In northwestern Iran, magmatic activity occurred during three main intervals: The Cretaceous, Eocene, and Miocene-Quaternary. first two phases of are more consistent with arc-type magmatism on an active continental margin; whereas the last phase, which has calc-alkaline alkaline affinities, shows similarity to postcollisional magmatism. Magmatic belts mostly situated in northern eastern parts O...

This research focusses on the facies distribution, paleoenvironment and paleoecology of the foraminifera of the Guri Member in the northern Bandar Abbas Hinterland located in the Roydar area of southern Iran. The Guri Member is 570 meters thick and composed of limestone, argillaceous limestone and marl. The distribution of the foraminifera in the study area indicates the existence of three bioz...

The Paleogene carbonate deposits of Pabdeh and Jahrum formations are widespread from the northwest (Dashte Zari area) to southwest Shahrekord region in High Zagros Mountains Iran record lateral upward transition open marine into shallow water environment. Formation shows a succession pelagic hemipelagic limestone, argillaceous chert. It consists planktonic wackestone, pellet-planktonic mudstone...

Forests remain an important resource in Iran, as most of the livelihood activities local communities, especially semi-arid environment Zagros forests, are dependent on forest resources. The aim this study was to identify type and extent dependency. Semi-structured interviews questionnaires were used collect data from 170 households Central Zagros. Results show that using firewood for fuel non-f...

Abstract New trace-element, radiogenic Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic and geochronological data from Middle-Late Cretaceous Zagros ophiolites of Iran give new insights into the tectono-magmatic history these supra-subduction zone (SSZ)-type ophiolites. The distribution SSZ-type in comprises two parallel belts: (1) outer ophiolitic belt (2) inner belt. These were generated by seafloor spreading what became f...

western and eastern populations of goitered gazelles are separated by zagors mountains as a barrier. bordering iraq, western population has suffered from drastic decline during and after iran-iraq war. presently, there are small numbers of the goitered gazelles left in the region with no clear understanding of their taxonomic status. it has been normally assumed that there should be a differenc...

The Kura-Araxes cultural tradition existed in the highlands of the South Caucasus from 3500 to 2450 BCE (before the Christian era). This tradition represented an adaptive regime and a symbolically encoded common identity spread over a broad area of patchy mountain environments. By 3000 BCE, groups bearing this identity had migrated southwest across a wide area from the Taurus Mountains down int...

Knowledge of high resolution Y-chromosome haplogroup diversification within Iran provides important geographic context regarding the spread and compartmentalization of male lineages in the Middle East and southwestern Asia. At present, the Iranian population is characterized by an extraordinary mix of different ethnic groups speaking a variety of Indo-Iranian, Semitic and Turkic languages. Desp...

In this study, the ability of a regional climate model, based on MM5, to simulate the climate of the Middle East at the beginning of the twenty-first century is assessed. The model is then used to simulate the changes due to global warming over the twenty-first century. The regional climate model displays a negative bias in temperature throughout the year and over most of the domain. It does a ...

The Govanda Formation was deposited during the Early-Middle Miocene Epoch in intermountain areas between Zagros Suture and Imbricate zones. Paleoecology depositional environment of has been studied detail Mergasor Penjwen districts for first time. formation these two sections from bottom to top is comprised thick bedded, oyster chert bearing conglomerate, pebbly sandstone, red-brown shale silts...