International Journal of
Biodiversity and Conservation

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Biodivers. Conserv.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-243X
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJBC
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 679

Full Length Research Paper

Assessment of the trees diversity at the edge of stream and forest road in Shast Kalateh district

Aidin Parsakhoo
  • Aidin Parsakhoo
  • Department of Forestry, Faculty of Forest Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran.
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Benyamin Matinnia
  • Benyamin Matinnia
  • Department of Forestry, Faculty of Forest Sciences, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran.
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  •  Received: 14 July 2014
  •  Accepted: 17 October 2014
  •  Published: 11 December 2014

Abstract

This study was conducted in an uneven aged deciduous natural forest of Hyrcanian zone to evaluate the status of trees diversity at the edge of streams and forest road. Transects were established parallel to road and perpendicular to stream and then all regenerations and trees were counted in circular plots on each transect. Past software was used to apply Shannon biodiversity index, Margalef richness index and Camargo evenness index. Results show that biodiversity index decreased with increasing distance from road edge and stream. Shannon heterogeneity index at the edge of stream (2.06) was more than that of road edge (2.03). Indeed trees species diversity tended to increase at the edge of forest roads and streams of study area.

Key words: Trees diversity, forest road, stream, past software, Shast Kalateh.

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