Interannual variations of dust activity in western Iran and their possible mechanisms
Big Earth Data, 2020 Through an analysis of station observations and reanalysis data, in this study, we investigate the variations of dust activity during 1979–2015 in western and southwestern Iran and their associated mechanisms.
Alireza Kamal, Chenglai Wu, Zhaohui Lin
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Molecular Identification of Nematodes (Superfamily: Strongylida) Traced in Herbivores Excrement Found in Wildlife from Western Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of ParasitologyBackground: In wildlife, the identification of parasitic infections should be pursued seriously in countries facing endangered species of animals in their geographical territories.
Mohammad Reza Vafaei +6 more
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Monitoring the temporal changes of meteorological drought in areas of western Iran [PDF]
رویکردهای نوین در مهندسی آب و محیط زیست, 2023 Drought is a natural phenomenon that has a significant impact on human life, and examining its temporal and spatial changes can be effective in dealing with the effects of this phenomenon.
yaser sabzevari +2 more
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Effect of Enso indices on meteorological drought in the midwest of Iran [PDF]
مدلسازی و مدیریت آب و خاک, 2022 Introduction Drought occurs due to lack of humidity and deficiency in precipitation amount. Therefore, it is important to recognize and investigate the effective factors on precipitation deficiency and consequently drought occurrence.
Maryam Mohammadrezaei +2 more
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A new record of Eremias strauchi strauchi Kessler, 1878 (Sauria: Lacertidae) from Kurdistan Province, Western Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2014 During field work in western regions of the Iranian Plateau in the Zagros Mountains in September 2010, a single specimen belonging to the genus and subgenus Eremias Fitzinger, 1834 was collected from the protected area of Bijar (at about 1619 m elevation)
Z Bahmani +3 more
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Revision of the spider family Zodariidae (Arachnida, Araneae) in Iran and Turkmenistan, with seventeen new species [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2021 Species of the spider family Zodariidae occurring in Iran and Turkmenistan are reviewed. Seventeen species of three subfamilies are described as new to science: Lachesana kavirensis sp. nov. (♂, Qom; northern Iran), L. perseus sp. nov.
Alireza Zamani, Yuri M. Marusik
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A new form of Eremias(Sauria: Lacertidae) from the Alvand Mountains, Hamedan Province, Western Iran [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2005 A new and distinctive form belonging to the genus and subgenus Eremias Fitzinger, 1834 is reported from the highlands of Alvand Mountains, Hamedan Province, western Iran at about 2700 m elevation.
N. Rastegar-Pouyani, E. Rastegar-Pouanyi
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Comparison of soluble ions in dust fall among various latitudes in western Iran [PDF]
علوم محیطی, 2020 Introduction: Dust particles moved by air streams influence the quality of the environment. Chemical compounds of these particles are influential on the life’s quality of the residents of every region.
Nahid Mahmoodimahpash, Bubak Souri
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A comparative study of the skull between Trachylepis vittata (Olivier, 1804) of the family Scincidae and Lacerta media media (Lantz & Cyrén, 1920) of the family Lacertidae [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2017 In this study, the adult cranial osteology of Trachylepis vittata and Lacerta media media collected from Kermanshah Province, western Iran, are described and compared based on seven dry skull preparations.
Razieh Fattahi +2 more
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Geographic variation in Trachylepis vittata (Olivier, 1804) (Sauria: Scincidae): two populations from the Turkish-Iranian Plateau [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics, 2017 In this research on the Banded Skink, Trachylepis vittata (Olivier, 1804), the patterns of geographic variation was analyzed for four meristic and 21 morphometric characters of this species belonging to two populations, one from western Iran and the ...
Razieh Fattahi +1 more
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