Progress and Development of Kermanshah Province

Progress and Development of Kermanshah Province

Erodibility and vegetation cover of geological marl formation in Kermanshah province, Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mosayeb Heshmati 1
Mohammad Gheitury 1
Hamidreza Peyrowan 2
Gholamreza Chamah 3
1 Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Department, Kermanshah Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Iran
2 Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran
3 Natural Resources and Watershed Management Offic, Kermanshah Province, Iran
10.22034/mpo.2024.427774.1098
Abstract
Most par of Zagros regions, west Iran geologically comprise fine grained material such as marl formation which are vulnerable to degradation factors. Vegetation cover at these areas play an important role on environmental sustainability. Plant biodiversity at surface layer of these marl formations promote water balance and consequently several services such as soil erosion and flood control. However, most parts of these areas suffered from anthropogenesis degradation, particularly land/cover change leading to severe negative impacts. The objective of this research conducted to evaluate the main geological marl formations in Kermanshah province, Iran as well as measuring their erodibility and domonatn vegetation species regarding .The vegetation sampling at the surface marly areas carried out and geographical coordinates were pointed using GPS. The respective forest, rangeland and agricultural species at marls deposits were 160, 50 and 10 species. Quercus sp., Astragalus sp., Bromus sp., Poa sp., Amygdalus sp., were found the most frequent and possible for sustainable marl formation in Kermanshah province. Regarding environmental sustainability and services, proper management practice to protect biodiversity in these area are the key and crucial issue.
Keywords
Aghajari Formation
Marl Formation
Soil Erodibility
Vegetation Cover
Zagros Forest
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