University of IsfahanTaxonomy and Biosystematics3115-9001103620180923Floristic, Chorology and Functional Groups Study of Sungun Copper Mine in East Azarbaijan Provinceفلور، پراکنش جغرافیایی و گروههای کارکردی گیاهان در محدوده معدن مس سونگون استان آذربایجان شرقی1142380310.22108/tbj.2019.110583.1063ENJamshidGhorbaniAssociate Professor, Department of Range Management, Faculty of Natural Resources, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources UniversityArezoAlizadehPh. D. Student in Rangeland Science, Department of Range Management, Faculty of Natural Resources, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources UniversityJavadMotamediAssociate Professor, Rangeland Research Division, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, IranGhorbanVahabzadehAssociate Professor, Department of Watershed Management, Faculty of Natural Resources, Sari Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources UniversityNaderMazaheriMaster of Environmental Science, Azerbaijan Copper Complex, National Iranian Copper Industries CompanyRezaNasehMaster of Water and Wastewater Engineering, Water an Environment Research Branch, Research and Development Division, National Iranian Copper Industries CompanyEsmatEsmailzadehAdminister of Water an Environment Research Branch, Research and Development Division, National Iranian Copper Industries CompanyJournal Article20180426<strong>Abstract</strong> <br />Identification of the flora in mining area is necessary for biodiversity conservation as well as vegetation restoration. In this study, flora and functional groups of plants were evaluated in Sungun copper mine, East Azarbayjan province, one of the most important sources of copper in Iran. The vegetation was assessed in the mining area including mine wastes, the area that affected by acid mine drainage and outcrops. The results showed that the greatest number of species and plant families were found in outcrops with 73 species from 21 families. The most frequent plant families were Poaceae (20.55%) and Asteraceae (16.43%). In the area that was affected by acid, mine drainage Astraceae (20.93%) and Poaceae (20.55%) were dominant but in waste dumps the Asteraceae (23.64%) and Fabaceae (14.55%) were the main plant families. Some species were restricted to specific area such as <em>Rhamnus cathartica</em><em>,</em><em> Fumaria bracteosa, Equisetum flviatile </em>in acid drainage affected site, <em>Chenopodium album, Atriplex tararica, Hyoscyamus arachnoideus </em>in mine wastes. <em>Carex stenophylla, Hypericum dogonbadanicum </em>and<em> Allium kotschyi </em>were also found to be unique. It was also found that in all three sites the most dominant life forms were hemicryptophytes. There was not any species from phanerophyte in waste dumps. Forbs and perennials were the dominant species of the area and the most of the flora belonged to Iran-Turanian region. We found a potential of species particularly nitrogen fixing species in this area that could be beneficial for vegetation restoration.https://tbj.ui.ac.ir/article_23803_c3e30e06da7346513e2e04b3a8d4b3b0.pdfUniversity of IsfahanTaxonomy and Biosystematics3115-9001103620180923Floristic study of Goynik protected area in North Khorassan provinceمطالعۀ فلوریستیک منطقۀ حفاظتشدۀ گوینیک در استان خراسان شمالی15342380210.22108/tbj.2019.111059.1067ENJamilehPanahy MirzahasanlouAssistant Professor, Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Science, Gonbad Kavous University, Gonbad Kavous, IranMohammadAbediM.S. Graduate of Systematics and Plant Ecology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Science, Gonbad Kavous University, Gonbad Kavous, IranAliSattarianAssociate Professor, Department of Natural Resources, Faculty of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Gonbad Kavous University, Gonbad Kavous, IranMeisamHabibiLecturer, Department of Biology, Faculty of Basic Science, Gonbad Kavous University, Gonbad Kavous, IranJournal Article20180519Goynik protected region, with an area of 4764 ha is located in North Khorasan province in Razo-Jargalan. In order to identification of flora of Goynik protected area and determination of life forms and chorotypes of plant species, the present study was done between 2014 through 2015. In total, 208 species belong to 163 genera and 51 families were identified. Among them, 170 species were dicots. Asteraceae with 26 sp. was the largest family with high number of species; following with Fabaceae, Lamiaceae and Poaceae with 20, 19 and 16 species respectively. Astragalus with 6 species was the largest