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        1 - An Anthropological Study of Folk Plays and Games with Focus on Fooman Town in Gilan Province
        Fakhredin Ahmadi Yaghoub Sharbatian
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        2 - Anthropological Study of Folk Music in Gilan Province in Iran (Instrumental Music)
        Yaghoub Sharbatian John S. Gaikwad
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        3 - An Anthropological Study of Folklore in Gilan Province with a focus on Lullabies
        Fariba Mireskandari Yaghoub Sharbatian
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        4 - Regional Development Strategy (RDS) as a solution for decentralization (case study: Rasht metropolis)
        Seyyed Mehdi Sabbagh azita rajabi
        Rasht city, as the only metropolis in Gilan province, has experienced unique conditions compared to its surrounding cities since the beginning of its formation, and has had an increasing tendency towards centralization. The formation of a one-way relationship and the di More
        Rasht city, as the only metropolis in Gilan province, has experienced unique conditions compared to its surrounding cities since the beginning of its formation, and has had an increasing tendency towards centralization. The formation of a one-way relationship and the direction of most of the vital and functional flows of the cities of the province towards the city of Rasht has caused isolation and immobility for other residential areas of the province, which seems to increase the scope of the city's activities. Rasht will expand further. This research has examined the areas of centralization in the city of Rasht in three areas: administrative-political centralization, economic-service centralization, and population centralization, and while explaining the most important manifestations and examples of centralization in the above fields; In order to reduce centralism in Rasht city and direct the flows to other places and consequently balance the flow and mutual relations; It has used the new model of regional development strategy (RDS), the regional development strategy with its strategic, community-oriented and flexible thinking is very effective in establishing regional balances because in this model, efforts are made to He looked for benefits, capacities, actions and cooperation of all regions and organized it in the best possible way.  Manuscript profile
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        5 - A review of the status of invasive plant, Case Study: water hyacinth Distribution in Guilan Province
        Sajede Madani Mokarram Ravanbakhsh
        Due to the increase in human activities, the destructive impact on the environment is not limited to a particular region of the world. Including the destructive impacts are entering non-native plant species around the world during the last 200′ years with the spre More
        Due to the increase in human activities, the destructive impact on the environment is not limited to a particular region of the world. Including the destructive impacts are entering non-native plant species around the world during the last 200′ years with the spread of agriculture, increase the exchange of goods, augmented human activities as well growth environmental destruction, it's increasing. One of the damages that, especially in recent years has been considered, is the arrival of non-native plant species (invasive) water hyacinth to the natural ecosystems. It was observed the first time in 1390 in Rasht Eynak lagoon, due to the high rate of growth and reproduction, these could in a short time, the, whole surface of the Eynak lagoon where the seen for the first time in the province's natural areas, cover up. Studies show, water hyacinth, has the ability to Attracting and purification heavy metals, but The presence of aberrant because of the severity ability to reproduce and adapt it, as an green Iron Glove can be throat of life-life species including fish and plants, directly and with disruption of the food chain for birds and other compact creatures killed them As a result of not dealing with non-native and invasive species in wetlands will lead to a slow death. In this paper, the distribution of the species Considered in province then Short-term and medium-term control measures are described. Manuscript profile
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        6 - Local names Aceraceae, Hamamelidaceae, Leguminosae, Fabales, Betulaceae, Ebenaceae, Fagaceae, Buxaceae, Juglandaceae trees in Iran
        Ghassem Habibi Bibalani Prisa Mohamadpour Fatemeh Mosazadeh SayadMahaleh
        Objectives: Social linguistics is a type of linguistic study that is known as a cultural subject that is closely related to the social relations of the community that speaks that language. The purpose of this study is to identify and record the different names used for More
