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Effect of burning of evergreen savin juniper and herbaceous patches on soil: Seed banks, chemical and biological properties by Erfanzadeh, Reza, Ansari, Ali, Jafari, Mohammad, Török, Péter

“…The coniferous shrub species Juniperus sabina (savin) is widespread in mountainous regions of Eurasia. The species produces large amounts of fire-prone plant…”
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Climatic condition effects on the components of plant diversity in the western Iran grasslands using multiplicative partitioning methods by Omidipour, Reza, Erfanzadeh, Reza, Faramarzi, Marzban

“…INTRODUCTION Study of plant diversity changes at different spatial scales is an important aspect of diversity studies in hierarchical systems (Golodets et al…”
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Inhibiting soil loss and runoff from small plots induced by an individual freeze-thaw cycle using three rangeland species by Milad Hatefi, Seyed Hamidreza Sadeghi, Reza Erfanzadeh, Morteza Behzadfar

“…This study investigated the role of three rangeland species viz. Agropyron trichophorum, Medicago sativa, and Lolium prenne on mitigating of effects of a…”
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Modeling potential habitats for Pergularia tomentosa using maximum entropy model and effect of environmental variables on its quantitative characteristics in arid rangelands, southeastern Iran by Hosseini, Seyed Hamzeh, Azarnivand, Hossein, Ayyari, Mahdi, Chahooki, Mohammad Ali Zare, Erfanzadeh, Reza, Piacente, Sonia, Kheirandish, Reza

“…Background Predicting the potential habitat of plants in arid regions, especially for medicinal ones, is very important. Although Pergularia tomentosa is a key…”
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Modeling potential habitats for Pergularia tomentosa using maximum entropy model and effect of environmental variables on its quantitative characteristics in arid rangelands, southeastern Iran by Hosseini, Seyed Hamzeh, Azarnivand, Hossein, Ayyari, Mahdi, Chahooki, Mohammad Ali Zare, Erfanzadeh, Reza, Piacente, Sonia, Kheirandish, Reza

“…Background: Predicting the potential habitat of plants in arid regions, especially for medicinal ones, is very important. Although Pergularia tomentosa is a…”
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Is the soil seed bank a reliable source for passive restoration of intensive grazed habitats in river riparian areas of western Iran? by Erfanzadeh, Reza, Kesbi, Maryam Abbasi, Fattahi, Bakhtiar, Sher, Anna A.

“…Soil seed banks serve as reservoirs of seeds for subsequent regeneration of plants particularly in areas prone to disturbance, such as intensive grazed areas…”
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Fire effects on soil seed banks under different woody plant species in Mazandaran province, Iran by Ghasempour, Misagh, Erfanzadeh, Reza, Török, Péter

“…Soil seed banks play a major role in the post-fire regeneration of semi-arid mountain grasslands. Plant species present before fire can determine the soil seed…”
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Soil seed bank characteristics in relation to different shrub species in semiarid regions by Hadinezhad, Mahbubeh, Erfanzadeh, Reza, Ghelichnia, Hassan

“…Little information is available about the effects of different species of shrubs on the composition of the soil seed bank (SSB) in the semiarid regions. We…”
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Effect of cushion plants on the soil seed bank in overgrazed semiarid regions by Erfanzadeh, Reza, Hazhir, Shadi, Jafari, Mohammad

“…Evaluation of soil seed bank (SSB) in relation to biotic environmental factors could be important in degraded areas, since SSB is one of the major sources that…”
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Effect of wild boar disturbances on the soil seed bank in alpine plant communities by Yusefi, Hamid, Erfanzadeh, Reza, Esmailzadeh, Omid

“…Soil seed bank (SSB) determines essential ecological processes by maintaining species diversity and recovering damaged plant communities, and supports…”
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Effects of livestock grazing on soil seed banks vary between regions with different climates by Hazhir, Shadi, Erfanzadeh, Reza, Ghelichnia, Hassan, Razavi, Bahar S., Török, Péter

“…The influence of grazing on soil seed bank (SSB) characteristics determines the management of rangelands in different climates. Here we studied the responses…”
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Effect of different shrub species on their sub‐canopy soil and vegetation properties in semiarid regions by Erfanzadeh, Reza, Yazdani, Moslem, Arani, Asghar Mosleh

“…Shrubs are one of the most dominant plant types in semiarid ecosystems all over the world. What remains to be investigated is how soil and vegetation…”
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Responses of soil seed banks and soil microbial activity to grazing exclusion in cold semiarid grasslands by Hazhir, Shadi, Erfanzadeh, Reza, Pirkhezri, Seyed Zanko, Razavi, Bahar S., Török, Péter

“…The soil seed bank (SSB) and soil microbial communities are among the most crucial drivers of belowground biodiversity in grasslands. Changes in components of…”
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Spatial Variation of Soil Seed Bank under Cushion Plants in a Subalpine Degraded Grassland by Niknam, Parisa, Erfanzadeh, Reza, Ghelichnia, Hassan, Cerdà, Artemi

“…Cushion plants can affect wind speed and sediment movement patterns that probably modify the water and sediment redistribution along slopes and increase the…”
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Comparison of sub-canopy topsoil properties between three woody plant species, a case study of the Baladeh Watershed, Mazandaran Province, Iran by Mohebali, Alireza, Erfanzadeh, Reza, Jafari, Mohammad

“…Little information is available about the vegetation impact on soil, comparing the effects of different woody plant species on topsoil properties in subalpine…”
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Improvement of the seedling emergence method in soil seed bank studies using chemical treatments by Erfanzadeh, Reza, Daneshgar, Maryam, Ghelichnia, Hassan

“…The seedling emergence method (SEM) is the most frequently used method for studying the soil seed bank. The main problem with this method is that it cannot…”
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Rangeland Use Change to Agriculture Has Different Effects on Soil Organic Matter Fractions Depending on the Type of Cultivation by Zandi, Leila, Erfanzadeh, Reza, Joneidi Jafari, Hamed

“…The agricultural use of natural ecosystem is increasing in the Middle East because of population growth in the most countries. The type of cultivation could…”
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Changes in soil organic matter driven by shifts in co-dominant plant species in a grassland by Erfanzadeh, Reza, Bahrami, Behnam, Motamedi, Javad, Pétillon, Julien

“…Globally, grassland soils, if managed properly, are important for the sake of carbon sequestration. The quality and quantity of soil organic carbon is probably…”
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Variation of plant diversity components in different scales in relation to grazing and climatic conditions by Erfanzadeh, Reza, Omidipour, Reza, Faramarzi, Marzban

“…Background : Understanding the role of livestock grazing on plant diversity can be improved by an accurate measurement of diversity at all hierarchical scales…”
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Effect of grazing removal on aboveground vegetation and soil seed bank composition in sub-alpine grasslands of northern Iran by Erfanzadeh, Reza, Kamali, Paria, Ghelichnia, Hassan, Pétillon, Julien

“…Background: Knowledge about vegetation and soil seed bank composition and the processes that contribute to vegetation recovery after the removal of heavy…”
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