genus. Hemicryptophytes with 41% and therophytes with 23% are dominant life forms in the region followed by chamephytes, geophytes and phanerophytes. With regard to geographical distribution, most of the species identified (67%) are Irano-Turanian elements. Among the plant species of the region 21 species are in the red list of IUCN. IUCN.https://tbj.ui.ac.ir/article_23802_426032016dac51d20d38c1f245f94ff6.pdfUniversity of IsfahanTaxonomy and Biosystematics3115-9001103620180923A Review on the Analysis of Population Genetic Structure using Dominant Molecular Markers and Introducing the New Program STRUCTUREasyمروری بر تحلیل ساختار جمعیت با نشانگرهای مولکولی غالب و معرفی نرمافزار جدید STRUCTUREasy35482388010.22108/tbj.2019.112785.1074ENMajidSharifi-TehraniAssistant Professor, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Department of Biology, University of Shahrekord, Shahrekord, IranJournal Article20180903<strong>Abstract</strong> <br />Analysis of population genetic structure using multilocus data, is generally performed by sequential run of the three computer programs, namely STRUCTURE, CLUMPP, and Distruct. The two latter programs lack Graphical User Interface (GUI), and the user must manually create inputs and settings files, using text editors out of the program environment. A number of facilitating programs have been developed, which are online, or dependent on statistical packages such as R. In this paper, after reviewing the aims and methods for analyzing the structure of populations using dominant molecular marker data, a new computer program, STRUCTUREasy is introduced. This program simplifies the analysis procedures, with no need for programing skills. STRUCTUREasy is an open source program with a simple user interface, running in Microsoft Office. Its application is for the extraction of Q-matrices of STRUCTURE and connecting the input files to downstream software, for providing ease of use, and more accuracy and pace, in population structure analysis using multilocus markers. This program runs in Microsoft Access 2016, and performs well in extracting data and settings between STRUCTURE, CLUMPP and Distruct software, for accuracy and pace.https://tbj.ui.ac.ir/article_23880_f7d7e49d049453d58cfd13c488628143.pdfUniversity of IsfahanTaxonomy and Biosystematics3115-9001103620180923Distinguishing Meristic and Morphometric Traits in Three Species of the Genus Acanthobrama from Iranian Inland Watersویژگیهای تشخیصی در صفتهای شمارشی و اندازشی سه گونه از جنس Acanthobrama در آبهای داخلی ایران49582388110.22108/tbj.2019.117054.1087ENKeivanAbbasi RanjbarAssistant Professor, Inland Waters Aquaculture Research Center, Iranian Fisheries Sciences Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Bandar Anzali, Iran0000-0001-5095-2905AttaMouludi-SalehPh. D. Student, Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, IranSoheilEagderiAssociate Professor, Fisheries Department, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, IranAlinaghiSarpanahAssistant Professor, Iranian Fisheries Sciences Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Tehran, IranJournal Article20190515<strong>Abstract</strong> <br />This study aimed to compare meristic and morphometric traits of three species of the genus <em>Acanthobrama</em> from Iranian inland waters collected during 2011-2017. A total 68 specimens of <br /> <em>A. marmid </em>from the Gamasiab River, Tigris river drainage, 85 specimens of <em>A. microlepis </em>from the Arasand Sefid rivers, Caspian Sea basin, and 90 specimens of <em>A. urmianus </em>from Mahabad-Chai and Godar-Chai rivers, Lake Urmia basin were captured by beach seine and electrofishing device. After anesthesia, the collected specimens were fixed into 10% buffered formalin and were transferred to the laboratory for further studies. Six meristic and 16 morphometric characters were counted and measured. The results showed a significant difference between the studied species in all morphometric traits except the pectoral fin length (P<0.05). In the cluster analysis, <em>A. microlepis </em>and <em>A. urmianus</em> were positioned in a clade. A significant difference found between the studied species in terms of the meristic traits, including the lateral line scales, dorsal-fin unbranched and branched rays, and Anal-fin branched rays (P<0.05). MANOVA/CVA indicated that <em>A. urmianus</em> differed from <em>A. microlepis</em> in terms of the meristic traits. Also <em>A. microlepis</em> was positioned in a clade based on the result of meristic traits cluster