A checklist of vascular plants of the Sorkhabad Protected Area, Zanjan Province, NW Iran
| Title: | A checklist of vascular plants of the Sorkhabad Protected Area, Zanjan Province, NW Iran |
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| Authors: | Leila Moghanloo, Farrokh Ghahremaninejad, Akbar Norastehnia, Mahmoud Bidarlord |
| Source: | Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 189-223 (2025) |
| Publisher Information: | University of Guilan, 2025. |
| Publication Year: | 2025 |
| Collection: | LCC:Environmental sciences LCC:Science |
| Subject Terms: | floristic diversity, qezel ozan river, irano-anatolian, qaflankoh mountains, zanjanrood river, Environmental sciences, GE1-350, Science |
| More Details: | This study aimed to provide the first floristic checklist from Sorkhabad Protected Area in Zanjan Province, Northwest Iran. This area is one of the large protected areas in the Irano-Anatolian global biodiversity hotspot. This study was conducted based on the extensive field surveys during the growing season from 2019 to 2021. Our results documented 523 taxa of vascular plants belonging to 290 genera and 70 families. The most prominent families are Asteraceae (44 genera, 66 species), Brassicaceae (24 genera, 36 species), Poaceae (21 genera, 38 species) and Fabaceae (17 genera, 44 species). The richest genera are Astragalus L. (19 species), Bromus L., Papaver L., Salvia L. and Silene L. (each with 7 species), Allium L., Centaurea L., and Glaucium Mill. (each with 6 species). Hemicryptophytes (218 taxa, 42%) are the most dominant life form followed by therophytes (162 taxa, 31%), and Irano-Turanian elements (296 taxa, 57%) are the most common plants. Current results provide baseline data for future studies, such as conservation, and phytogeography. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1735-3033 1735-3866 |
| Relation: | https://cjes.guilan.ac.ir/article_8242_2f8f821f113dd98fe2396ce863d61cf6.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/1735-3033; https://doaj.org/toc/1735-3866 |
| DOI: | 10.22124/cjes.2024.8242 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/9443f73405144b92886bfd38f8d9ec03 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.9443f73405144b92886bfd38f8d9ec03 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 17353033 17353866 |
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| DOI: | 10.22124/cjes.2024.8242 |
| Published in: | Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences |
| Language: | English |