There is a little room for doubt that Lake Urmia, which is the second largest permanent hyper saline lake in the world,is currently suffering from a lack of appropriate management strategy. Accordingly, this study ...

The Kashan erg is one of the most important sand dune complexes in Iran. Being affected by wind erosion, theerg's borderlands face numerous problems as a result of sand movement. To evaluate the risk of sands moving ...

This study analyzed the relationship between the vertical distribution of root biomass and soil organic carbon (SOC)content in the arid shrub lands of Semnan province in Iran. Three sites were selected based on ...

The use of temporary runoff and underground dried-up water courses has been implemented by managers in recentyears to compensate for water shortages in arid and semi-arid regions. One way to use this water is to set ...

Geographical bases have significant function in human settlements in terms of distribution and sustainability. Thisstudy attempted to provide an insight into the role of geographical bases in rural settlement ...

The estimation of instantaneous peak discharge is important for watershed management because there is ainsufficient climatic and hydrologic data in countries such as Iran. Researchers have been forced to link constant

A decrease in natural resources and their non-uniform distribution can affect social relationships between residents ofwatersheds, creating conflict and shifting groupings. The present study used the network analysis ...

Climate is a natural resource that effects decision making for selection of destinations in tourism and ecotourism. Therelationship between climate and tourism is a complex one. But application of a climate index ...

Nowadays multicriteria decision making (MCDM) methods are a useful tool for investigating natural resources and toaddress problems related to hydro systems. The goal of this research was to assess the Daliri ...

Qanat is one of the important inland aquatic ecosystems commonly containing freshwater in arid and semi-aridregions. There are 37 qanat chains in Kerman County in the Kerman province of Iran. During past years, some ...