Diversity and biomass of different functional groups of herbaceous species along an altitudinal gradient in the semi-arid Zagros mountain forests of Iran

The response of diversity and biomass of herbaceous functional groups along an altitudinal gradient in mountainous forests of southern Zagros, Khuzestan Province, Iran was studied by sampling vegetation in 30 circular 1000-m 2 plots in herb layer of the forest floor within 646–2447 m asl (lowland:  ...

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Published in:Journal of forestry research 2020-10, Vol.31 (5), p.1723-1731
Main Authors: Shahriari, Hafizollah, Abrari Vajari, Kambiz, Pilehvar, Babak, Heydari, Mehdi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Aridity
Biodiversity
Biological diversity
Biomass
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Elevation
Forbs
Forest floor
Forestry
Forests and forestry
Functional groups
Grasses
Life Sciences
Mountain forests
Mountains
Original Paper
Species diversity
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Summary:The response of diversity and biomass of herbaceous functional groups along an altitudinal gradient in mountainous forests of southern Zagros, Khuzestan Province, Iran was studied by sampling vegetation in 30 circular 1000-m 2 plots in herb layer of the forest floor within 646–2447 m asl (lowland:  2000 m asl). The most important herbaceous functional groups were classified based on two aspects of growth form: annuals–perennials, grasses–forbs. Then the relationship between the diversity, richness, evenness, biomass and elevation was analyzed. The results showed that the annual functional group in the low- and midland classes, and perennial functional group in the lowland class had the highest species diversity and evenness in annual and perennial functional groups, respectively ( p  
ISSN:1007-662X
1993-0607
DOI:10.1007/s11676-019-00947-4