        Objectives: Social linguistics is a type of linguistic study that is known as a cultural subject that is closely related to the social relations of the community that speaks that language. The purpose of this study is to identify and record the different names used for trees, shrubs and shrubs in different regions of Gilan, Mazandaran and Golestan provinces from Astara to Ramyan. These provinces also had local names registered. Materials and Methods: The present research has been done by field method and library study. Although all the researchers in this study are fully acquainted with the Gilaki language and dialect, however, to determine the exact Persian equivalent of words and tree-related entries in different local dialects, interview speakers of this language (especially people over 60 years of age Year) did. All the words and terms of this research are related to the most important words and terms related to the trees, shrubs and bushes of the families of the tribes of Aceraceae, Hamamelidaceae, Leguminosae, Fabales, Betulaceae, Ebenaceae, Fagaceae, Buxaceae, Juglandaceae in different regions of Gilan, Mazandaran and Golestan. Results: In this study, 102 local names for the trees of the genus Aceraceae (23 local names), Hamamelidaceae (2 local names), Leguminosae (14 local names), Fabales(18 local names), Betulaceae (9 local names), Fagaceae (20 Local names), Buxaceae (6 local names) and Juglandaceae (10 local names) in Iran, which are mainly the names used in the three provinces of Gilan, Mazandaran and Golestan in different dialects, were recorded. Based on the results of this research, Acer laetum with local names of Bezberg (in Gorgan), Mirzaberg (in Ramyan), Pellet (in Gilan), Milky (in Noor, Kojoor and Mazandaran) and Zbandar (in Bandar-e-Gaz); Acer opulifolium with the local names of Cerco (in Ramyan) and Sefid Cerco (in Katul); Acer platanoides with the local letters Kirk (in pilgrimage) and Kakum (in its length); Alnus glotinosa with the local names of Siatuse (in Lahijan), Tosa (in Rudsar), Tose (in Rasht), Alder (in Gorgan and Mazandaran) and Yellow (in Astara and Tavalesh) are called.   Manuscript profile
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        7 - Local names Oleaceae, Rosaceae, Salicaceae, Tiliaceae, Ulmaceae trees in Iran
        Ghassem Habibi Bibalani Fatemeh Mosazadeh SayadMahaleh
        Background: One of the types of social studies is the study of the indigenous languages of a region, which is a direct relationship with the relations of the members of a community who were in contact with each other in different eras. Since trees and shrubs have played More
        Background: One of the types of social studies is the study of the indigenous languages of a region, which is a direct relationship with the relations of the members of a community who were in contact with each other in different eras. Since trees and shrubs have played an important role in the daily life of human societies, so has the need to use specific names for them in societies.Methods: In this study, we tried to survey different areas of Gilan, Mazandaran and Golestan provinces and conduct interviews also to study the authoritative sources of local names of trees and shrubs in the Oleaceae, Rosaceae, Salicaceae, Tiliaceae, Ulmaceae trees.Results: In this study, 106 local names for the trees of the genus Oleaceae (10 local names), Rosaceae (43 local names), Salicaceae (25 local names), Tiliaceae (6 local names) and Ulmaceae (22 local names) in Iran, which are mainly the names used in the three provinces of Gilan, Mazandaran and Golestan in different dialects, were recorded.Conclusion: Since in many of these areas the local language is fading for various reasons, the collection and registration of these local tree names is very importance.   Manuscript profile
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        8 - An Anthropology study of Tourist Attractions in Gilan Province villages
        Yaghoub Sharbatian
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        9 - The Role of Tourism Climate Index with the emphasis on climate is A case study in north of Iran (Gilan province)
        Ayoub Badraghnejad Hossein Mousazadeh Hosein Kor
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        10 - Faunistic studies on the fruit flies of the family Tephritidae in Gilan province
        Mohammad Sedighi Sadr Saeed Mohammadzade Namin
        With about 4500 species, the Tephritidae is one of the most important families of acalyptrate Diptera. Most species are phytophagous and cause economical damage to agricultural crops and some of them effectively used in biological control programs against weeds. During More
        With about 4500 species, the Tephritidae is one of the most important families of acalyptrate Diptera. Most species are phytophagous and cause economical damage to agricultural crops and some of them effectively used in biological control programs against weeds. During studies on tephritid flies fauna in Gilan Province (Iran) in 2013–2015, 19 species of 11 genera are found to occur in this region. 17 species are recorded for the first time from Gilan province. The list of 25 species of fruit flies that occur in Gilan province is provided. Manuscript profile
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        11 - Local Name of some trees in Gilan province
        Ghassem Habibi Bibalani Parisa Mohamadpour Fatemeh Mosazaded SayadMahaleh
