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Zoning of Areas with Susceptibility to Oak Decline in Western Iran

Mohadeseh Ghanbari Motlagh

Mohadeseh Ghanbari Motlagh

Islamic Azad UniversityTehran, Iran
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Masoud Kiadaliri

Masoud Kiadaliri

Islamic Azad UniversityTonekabon, Iran
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Mar 23, 2021
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Published Online: Mar 23, 2021
Page range: 75 - 83
Received: Nov 22, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2021-0006
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© 2021 Mohadeseh Ghanbari Motlagh et al., published by Sciendo
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Fig. 1

Geographical location of Ilam province in Iran (A), digital elevation model of Ilam province (B) and its forests (C).
Geographical location of Ilam province in Iran (A), digital elevation model of Ilam province (B) and its forests (C).

Fig. 2

Standardised maps of effective parameters in oak decline.1 – precipitation, 2 – temperature, 3 – distance from farmland, 4 – distance from streams, 5 – slopes, 6 – altitude, 7 – aspect, 8 – distance from roads, 9 – forest density.
Standardised maps of effective parameters in oak decline.1 – precipitation, 2 – temperature, 3 – distance from farmland, 4 – distance from streams, 5 – slopes, 6 – altitude, 7 – aspect, 8 – distance from roads, 9 – forest density.

Fig. 3

Final map of areas with susceptibility to oak in Ilam forests and classification area.
Final map of areas with susceptibility to oak in Ilam forests and classification area.

Parameters affecting the decline of oak forests in Ilam province, information source and fuzzy membership function_

No. Parameters Information source Fuzzy membership function type References
1 Slop [%] DEM ASTER Linear Eckhardt and Menard 2008, Kabrick et al. 2008, Costa et al. 2010, Ahmadi et al. 2014, Amir Ahmadi et al. 2015, Mahdavi et al. 2015a, Hosseini et al. 2017, Ghadirian et al. 2018, Kooh Soltani et al. 2018, Mozafari et al. 2019
2 Aspect [°] DEM ASTER Near Eckhardt and Menard 2008, Kabrick et al. 2008, Costa et al. 2010, Ahmadi et al. 2014, Amir Ahmadi et al. 2015, Mahdavi et al. 2015a, Hosseini et al. 2017, Ghadirian et al. 2018, Kooh Soltani et al. 2018, Mozafari et al. 2019
3 Altitude [m asl] DEM ASTER Small Eckhardt and Menard 2008, Kabrick et al. 2008, Costa et al. 2010, Ahmadi et al. 2014, Amir Ahmadi et al. 2015, Mahdavi et al. 2015a, Hosseini et al. 2017, Ghadirian et al. 2018, Kooh Soltani et al. 2018, Mozafari et al. 2019
4 Precipitation [mm] Information of synoptic stations of Meteorological Organization of Iran, Kriging interpolation model in GIS Small Eckhardt and Menard 2008, Kabrick et al. 2008, Costa et al. 2010, Ahmadi et al. 2014, Amir Ahmadi et al. 2015, Mahdavi et al. 2015a, Attarod et al. 2017, Hosseini et al. 2017, Ghadirian et al. 2018, Kooh Soltani et al. 2018, Conte et al. 2019, Mozafari et al. 2019
5 Temperature [°C] Information of synoptic stations of Meteorological Organization of Iran, Kriging interpolation model in GIS Linear Ahmadi et al. 2014, Mahdavi et al. 2015a, Attarod et al. 2017, Hosseini et al. 2017, Ghadirian et al. 2018, Kooh Soltani et al. 2018, Conte et al. 2019
6 Distance from streams [m] Surface water layer of Iran Water Resources Management Company Linear Ghadirian et al. 2018
7 Distance from roads [m] Iran National Cartographic Center Linear Ghadirian et al. 2018
8 Distance from farming lands [m] Iran National Cartographic Center Linear Ghadirian et al. 2018
9 Forest density Department of Natural Resources and Watershed Management of Ilam Province Linear Mahdavi et al. 2015a, Ghadirian et al. 2018, Conte et al. 2019
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