Forests of Iran: A Treasure from the Past, a Hope for the Future

di Khosro Sagheb Talebi (Autore)

Toktam Sajedi (Autore)

Mehdi Pourhashemi (Autore)

Springer, 2013

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.

• Autore: Khosro Sagheb Talebi, Toktam Sajedi, Mehdi Pourhashemi
• Editore: Springer
• Collana: Plant and Vegetation
• Anno: 2013
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 152 p.
• Dimensioni: 235 x 155 mm
• EAN: 9789400773707

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