The future of extreme climate in Iran

SA Vaghefi, M Keykhai, F Jahanbakhshi… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Iran is experiencing unprecedented climate-related problems such as drying of lakes and
rivers, dust storms, record-breaking temperatures, droughts, and floods. Here, we use the …

Application of remote sensing precipitation data and the CONNECT algorithm to investigate spatiotemporal variations of heavy precipitation: Case study of major …

M Sadeghi, EJ Shearer, H Mosaffa, VA Gorooh… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, the number of floods following unprecedented rainfall events have
increased in Iran during early spring (March 21st to April 20th, referred to in Iran as the …

Stand structural diversity and elevation rather than functional diversity drive aboveground biomass in historically disturbed semiarid oak forests

L Su, M Heydari, R Omidipour, F Soheili… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Forests provide biodiversity reservoirs and multiples ecosystem services such as global
aboveground biomass dynamics and stock. Ecosystem functions varied according to biotic …

Multi-centennial reconstruction of drought events in South-Western Iran using tree rings of Mediterranean cypress (Cupressus sempervirens L.)

M Arsalani, J Griessinger, K Pourtahmasi… - Palaeogeography …, 2021 - Elsevier
Semi-arid regions are among the most vulnerable areas prone to the negative impacts of
climate change. Long-term high-resolution proxy climate data will enable us to put the recent …

Site factors and stand conditions associated with Persian oak decline in Zagros mountain forests

A Hosseini, SM Hosseini, JC Linares - Forest systems, 2017 - fs.revistas.csic.es
Aim of study: Drought and stand structure are major and interconnected drivers of forest
dynamics. Water shortage and tree-to-tree competition may interact under the current …

Tree-ring-based seasonal temperature reconstructions and ecological implications of recent warming on oak forest health in the Zagros Mountains, Iran

M Arsalani, J Grießinger, A Bräuning - International Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Abrupt changes in temperature have especially strong impacts on fragile ecosystems
located in semi-arid regions. In this study, we analyzed tree-ring widths (TRW) of …

501 Years of Spring Precipitation History for the Semi-Arid Northern Iran Derived from Tree-Ring δ18O Data

Z Foroozan, J Grießinger, K Pourtahmasi, A Bräuning - Atmosphere, 2020 - mdpi.com
In semi-arid regions of the world, knowledge about the long-term hydroclimate variability is
essential to analyze and evaluate the impact of current climate change on ecosystems. We …

[PDF][PDF] Dendroclimatic reconstruction of May-June maximum temperatures in the central Zagros Mountains, western Iran.

M Arsalani, G Azizi, A Braeuning - International Journal of …, 2015 - researchgate.net
Long-term instrumental records that provide estimates about the natural range of long-term
climate fluctuation are lacking in Iran. Ring-width chronologies were developed from two oak …

The Antioxidant and Anti‐Inflammatory Effects of Quercus brantii Extract on TNBS‐Induced Ulcerative Colitis in Rats

M Alizade Naini, S Mehrvarzi… - Evidence‐Based …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. Ulcerative colitis is a common subtype of persistent inflammatory bowel disease
with high morbidity consequences. Despite unknown definite pathogenesis, multiple anti …

Tree-ring based December–February precipitation reconstruction in the southern Zagros Mountains, Iran

M Arsalani, K Pourtahmasi, G Azizi, A Braeuning… - …, 2018 - Elsevier
We developed the first tree-ring width chronology from Quercus brantii Lindel for the period
1796–2015 in the southern Zagros Mountains, Iran, using standard dendrochronological …