        One of the most important things in rural tourism and nature tourism and recreation in forested areas with tree cover knows local names trees as part of social linguistic data. Social linguistics is a type of linguistic study that is recognized as a cultural subject tha More
        One of the most important things in rural tourism and nature tourism and recreation in forested areas with tree cover knows local names trees as part of social linguistic data. Social linguistics is a type of linguistic study that is recognized as a cultural subject that is closely related to the social relations of the community that speaks that language. One of the things that play an important role in local dialects is the names of trees and shrubs. The Gilan Province (Chabouksat City to Astara City) have different subcultures, as well as different dialects, but have a common origin. In this study, it was tried to visit different areas of these province and conduct interviews and also to study the authoritative sources of local names of trees and shrubs. In this study, about 90 local names for the trees in Gilan Province, which are mainly the names used in this provinces in different dialects, were recorded. Manuscript profile
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        12 - A case-report of Chalcalburnus chalcoides parasitic infections to ligula intestinalis in saungar- Dam of Gilan province
        یعقوب Garedaghi محمد Mohammadi hefz abad
        Gypsy King Fish (Chalcalburnus chalcoides) is from the carp family and found largely in the country's water resources. Ligula intestinalis is one of the parasites of this fish. Ligula intestinalis has two intermediated hosts. Cyclops is first intermediate hosts and fish More
        Gypsy King Fish (Chalcalburnus chalcoides) is from the carp family and found largely in the country's water resources. Ligula intestinalis is one of the parasites of this fish. Ligula intestinalis has two intermediated hosts. Cyclops is first intermediate hosts and fish are the second intermediate hosts. Plerocercoid larva can be found in the abdominal cavity of fish. This study was designed to investigate the causes of fish mortality trench Gilan province saungar- Dam in September 2012 was conducted. Were randomly sampled and a total of 65 fish species caught, identified and determined by age and parasitology were performed on them. The results showed that the infection rate 83/08 and 54 fish of 65 fish digit number were infected.    Manuscript profile
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        13 - Preparation of fire potential map using geographical information system in the forests of northern Iran
        Morteza Madani pour kermanshahi Seyed Armin Hashemi Amin Khademi
        Fires and deforestation have been a crisis in recent years. Every year, fires threaten forest areas in our country, especially in the northern forests, and reduce its quantity and quality. In this study, first a digital elevation model was developed, then elevation, slo More
        Fires and deforestation have been a crisis in recent years. Every year, fires threaten forest areas in our country, especially in the northern forests, and reduce its quantity and quality. In this study, first a digital elevation model was developed, then elevation, slope maps, geographical directions, and elevation. Maps of vegetation type and density of the region and maps of roads, residential areas and agricultural lands of the region were also prepared using fuzzy membership functions, evaluation of criteria, study area in each layer at a distance between 0 to 1 value. The results of using the dong model with fuzzy method in zoning of fire risk potential showed that in fuzzy weighting method, hazard zones are very low, low, medium, high, very high with an area of 6840.42 6605.84, 12044/46, 15922.87, 7416.89 hectares, according to the prepared map, about 40% of the area is in high risk classes and threatens fire in the area. Manuscript profile
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        14 - Investigating the Relationship between Telecommunication Patterns and Climate of Tourism Comfort in Guilan Province by UTCI Method
        Amir Gandomkar Saeideh Moradmand Ahmad Khademolhosseini Alireza Abbasi
        One of the most important climatic elements that is influenced by Teleconnection patterns is temperature and precipitation, both of which are the most influential factors in the study of tourism comfort climate. The purpose of this study is to investigate the climate of More
        One of the most important climatic elements that is influenced by Teleconnection patterns is temperature and precipitation, both of which are the most influential factors in the study of tourism comfort climate. The purpose of this study is to investigate the climate of tourism comfort in Gilan province in the interval (1980-2016) using the UTCI model and also to investigate the relationship between tourism comfort climate of Gilan province with Teleconnection patterns. The climate comfort of Gilan province is one of the atmospheric signals. Investigating this relationship can help the necessary planning for tourism development in this province and proper location. Using the Mann-Kendall trend test, the results show that in the last 37 years, the value of the UTCI index has decreased in July and the extreme heat stress in this month has decreased; But in other months of the year, no specific trend was seen for this index. Also, the correlation between the indicators of tourism comfort climate in the province with Teleconnection patterns through Pearson correlation coefficient showed that out of 22 models studied, 9 models including TNA, NTA, SOLAR FLUX, NCP, SOI, NAO, MOON SOON, AMM, AMO are directly or inversely related to UTCI in different months of the year and at 95% and 99% significance levels. Manuscript profile
