Vegetation of dust sources in Khuzestan Province

Document Type : Scientific Letters

Authors

1 Assistant Prof., Forests and Rangelands Research Department, Khuzestan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization(AREEO), Ahvaz, Iran

2 Assistant Prof., Research Institute of Forest and Rangelands, Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization(AREEO), Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The area of dust sources in Khuzestan Plain is 349254 hectares, including seven distinct regions: south west of Hovizeh, north east of Khoramshahr, east of Ahvaz, south and south east of Ahvaz, Bandare Emam to Omidieh, Mahshahr to Hendijan, and east of Hendijan. This research was aimed to introduce the native species of the study area to be planted under saline and water deficit conditions. Based on observations, the species richness of the study area is poor due to the characteristics of the Khuzestan plain, covered with fine sediments. However, changes in soil properties and human activities is the main factor of vegetation variety in different parts of the plain. The vegetation cover of the study area includes four types: wetland species, hygrophytes, terrestrial halophytes and psammophytes. Tamarix passerinoides, Lycium depressum, Seidlitzia rosmarinus, Atriplex leucoclada could be recommended as the species adapted to the climate and soil of the study area.

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Iran Nature
Volume 3, Issue 3 - Serial Number 10
July and August 2018
Pages 32-42

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