Annually, 200 ha of Agh Ghala rangelands in Golestan, Iran are under Alkaligrass Puccinella distans''s cultivation but the failure in the identification of appropriate sites for seed sowing may result in high costs of cultivation. The current study aims to reduce such costs through the examination of apt sites to grow P. distans in northern rangelands of Agh Ghala Golestan, Iran. Because of the...

Salt marshes play an important role in coastal protection by reducing the impact of waves and shoreline erosion risks. While mature vegetation is responsible for persistence stability marsh ecosystems, seedling survival pioneer species especially crucial propagation. Marsh seedlings, however, may be threatened climate change induced increased storm surge intensity accompanying (extreme) wave co...

The vulnerability of saltmarshes to lateral erosion at their margin depends on the local biogeomorphological properties substrate. In particular, 3D architecture pore and root systems is expected influence shear strength, with repercussions for wider-scale stability saltmarshes. We apply X-ray computed microtomography (?CT) visualize quantify subsurface structures in two UK Tillingham Farm, Ess...

Annually, 200 ha of Agh Ghala rangelands in Golestan, Iran are under Alkaligrass Puccinella distans's cultivation but the failure in the identification of appropriate sites for seed sowing may result in high costs of cultivation. The current study aims to reduce such costs through the examination of apt sites to grow P. distans in northern rangelands of Agh Ghala Golestan, Iran. Because of the ...

Ramsar international wetlands of Alagol, Almagol and Ajigol with a surface of 3027 ha are located in the vast Turkmen-Sahra plains (Golestan prov.) in east of Caspian Sea and in the vicinity of the Iran-Turkmenistan political border. Flora, vegetation and habitat diversity of the wetlands were surveyed during growing seasons of 2014 and 2015. A total of 159 plant taxa belonging to 123 genera an...