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        15 - Designing a Pattern of Conflict Dimensions between Tourists and Residents Using Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM)
        Nahid Alizadeh Ali Gholipour Soleimani Ebrahim Chirani Narges Delafrooz
        The purpose of this research is to design a model of conflict dimensions from the point of view of tourists entering Gilan province and local natives. This research is descriptive and exploratory based on the nature and method of data collection. The statistical populat More
        The purpose of this research is to design a model of conflict dimensions from the point of view of tourists entering Gilan province and local natives. This research is descriptive and exploratory based on the nature and method of data collection. The statistical population of this research is tourists and residents, and the participation of university experts and cultural heritage and tourism experts with a number of 18 people is also included. The data of the qualitative part was collected using the approach based on classical grounded theory and using semi-structured interviews through purposeful snowball sampling. In the quantitative part, the relationship and significance of the categories were determined with the interpretive structural modeling approach. Based on the obtained results, inflation in the real estate sector, disruption in the transportation system, and cultural differences are the cornerstones of the pattern of tourism conflict dimensions and have a high effect on it. This model can be used to investigate the tourism conflict phenomenon according to the views of different stakeholders, as a reference for tourism development and guidance for managing tourism operations. Also, the problems and shortcomings of tourism development in Gilan province can be changed by increasing or decreasing each of the variables and using the results as a basis for tourism development.   Manuscript profile
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        16 - Designing an explanatory model of tourism ethics using grounded theory
        Ardalan Sadeghhasani Narges Delafrooz Ali Gholipour Soleimani Kambiz Shahroodi
        Modern tourism has added to social anomalies by violating ethical practices and has caused many ethical problems to human societies. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to design an explanatory model of tourism ethics in Gilan province, as one of the most visited More
        Modern tourism has added to social anomalies by violating ethical practices and has caused many ethical problems to human societies. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to design an explanatory model of tourism ethics in Gilan province, as one of the most visited tourist destinations in the country, using qualitative research methods and systematic grounded theory. According to the research objectives, the population of participants includes university professors, officials, experts and policy makers of the tourism industry who have at least a master's degree and 5 years of executive work experience in various sectors of the tourism industry. The selection of these samples was done using purposive sampling method and semi-structured interviews with 7 general questions were continued until the realization of saturation in interview 12. Data analysis in three stages of open, axial and selective coding led to the extraction of 71 concepts, 19 sub-categories and finally 6 main categories from the integration and classification of concepts. Based on the proposed model, tourist's ethical behavior as a core category; social responsibility of the tourism destination as a causal condition; the values of the host society as context conditions; business ethics as interferer condition; tourism management and policies are considered as a strategy, and finally, ethical tourism is considered as a result of the implementation of strategies. Manuscript profile
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        17 - برنامه ریزی استراتژیک برای توسعه گردشگری حلال در استان گیلان
        مریم کمال زاده گیلانی سید محمود شبگو منصف
        این مقاله موقعیت گردشگری حلال در استان گیلان را، با ارزیابی نقاط قوت، ضعف، فرصت و تهدید بررسی نموده و در نهایت راهکارهای استراتژیک برای توسعه این بازار در استان را معرفی می نماید. هدف پژوهش حاضر کاربردی و روش گردآوری داده های آن میدانی و مبتنی بر پرسشنامه محقق ساخت More