analysis.https://tbj.ui.ac.ir/article_23881_c6b85228af9747d802fe6fe38d31c194.pdfUniversity of IsfahanTaxonomy and Biosystematics3115-9001103620180923Investigating the Distribution of Genetic Resources of Forest Trees and Shrubs in Alborz Provinceبررسی پراکنش ذخایر ژنتیکی درختان و درختچههای جنگلی استان البرز59702411210.22108/tbj.2019.103108.1018ENLeylaGheyratie AraniAssistant Professor, Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Payame Noor University, Tehran, IranSalahedinMoradiLecturer, Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Agriculture, Payame Noor University, Tehran, IranJournal Article20170316Forests are the most important genetic reserves in the world and are considered to be the main sources of water and soil, which, in order to play their role, requires a biodiversity factor. Alborz province has an appropriate species diversity due to the special climatic conditions, diversity of topography, and a large part of its area located in the folds of Alborz Mountains. In this regard, studying its tree and shrub genetic reserves is very important. The present study was conducted in two phases of justification and detailed. In the first stage, information about tree species and shrubs in Alborz province and their districts were obtained based on valid sources. Then, the Landsat 8 satellite image (2014) was prepared for Alborz Province. After calculating the vegetation index and writing the minimum-maximum functions, fields with trees and shrubs were separated from the empty areas. Entering the arena began with recording geographic location, identifying tree species and shrub species and developing distribution maps. The results showed that in less than 3 percent of the province Rosaceae families with 49.12 percent, Cupressaceae with 24.56, Berberidaceae with 12.28, Elaeagnaceae with 5.26, Betulaceae with 3.5, Aceraceae with 1.75, Leguminosae with 1.75 and Rhamnaceae with 1.75 percent, respectively, in terms of species form tree and shrub cover.https://tbj.ui.ac.ir/article_24112_cfdf74e1f303f2f688f640988ead9d94.pdfUniversity of IsfahanTaxonomy and Biosystematics3115-9001103620180923Genetic Diversity of the Iranian Stripped hyaena (Hyaena hyaena Linnaeus, 1753), Using Mitochondrial ND2 Geneبررسی تنوع ژنتیکی گونۀ کفتار راهراه ایرانی (Hyaena hyaena Linnaeus, 1753) با استفاده از ژن میتوکندریایی ND2 در ایران71822411410.22108/tbj.2019.115409.1084ENLeiliHeidariM. S. Graduate of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, IranShahramKaboodvandpourAssistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, IranHanyehGhaffariAssistant Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, IranMohammad AliAdibiPh. D. Student of Environmental and Energy, Islamic Azad University, Research and Sciences, Tehran Branch, IranEdrisGhaderiM. S. Fisheries Department, Natural Resources, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, IranJournal Article20190203Striped hyena is the only member of Hyaena genus from Hyaenidae family in which lives in Iran. It belongs to the CARNIVORA order and Feliformia Super-family. In overall, our information about this species is little nationally and internationally. Therefore, basic information would be required to perform the informed protection action plan toward such valuable species. In present study, we evaluated the gene diversity within the hyena populations in Iran by reproducing a 404 base pairs from mitochondrial gene ND2. DNA was extracted from 30 muscle tissue samples of the Iranian Stripped hyena collected form road killed specimens in 12 different provinces. To determine the taxonomic status of the studied species, Mega 6 and Mr. Bayes 3.2 software were used to draw phylogenetic trees (i.e. Neighbor Joining, Minimum Evaluation and Maximum Likelihood models). The obtained results revealed that there are only 0.74 percent genetic distances between specimens and there is no significant gene diversity amongst the Iranian Stripped hyena populations. In addition, the obtained posterior probability over 90 percent for all specimens suggests that all studied specimens are belong to the same species. Although, observed low genetic diversity in Iranian Stripped hyena could be translated to the higher sensitivity of this species against environmental stresses. But, according to the fact that gene differential relatively could reduce by using short base sequence, using other mitochondrial genes as well as longer base sequences are suggested to obtained more clear picture from the Iranian Striped hyena genetic statushttps://tbj.ui.ac.ir/article_24114_8cff2faeade19bece46824268ec7c86b.pdf