sensitivity to erosion was integrated and the final model of rangeland suitability was produced. According to the results, the range suitability for sheep and goats grazing in the study area was determined to be moderate (S2) for 11.3% (1560.3 ha), low (S3) for 80.5% (11148 ha) and unsuitable (N) for 8.3% (1146.5 ha), respectively. Rangeland suitability for cattle grazing in the study area was determined to be high (S1) for 1.7% (228.9 ha), moderate (S2) for 3.6% (498.6%), low (S3) for 0.8% (111 ha) and unsuitable (N) for cattle grazing was 93.9% (13016.9 ha), respectively. Also, about 1491 ha of rangelands were low suitable for wildlife grazing. It is worth mentioning that slope percentage, vegetation composition (presence of class II and III species) and low vegetation cover because of overgrazing and the past land-use conversions were the most important factors limiting rangeland suitability in this Basin. However, it is necessary to reduce the population of cattle and goat, and grazing program should be set up and continued with sheep according to the principles of range management.
英文关键词	rangeland analysis livestock grazing multiple use rangeland suitability wildlife GIS Firoozkooh
类型	Article
语种	英语
国家	Iran
开放获取类型	gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000457598100020
WOS类目	Ecology ; Environmental Sciences
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/2XILL650/214228
作者单位	1.Islamic Azad Univ, Dept Range Management, Sci & Res Branch, Tehran, Iran; 2.Univ Tehran, Fac Nat Resources, Dept Reclamat Arid & Mt Reg, Karaj, Iran; 3.Res Inst Forests & Rangelands, Rangeland Res Div, Tehran, Iran
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Farazmand, A.,Arzani, H.,Javadi, S. A.,et al. DETERMINING THE FACTORS AFFECTING RANGELAND SUITABILITY FOR LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE GRAZING[J],2019,17(1):317-329.
APA	Farazmand, A.,Arzani, H.,Javadi, S. A.,&Sanadgol, A. A..(2019).DETERMINING THE FACTORS AFFECTING RANGELAND SUITABILITY FOR LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE GRAZING.APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH,17(1),317-329.
MLA	Farazmand, A.,et al."DETERMINING THE FACTORS AFFECTING RANGELAND SUITABILITY FOR LIVESTOCK AND WILDLIFE GRAZING".APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 17.1(2019):317-329.