        این مقاله موقعیت گردشگری حلال در استان گیلان را، با ارزیابی نقاط قوت، ضعف، فرصت و تهدید بررسی نموده و در نهایت راهکارهای استراتژیک برای توسعه این بازار در استان را معرفی می نماید. هدف پژوهش حاضر کاربردی و روش گردآوری داده های آن میدانی و مبتنی بر پرسشنامه محقق ساخته می باشد. پاسخ دهندگان 24 نفر از اساتید خبره و کارشناس در امور گردشگری بوده که با روش نمونه گیری غیراحتمالی در دسترس و با استفاه از جدول مورگان به عنوان حجم نمونه انتخاب گردیدند. برای شناسائی روابط و تعیین اولویت معیارهای تحقیق حاضر، ابتدا عوامل داخلی و خارجی شناسائی و سپس از مدل‌های تصمیم‌گیری چندمعیاره و مدل AHP استفاده شد. پس از آن با ایجاد ماتریس ارزیابی عوامل داخلی (IFE) و خارجی (EFE) اوزان نهائی تعیین و در پایان مدل طراحی و نقاط قوت، ضعف و فرصت، تهدید آن (SWOT)، تحلیل گردید. نتایج تحلیل حاصل از تحقیق با توجه به نقاط قوت و فرصت های محیطی شناسایی شده و براساس تنوع جاذبه های گردشگری و موقعیت جغرافیایی استان گیلان، گویای این است که توانمندی های لازم برای توسعه گردشگری حلال موجود است و برنامه ریزی استراتژیک با استفاده از استراتژی تهاجمی، برای جلب گردشگران و استفاده از این بازار امکانپذیر است. Manuscript profile
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        18 - Evaluation of Rural Women’s role in Sustainable Development of Agriculture with Emphasis on Affectivity of Educational-Promotional Activities in Promoting Healthy Product Production in Gilan Province (Case Study: Rural areas of Langerrod and Roodsar Townships)
        Parisa Mohammad Poor
        Rural women have always had a very important and fundamental role in rural societies’ and the agricultural sector of Gilan province’s development. But these efforts have not been reflected separate from men’s jobs and their role has not been observed w More
        Rural women have always had a very important and fundamental role in rural societies’ and the agricultural sector of Gilan province’s development. But these efforts have not been reflected separate from men’s jobs and their role has not been observed with adequate seriousness. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate rural women’s role in sustainable development of agriculture with emphasis on effectivity of educational-promotional activities in promoting healthy product production in Gilan province. That this study is applicable from the manner of purpose and is based on the descriptive-survey method. The required information in this research has been collected through questionnaire and library method and the people under study are the rural women of Langerood and Roodsar Townships. The statistical sample volume using the Cochrane formula has been determined as 193 individuals and the rate for Cronbach’s alpha for all of the questionnaire was equal to 0.89. The results of this study showed that amongst the educational-promotional programs designated for women and annual income from production of rice and their role in promoting the health production of products in villages is equal to 99% which indicates the very high meaningful relation of the foretold. Also the results from regression analysis indicated the matter that only the educational-promotional visits have entered in the analysis and singly could explain 26 percent of dependent variable of rate of women’s acknowledgment from vegetation pesticides’ disadvantages and chemical fertilizers. Manuscript profile
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        19 - Analysis of Relationship between Rural Participation and Poverty (Case Study: Villages of Saravan District, Rasht County)
        Majid Yasouri Seyedeh Fatemeh Emami
        The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between rural partnership and poverty situation (in different social, economic and political aspects) in the rural district of Saravan, located in city of Rasht in Gilan province. Predictor variables in this sturd More
        The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between rural partnership and poverty situation (in different social, economic and political aspects) in the rural district of Saravan, located in city of Rasht in Gilan province. Predictor variables in this sturdy include partnership (in different social, political and physical service aspects), attitude towards partnership, the approach to partnership and criterion variable includes poverty in political aspects. The type of research is applied-developmental and the study method is documentary, analytical and survey.In order to complete the information, a questionnaire is used. In analytical method, each desired component is introduced according to the proposed theory. Accordingly, each component with multi-reagents identify the degree of partnership and its role in rural development; then, components of poverty in political, economic and social aspects and the relationship between these two variables of partnership and poverty is investigated using multiple regression model in SPSS software. The statistical population of the study is all rural households in Saravan. 370 samples were chosen using Morgan table. The results indicate that the issue of poverty in different dimensions and levels of partnership are related.It means that each unit increase in partnership, 0/728 units reduce in political dimensions of poverty, respectively. In other words, by increasing each of the partnership indexes, the partnership approach and attitude towards partnership in social, political and economic dimensions of poverty reduce too. Manuscript profile
