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AQUIFER: A COORDINATE EFFORT IN LINE WITH REGENERATION OF THE KONAR STANDS (ZIZIPHUS SPINA-CHRISTI (L.) WILD.) IN SOUTHERN IRAN
Article number
840_8
Pages
73 – 78
Language
English
Abstract
Floodwater caused by the rainfall in aquiferous basins of the slopes of Zagross mountains in Bushehr province inflicts great losses and damages upon the residents of the region due to lack of poor vegetation in these lands in some years.
Therefore we need to introduce resistant and compatible species in order to restore and perform forestation activities in these regions.
On the other hand planting and extension of native species especially Somr or Prosopis juliflora (Swartz) Dc. in southern Iran and the threat for other native species, reveals, much more than before, the necessity to extend the vegetation of native plant in dry lands and semi-dry lands, specially by application of methods of saving the precipitation.
Geological investigations, soil science (pedology), climatology and vegetation have been done through using scientific references, field visits and surveys and gathering the samples from plants.
After field visits and surveys for study of natural regeneration of Konar (Christ-thorn) in the regions was classified according to existence or non existence and approximately 150 Konar seedlings were counted per hectare.
The results indicated that saving rainfall has effect on regeneration.
Therefore, the extension of aquifer started in the damaged Konar stands located on the alluviums of the 4th geological alluviums (quaternary era) around the city of Ahram located 60 km from Bushehr.
After execution of the first stage of aquifer in 1995 the floods occurred in the region and the seeds near the water were distributed in the region and a very satisfactory regeneration was observed in the regions where the flood waters had been distributed.
A satisfactory regeneration also occurred in the succeeding years.
Now an amazing cover of Konar has been established in the region and the field observations and surveys show that we can create lush forests of Konar by help of aquifer.
Therefore we need to introduce resistant and compatible species in order to restore and perform forestation activities in these regions.
On the other hand planting and extension of native species especially Somr or Prosopis juliflora (Swartz) Dc. in southern Iran and the threat for other native species, reveals, much more than before, the necessity to extend the vegetation of native plant in dry lands and semi-dry lands, specially by application of methods of saving the precipitation.
Geological investigations, soil science (pedology), climatology and vegetation have been done through using scientific references, field visits and surveys and gathering the samples from plants.
After field visits and surveys for study of natural regeneration of Konar (Christ-thorn) in the regions was classified according to existence or non existence and approximately 150 Konar seedlings were counted per hectare.
The results indicated that saving rainfall has effect on regeneration.
Therefore, the extension of aquifer started in the damaged Konar stands located on the alluviums of the 4th geological alluviums (quaternary era) around the city of Ahram located 60 km from Bushehr.
After execution of the first stage of aquifer in 1995 the floods occurred in the region and the seeds near the water were distributed in the region and a very satisfactory regeneration was observed in the regions where the flood waters had been distributed.
A satisfactory regeneration also occurred in the succeeding years.
Now an amazing cover of Konar has been established in the region and the field observations and surveys show that we can create lush forests of Konar by help of aquifer.
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Authors
S.M. Sadeghi, A. Jafary, N. Farrar
Keywords
Ziziphus spina-christi, natural regeneration, konar, Christ-thorn, Iran
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