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JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
Volume 56, Issue 4, Pages 627-641Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-1963(03)00077-6
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classification; Iran; multivariate analysis; ordination; Poshtkouh rangelands; soil characteristics
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The objective of this research was to study the relationships between environmental factors and vegetation in order to find the most effective factors in the separation of the vegetation types in Poshtkou rangelands of Yazd province. Sampling of soil and vegetation were performed with randomized-systematic method. Vegetation data including density and cover percentage were estimated quantitatively within each quadrat, and using the two-way indicator species analysis (TWINSPAN), and vegetation was classified into different groups. The topographic conditions were recorded in quadrat locations. Soil samples were taken in 0-30 and 30-60 cm depths in each quadrat. The measured soil variables included texture, lime, saturation moisture, gypsum, acidity (pH), electrical conductivity, sodium absorption ratio, Mg(2+), Cl(-), CO(2)(-) SO(2)(-)). and soluble ions (Na(+), K(+), Mg(2+), Cl(-), CO(3)(2-), HCO(3)(-) and SO(4)(2-)). Multivariate techniques including principal component analysis (PCA) and canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) were used to analyse the collected data. The results showed that the vegetation distribution pattern was mainly related to soil characteristics such as salinity, texture, soluble potassium, gypsum, and lime. Totally, considering the habitat conditions, ecological needs and tolerance range each plant species has a significant relation with soil properties. (C) 2003 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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