the group size and behavior of goitered gazelle was studied over the year 2001 in kalmand-bahadoran protected area. gazelle groups showed no stable organization in kalmand protected area. in spring season, group size was smaller than other seasons and the largest groups were seen in winter. number of solitary gazelles increased during the mating season. adult males were territorial in mating se...

Agrarian industrialization and new food regimes have radically changed socioecologies of local global agrarian structures displacing traditional socioecological strategies land use management. This paper analyses this transformation from an agroecological perspective by raising the question how activities uses commons in municipality Baunei (Sardinia, Italy) with a special focus on livestock fa...

To present a framework for compassionate teaching, the views of teachers and students on the topic were sought. These informants were chosen from among their corresponding populations in Tehran, using the snowball and mixed methods. Semi-structured interviews were used to gather the needed data. To analyze the data open coding and descriptive categorization were utilized. Results show that from...

brown bear (ursus arctos) is one of the most important carnivores in iran. however, information on its habitat associations is scared. based on ecological niche factor analysis (enfa) method, a summer habitat suitability model was developed for this species in the southern part of alborz protected area. our results showed that, brown bears prefer higher altitudes and northern aspects in their p...

abstract caracal (caracal caracal) is a species of felidae which has a vast distribution in the central area ofiran. in this study, we gathered all records of caracal in yazd province during nine years (2002-2011). we also analyzed the results of intensive camera-trapping in 3 protected areas inyazd province. based on the results of the study 96 records of caracal were obtained in the study are...