Conservation priority setting based on phylogenetic diversity has frequently been proposed but rarely implemented. Here, we define a simple index that measures the contribution made by different species to phylogenetic diversity and show how the index might contribute towards species-based conservation priorities. We describe procedures to control for missing species, incomplete phylogenetic re...

evaluation diversity of agricultural plants and effectiveness of management factors in non-hunting of gharaviz abstract biodiversity is the basis of agriculture. sustainable agriculture both promotes and is enhanced by biodiversity. during present study, agrobiodiversity and management factors were investigated in three villages of gharaviz area and four villages in surroundings area, in sarpol...

Urbanization and loss of natural habitat has resulted in cities being identified as ecosystems capable of sustaining biotic communities and diversity. This study measured bird species diversity at Vadakkechira pond and surrounding areas during the period 2002-2009. This habitat is situated right in the heart of the city of Thrissur which is renowned for its historic importance and cultural extr...

study of genetic relationships is a prerequisite for plant breeding activities as well as for conservation of genetic resources. since the hybrid canola have more yield than inbred lines, determine the genetic diversity of this have particular importance. in the present study, genetic diversity among 36 genotype of brassica sp. were determined using inter simple sequence repeat (issr) markers. ...

Zagros forests are one of the important natural ecosystems in Iran with high plant diversity and variety of plant communities. In recent decades, fire events have frequently occurred in some of these ecosystems. The purpose of this research is to investigate the composition and diversity of herbaceous species after nine years of fire occurrence in the forests of Zagros in western Iran. For this...

statistical studies on palynology contents of late cretaceous to paleocene age gurpi formation in a surface section in zagros basin,sw iran indicate changes in abundance, species diversity, ratio of spiniferites to cyclonephelium (s/c), palynological marine index(pmi) values and organic facies. these palynological variations clearly reflect fluctuations in relative sea-level and depositionalenv...

agunmukha river is an important water body having plentiful aquatic resources. the fisheries communities in the river are familiar with a diverse range of fishing gear and crafts to catch fish. therefore, the objectives of the present study were to explore fishing gear and fishing crafts, catch composition of the respective gearand identification of fish biodiversity of agunmukha river. a step ...