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Forests of Iran

A Treasure from the Past, a Hope for the Future

  • Lack of information and literature in the Middle East region, in particular about forests of Iran, due to its importance in the northern hemisphere
  • Describing the tree species and their ecological characteristics as well as their site demands in three different phytogeographical regions
  • Describing the relation of socio-economic issues and forests different parts of the country, which is very similar to the entire Middle East region

Part of the book series: Plant and Vegetation (PAVE, volume 10)

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
  2. Introduction

    • Khosro Sagheb Talebi, Toktam Sajedi, Mehdi Pourhashemi
    Pages 1-13
  3. Euxino-Hyrcanian Province: Caspian and Arasbaran Regions

    • Khosro Sagheb Talebi, Toktam Sajedi, Mehdi Pourhashemi
    Pages 15-65
  4. Irano-Turanian Region

    • Khosro Sagheb Talebi, Toktam Sajedi, Mehdi Pourhashemi
    Pages 67-113
  5. Saharo-Sindian Region

    • Khosro Sagheb Talebi, Toktam Sajedi, Mehdi Pourhashemi
    Pages 115-141
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 143-152

About this book

The work describes the general ecological aspects of Iran as well as West and Central Asia in the introduction. The book includes three chapters, each describing the climate, geology and soil characteristics, vegetation and forest types, site demands of the main tree species and the ecogram of them, management and socio-economic issues of three different phytogeographical regions, mainly the Hyrcanian, Irano-Turanian, and Saharo-Sindian. Each chapter contains a table for introducing the English and Botanical names of the plant species mentioned in the chapter. The information presented in this book is based on personal experiences and results of research projects of the authors, as well as experiences of other forest scientists in Iran. The references are given at the end of each chapter separately. The book contains 10 tables, 37 black and white and 55 color pictures.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Forest Research, Research Inst. of Forests and Rangelands, Tehran, Iran

    Khosro Sagheb Talebi, Mehdi Pourhashemi

  • Forest Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

    Toktam Sajedi

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Forests of Iran

  • Book Subtitle: A Treasure from the Past, a Hope for the Future

  • Authors: Khosro Sagheb Talebi, Toktam Sajedi, Mehdi Pourhashemi

  • Series Title: Plant and Vegetation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7371-4

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-7370-7Published: 30 October 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0753-2Published: 18 September 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-7371-4Published: 22 October 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1875-1318

  • Series E-ISSN: 1875-1326

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 152

  • Number of Illustrations: 31 b/w illustrations, 55 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Forestry, Ecology, Forestry Management, Plant Ecology, Nature Conservation, Ecosystems

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eBook USD 84.99
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Hardcover Book USD 109.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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