Assessment of Range Management Plans (RMP) enables policy makers and governmental planners to understand their impact from different environmental, social, human, and economic aspects in order to improve future planning. The purpose of the present study was to explore the effective variables on RMP in Middle Zagros Mountain in Lorestan, Ilam, Kurdistan, and Kermanshah provinces, Iran in 2018. Data were collected using a structured interview technique and questionnaires (N=140) prepared in 6 sections and filled by rangeland experts of local offices of natural resources in four provinces. Seven factors were asked about weaknesses of range plans and 6 factors were asked for strengths of the plans. Result of the logistic unit (Logit regression) showed that the variables of lack of government credits (p≤0.01) and lack of continuous monitoring on the proper implementation of the project (p≤ 0.10) were negative while the variables of users’ participation in the implementation of RMP (p≤ 0.01) and specifying customary system for herders (p≤ 0.01), controlling herders’ grazing license (p≤ 0.10), the rate of acceptance of the rural municipality, Implementation of modifying and rehabilitation operations, establishing livestock and rangeland balance (p≤ 0.05), Intersection cooperation between the involved institutions and departments (p≤0.01) and rural council the range management projects (p≤ 0.05) were positively significant from the perspective of the experts. Also, 47% of experts were against renting rangeland to nomadic and non-rural nomad herders. They also suggested the implementation of RMP could be done in the divided rangelands rather than common form. In sum, the available projects and plans in the region under study area were not efficient due to technical, social, and economic problems. Hence, they need to be reviewed in this regard. It should be attempted to take into consideration the technical, social, and economic issues more seriously while preparing new projects. پرونده مقاله

Rangelands rehabilitation have a high priority for improving the environment and mitigating climate changes in comparison to natural rangelands. This study was conducted to compare carbon sequestration in soil and phytomass between land uses of rangeland and irrigated agricultural farms in Mahallat, Markazi province, Iran. The soil was sampled by setting profiles (17 Land uses) in two depths of 0-15 cm and 15-30 cm. In the both land uses, three 50 m transects were established with four 2×2m plots sampled in each transect with random distances. Soil samples were taken from center of each transect. The contents of aboveground and underground biomass carbon, litter carbon and soil organic carbon were determined (in summer 2017). Percentage of organic carbon of plants and soil samples was measured in the laboratory. Soil bulk density, texture, acidity and electrical conductivity were determined. The carbon sequestration in phytomass and soil between rangeland and cropland was compared using independent t-test. Result showed significant effect of carbon sequestration in phytomass, Litter (P<0.01) and soil (not Significant) between rangeland and cropland land uses. Total carbon sequestration in rangeland ecosystem (59471 kg/ha) was higher than carbon sequestration in cropland (53314 kg/ha). Therefore, despite the lack of irrigation and fertilizer inputs, the amount of carbon sequestration in rangeland was higher than the cropland in the region. پرونده مقاله

This study was conducted to compare forage quality of two native halophytespecies Camphorosma monspeliaca and Limonium iranicum collected from Meighansaline rangelands near Arak city in center of Iran. Edible biomass of both species wassampled on three phonological stages (vegetative growth, full flowering and seedripening). Forage quality indices such as Crude Protein (CP), Dry Matter Digestibility(DMD), Dry Matter Intake (DMI), Metabolizable Energy (ME), Acid Detergent Fiber(ADF), Neutral Detergent Fiber (NDF) and Phosphorus (P) were evaluated. The resultsindicated there were significant differences (p<0.01) between species and phenologicalstages. L. iranicum had the highest CP (14.62%) in vegetative stage while C. monspeliacahad the lowest CP (5.39%) in flowering stage. C. monspeliaca also exhibited the highestRelative Feeding Values (RFV=135.9), which was significantly different from those of L.iranicum. In both species, the CP, DMD and ME were decreased with progressingphonological stages while ADF and NDF, increased. Our findings showed that thesehalophyte species contain reasonable CP level which could provide N requirements ofgrazing animals whereas Phosphorus was deficient for sheep, suggesting supplementaryfeeding. The results support the good potential of halophytes and salt tolerant plants assource of livestock fodders and arid and semi-arid rangelands improvement. پرونده مقاله

تاغ و آتریپلکس از گونه های مقاوم به شوری و خشکی هستند که در چند دهه اخیر، به طور وسیع در عملیات مقابله با بیابان زایی و احیای مراتع خشک و نیمه خشک در ایران کاشته شده‌اند. این مطالعه به منظور بررسی اثر تاغ‌کاری و آتریپلکس‌کاری بر خصوصیات فیزیکوشیمیایی خاک در بخشی از مراتع بیابانی ملارد شهرستان زرندیه انجام گرفت. بدین منظور سه منطقه شامل شاهد (مرتع طبیعی) منطقه آتریپلکس کاری و منطقه تاغ‌کاری هر یک به مساحت 5 هکتار انتخاب شد. نمونه برداری به روش تصادفی –سیستماتیک انجام گرفت و در هر کدام از مناطق 20 پلات در امتداد 2 ترانسکت به طول 500 متر مستقر شد. نمونه برداری خاک در دو عمق 0-30 و 30-60 سانتیمتر از مناطق شاهد و تیمار (آتریپلکس کاری و تاغزار) انجام گرفت و خصوصیات مهم فیزیکو شیمیایی خاک نظیر بافت خاک ، شوری یا هدایت الکتریکی(EC) ، اسیدیته (pH) ، کربن آلی ، آهک، فسفر، کلسیم، منیزیم، سدیم و پتاسیم، کلر و بی‌کربنات در آزمایشگاه اندازه گیری شدند. جهت تجزیه و تحلیل داده ها از آنالیز واریانس یکطرفه استفاده گردید. نتایج نشان داد به‌غیر از اسیدیته و مقدار سیلت در بقیه متغیرهای خاک، اختلاف معنی‎دار بین تیپ‌های گیاهی و منطقه شاهد وجود دارد. گونه تاغ، بیش از آتریپلکس موجب شوری، قلیاییت و آهکی شدن خاک سطحی گردیده است؛ اما با توجه به بومی بودن و سازگاری بالای این گونه، به نظر می رسد گزینه مناسب تری برای احیای چنین مراتع خشکی باشد. پرونده مقاله