The study of changes and destruction rate in the previous years as well as the possibility of
prediction of these changes in the following years has a key role in optimal planning …

Abstract Knowledge of plant species distribution and abundance at different landscape
scales and management‐induced degradation is essential for the conservation, planning …

There has been a growing interest in understanding how biodiversity affects the functioning
of ecosystems, while, it is still unclear how and to what extent different aspects of biodiversity …

Modeling spatial-temporal dynamic of land use change is of great necessity for
understanding the status of the past, causes of the change, and prediction of the future. This …

This study aimed first to investigate the relationsh ip between Normalized Difference
Vegetation Index (NDVI) and vegetation attributes (vegetation cover, bare soil, litter …

This study aimed to investigate the effects of different climatic conditions (arid vs. semi-arid)
on patterns of species richness and plant diversity as well as plant composition in two over …

Additive partitioning of species diversity is a valuable approach for quantifying the spatial
patterns of biodiversity sampled in hierarchically scaled studies. This approach may provide …

Assessing and predating changes of the natural ecosystems are required for the
management and sustainable usage of land and water resources in arid and semiarid …

Wind erosion is one of the results of desertification and is among the natural processes that
mostly occur under dry conditions and high wind velocity. Using oil‐mulches is one of the …

An understanding of the existing patterns of soil spatial heterogeneity is needed to clarify the
potential of carrying livestock in different grassland regions, so as to provide an important …