Distribution patterns and priorities for conservation of Iranian Endemic Monocots: determining the Areas of Endemism(AOEs)

Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity

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Ahmadreza Mehrabian¹  farzaneh khajoei Nasab²  Mohammad Amini Rad³ 

[1] Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology Shahid Beheshti University;Department of Plant Sciences and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Shahid Beheshti University;Department of Botany, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research

关键词: Conservation management;    Diversity;    Endemism;    South West Asia;    Species richness;   

DOI  :  10.22120/jwb.2020.136616.1188

来源: Arak university

【 摘 要 】

The present study focuses on the distribution patterns of Iranian endemic monocots and concentrates on important zones for these taxa in a phyto–geographical context. Iranian endemic monocots included 152 species belonging to 35 genera of 10 plant families, and comprised about 2.08% of Iranian plant flora as well as about 6.9% of endemic flora of Iran. Monocots mostly stretched between latitudes of 35˚ to 37˚ North latitude. In Iran, 70.3% of taxa can be classified in endangered categories and are mostly distributed in the Zagros and Alborz ranges. On the basis of endemic richness map, the central Zagros, central Alborz and Kopet Dagh ranges are the areas of top priority for conservation. The present study reaffirms the Irano–Turanian region as a center for plant endemism in Iran and worldwide. Major efforts for conservation actions must be focused on these centers.

【 授权许可】

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