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Identification complexity of critically endangered Squatina squatina (Linnaeus, 1758) and Squatina aculeata Cuvier, 1829 in Mediterranean Sea (Turkey)
Sharks and rays, besides their economic importance, are ecologically important organisms with a diverse group. After a pre...
Assessment and planning protective hotspots and wildlife habitats corridors in the provinces of ‎Hamedan, Markazi, and Qom, Iran
Today, the biggest threat to biodiversity in the world is the destructions of habitats subsequently occur after changing h...
Gastropods Diversity in Mangrove Forests of Govater Gulf in Sistan & Baluchestan
The present study was performed to investigate Gastropods diversity in mangrove forests located at Chabahar Township, Sist...
Mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene sequence analysis, a tool for species identification
Biodiversity is under threat worldwide. Many species of animals, birds and reptiles have experienced considerable decline ...
An allometry study of Caspian pond turtle (Mauremys caspica) in Golestan province, Iran
Caspian pond turtle, Mauremys caspica shows allometric growth and sexual dimorphism in the shell. Differences in allometri...
Rohingya refugee crisis and human vs. elephant (Elephas maximus) conflicts in Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh
About 930,000 Rohingya people were migrated in the Cox’s Bazar district of Bangladesh following the ethnic cleansing viole...
Phenotypic diversity in Hari garra, Garra rossica (Nikol’skii, 1900) populations (Cyprinidae) in Iranian river systems
Since identification of species and populations of fish are essential in biodiversity, conservation and research on their ...
The pattern of local utilization and trade in wildlife /trophies in Saki West Local government area, Oyo State, Nigeria
Wildlife species and trophies are of valuable use to humanity. These values include aesthetic, education, medicinal purpos...
Morphological Variation, Length-Weight Relationship and Condition Factor of Cabdio morar (Hamilton, 1822) Populations in Southeast of Iran
The present study was conducted to study the morphological variation of the Cabdio morar populations in Mashkil, Sarbaz an...
Modeling the habitat suitability for sympatric small and medium sized felids and investigating the spatiotemporal niche overlapping in Maduru Oya National Park, Sri Lanka
Habitat suitability modeling and identification of spatiotemporal niches helps in understanding the ecological requirement...
Islam and nature conservation
The main question of the present study is what the Islam's attitude and recommendations are in the biodiversity conse...
Key factors determining scales of burned areas in state Victoria (Australia) and province Alberta (Canada) during 1980-2019
Regular wildfire supports balanced development of sclerophyll forests in Victoria (Australia), as well as, boreal forest i...
Impact of forest wildfires on components of mountain landscapes of the Baikal region
Forest wildfires cover vast territories of mountainous Siberia. As a result, the appearance of the landscape changes compl...
Investigating the Urban trees’ diversity in Tehran –Iran using i-Tree Eco model
Urban green spaces’ structure and function can promote human health and environmental quality and also decrease some chall...
Conserving Big Cats In Captivity: Management practices used by National Zoological Park, New Delhi, India
The National Zoological Park, New Delhi is one of the prominent zoos housing large numbers of big cats. Zoos with time hav...
The effect of topography on the distribution of rodent nests in the enclose and non-enclosed of pistachio forest of Khajeh Kalat in northeast of Iran
The order Rodentia is the largest among other groups of mammals in terms of the number of species and number of individual...
Mammalian activity in the vicinities of beaver dams in the fall-winter season
European beavers, being so called a "keystone species", transform their habitat according to their own needs whi...
A preliminary survey of amphibians from the Idanre Forest Ecosystem, southwestern Nigeria
This study was conducted to provide a checklist of amphibian species in the Idanre Forest Ecosystem (lowland - Idanre Fore...
Microsatellite evidence of common partridge (Alectoris chukar) genetic diversity in the western parts of Iran
In this research, the genetic peculiarities of the common partridge (Alectoris chukar) have been investigated using a non-...
Contribution to the taxonomic knowledge of Acanthodactylus (Squamata, Lacertidae): Description of a new lacertid lizard species from Eastern Anatolia, Turkey
Acanthodactylus Wiegmann, 1834 is one of the most diverse and widespread lizard genera in the Palearctic realm. Here, we d...
Dietary niche comparison of raptors in NE Iran, as an important zoogeographic zone
Diet analysis is one of the most basic requirements for understanding species' ecological niches and determining thei...
Determining Community-level Carnivore Response to Landscape Factors in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Researchers are challenged to understand the distribution of biodiversity on the landscape or determine if community-level...
Adding a contribution to natural and environmental approach by Corporate social responsibility for the Turkish defense industry: A corporate framework for wildlife conservation in biodiversity hotspots of Turkey
It is important to prioritize natural and environmental issues in a balanced way with economic and social issues, when add...
Patterns of wildlife use by local people and its impacts on the future conservation of Jorgo-Wato Protected Forest, western Ethiopia
This study explored the patterns of wildlife products used by the local communities around ‎Jorgo-Wato Protected Forest an...
Overview of taxonomy and prediction potential distribution of Bufotes sitibundus (Anura: Bufonidae) using environmental factors
Bufotes sitibundus spreads from Greece eastwards through Turkey, to Syria, Jordan, and Lebanon. It is also reported from I...
An evaluation of target hazard quotation of mercury and arsenic in four commercially fish species of the Oman Sea, Iran
Increasing the presence of mercury (Hg) and arsenic (As) in aquatic ecosystems as two unnecessary and dangerous elements i...
Evaluation of factors affecting predator-prey distribution for grey wolves, wild sheep, and wild goats in Haftad-Gholleh National Park, Iran
Haftad-Gholleh National Park located in central Iran is inhabited by two prey species: the wild sheep (Ovis orientalis) an...
Classification of plant communities in the Caspian Hyrcanian English yew (Taxus baccata L.) forests using environmental factors: testing the modified TWINSPAN method
The purpose of this research is to evaluate the quality of the modified and classical TWINSPAN classification based on th...
The Quaternary Range Dynamics of the Dwarf Lizard, Parvilacerta parva (Boulenger, 1887) (Squamata, Lacertidae) in the Anatolian Peninsula
The dwarf lizard, Parvilacerta parva, is a characteristic member of the steppe biome in Irano - Anatolian biological hotsp...
Systematics and distribution of the genus Phrynocephalus Kaup, 1825 (Sauria: Agamidae) in the Iranian plateau: A Review
There are numerous published data related to taxonomic structure and distribution of one of the most diverse and taxonomic...
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