Prediction of Distribution of Prangos Uloptera DC. Using Two Modeling Techniques in the Southern Rangelands of Ardabil Province, Iran

Subject Areas : Modeling

Javad Esfanjani ¹ , Ardavan Ghorbani ² , Mehdi Moameri ³ , Mohammad Ali Zarechahouki ⁴ , Abazar Esmali Ouri ⁵ , Amir Mirzaei Mossivand ⁶

1 - Ph.D. Candidate of Range Management, Department of Range & Management, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
2 - of Range & Watershed Management, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
3 - Department of Range & Watershed Management, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil
4 - Department of Rehabilitation of Arid and Mountainous Regions, University of Tehran, Iran
5 - Department of Range & Watershed Management, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
6 - Faculty of Agricultural and Natural Resources, Lorestan University, Lorestan, Iran

Received: 2019-07-16 Accepted : 2019-10-17 Published : 2020-04-01

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