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        20 - Assessment of attraction and environmental compatibility in architectural structure of eco-tourism resorts from tourists’ point of view (case study: Gilan ecolodges)
        Seyed Mohammadreza Nasir Salami Maryam Rostampisheh Said Tizghalam Zonouzi
        Architectural structures and elements is one of the most important parameters in eco-tourism and these are key factors in ecolodges. Ecolodge type and its architectural quality, level of compatibility with native culture and natural environment and its attraction and sa More
        Architectural structures and elements is one of the most important parameters in eco-tourism and these are key factors in ecolodges. Ecolodge type and its architectural quality, level of compatibility with native culture and natural environment and its attraction and satisfaction value have great importance for eco-tourism market and its future planning of entrepreneurs’ architectural rebuilding and innovation. Gilan is one of the eco-tourism centers, where numerous ecolodges with different structures have been established in recent years, meanwhile, tourists’ point of view is an essential recognition for future planning. In this research, level of architectural attraction and environmental compatibility in ecolodges based on tourists’ attitude have been investigated through quantitative analysis and evaluated questionnaires of architectural components, which has filled by 221 tourists. The result of statistical analysis indicated high level of architectural attraction for tourists and acceptable value of environmental compatibility in architectural structures, although structure of ecolodges are very different of rural houses. It not only means incompatibility but also can cause more attraction and satisfaction values. Manuscript profile
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        21 - بررسی ابعاد موانع ترویج کشاورزی تلفیقی تجاری کوچک مقیاس
        ید حسن حسینی خشت مسجدی سحر در یوری سید جمال فرج اله حسینی مریم امیدی نجف آبادی
        کشاورزان در مقیاس کوچک برای دستیابی به کشاورزی تجاری یکپارچه در مقیاس کوچک با موانع متعددی روبرو هستند. این مطالعه با روش توصیفی- تحلیلی به بررسی موانع کشاورزی تلفیقی تجاری در مقیاس کوچک می پردازد. جامعه آماری شامل کلیه شالیکاران استان گیلان (180106=N) بوده و حجم نمونه More
        کشاورزان در مقیاس کوچک برای دستیابی به کشاورزی تجاری یکپارچه در مقیاس کوچک با موانع متعددی روبرو هستند. این مطالعه با روش توصیفی- تحلیلی به بررسی موانع کشاورزی تلفیقی تجاری در مقیاس کوچک می پردازد. جامعه آماری شامل کلیه شالیکاران استان گیلان (180106=N) بوده و حجم نمونه (422=n) با استفاده از جدول کرجسی و مورگان به روش نمونه گیری تصادفی طبقه ای تعیین شد. ابزار پژوهش پرسشنامه ای بود که روایی آن توسط پانل متخصصان و پایایی آن با ضریب آلفای کرونباخ (89/0) تأیید شد. تجزیه و تحلیل داده ها با نرم افزار SPSS و تحلیل مسیر با نرم افزار Smart PLS انجام شد. نتایج تحلیل مسیر نشان داد که موانع گسترش تأثیر مستقیم بر کشاورزی در مقیاس کوچک (441/0=β) و کشاورزی تجاری تلفیقی (401/0=β) و تأثیر غیرمستقیم بر کشاورزی تلفیقی تجاری در مقیاس کوچک (541/0 = β) و غیر مستقیم (β = 0.91). با توجه به مقدار t، فرضیه تحقیق در مورد موانع گسترش می توان نتیجه گرفت که اثربخشی بین متغیرهای مستقل و وابسته معنادار است. بر اساس نتایج به‌دست‌آمده، استفاده از عوامل ترویجی آگاه، کاهش وظایف غیرگسترشی مروجین و کمک به سازمان‌های محلی برای کاهش واسطه‌ها از عوامل ضروری در رفع موانع این نوع سیستم‌های کشاورزی است. Manuscript profile
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        22 - Investigation of Seasonal and Depthal Macrofaunal Distribution in Boojagh Marine National Park, Southern Caspian Sea
        S. Bahrbar H. Negarestan A. Maghsoudlou Afshin Danehkar
        In this study, the distribution of macrobenthos in Boojagh Marine National Park (BMNP) was studied. Sampling was conducted in six transects, perpendicular to the beach, using a Van Veen grab sampler, with five replications. Samples were collected in five seasons (2015-2 More
        In this study, the distribution of macrobenthos in Boojagh Marine National Park (BMNP) was studied. Sampling was conducted in six transects, perpendicular to the beach, using a Van Veen grab sampler, with five replications. Samples were collected in five seasons (2015-2016). Each transect include three stations at depths of 1 meter, 5 meter and 10 meter. Washed and fixed samples were transferred to the laboratory, sorted and different groups of microbenthic taxons were identified. Mollusca with an average of 588 individuals per square meter, Malacostraca with 225, Polychaeta with 175, Hexanauplia with 109 and Clitellata with 98 individuals per square were identified. Depth profiles showed that the benthos are mostly distributed at 10 meter depth, followed by five and one meter depths. The densest season was at summer of 2015, with 356 individuals per square meter followed by summer of 2016, autumn and winter of 2015 and spring of 2016. Overall, the most macrobenthos distribution was in 10 meter depth. Macrobenthos density in the summer was more and in the spring was less than other seasons. Manuscript profile