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'''Golestan National Park''' is a [[List of national parks and protected areas of Iran|National Park in Iran]]. It is situated in [[Golestan Province]] between the eastern parts of the [[Elburs Mountains]] and the western fringes of the [[Chorasan]]-[[Kopet Dag]]. It comprises 91,890 ha.<ref>[http://www.itto.org/tourismattractions/?sight=828&name=Golestan+National+Park Iranian Tourism & Touring Online (ITTO)]</ref> Golestan National Park reaches from 1000 to 1400 m above sea level and has a variety of habitats, like [[Deciduous forest|temperate broad leaf forest]]s, graslands, shrubs and rocky areas.<ref>Nosrat SAFAIAN, Maryam SHOKRI, Mikhalegh Ziatabar AHMADI, Abdolnaser ATRAKCHALI, Ali TAVILI: ''FIRE INFLUENCE ON THE GRASSLAND VEGETATION IN GOLESTAN NATIONAL PARK (ALBORZ MTS. IRAN)'' POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY |
'''Golestan National Park''' is a [[List of national parks and protected areas of Iran|National Park in Iran]]. It is situated in [[Golestan Province]] between the eastern parts of the [[Elburs Mountains]] and the western fringes of the [[Chorasan]]-[[Kopet Dag]]. It comprises 91,890 ha.<ref>[http://www.itto.org/tourismattractions/?sight=828&name=Golestan+National+Park Iranian Tourism & Touring Online (ITTO)]</ref> Golestan National Park reaches from 1000 to 1400 m above sea level and has a variety of habitats, like [[Deciduous forest|temperate broad leaf forest]]s, graslands, shrubs and rocky areas.<ref>Nosrat SAFAIAN, Maryam SHOKRI, Mikhalegh Ziatabar AHMADI, Abdolnaser ATRAKCHALI, Ali TAVILI: ''FIRE INFLUENCE ON THE GRASSLAND VEGETATION IN GOLESTAN NATIONAL PARK (ALBORZ MTS. IRAN)'' POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY |
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53 1 435–443. 2005 http://www.pol.j.ecol.cbe-pan.pl/article/ar53_3_13.pdf [online-PDF]</ref><ref name="unesco">[http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5213/ UNESCO – World Heritage; Ref.5213]</ref> |
53 1 435–443. 2005 http://www.pol.j.ecol.cbe-pan.pl/article/ar53_3_13.pdf [online-PDF]</ref><ref name="unesco">[http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5213/ UNESCO – World Heritage; Ref.5213]</ref> |
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The fauna is very rich and consists of [[leopard]]s (''Panthera pardus''), [[wolf|wolves]] (''Canis lupus''), [[wild boar]]s (''Sus scrofa''), [[maral]] deer (''Cervus elaphus maral''), [[roe deer]] (''Capreolus capreolus''), [[urial]] (''Ovis ammon arkali''), [[wild goat]]s (''Capra aegagrus'') |
The fauna is very rich and consists of [[leopard]]s (''Panthera pardus''), [[wolf|wolves]] (''Canis lupus''), [[wild boar]]s (''Sus scrofa''), [[maral]] deer (''Cervus elaphus maral''), [[roe deer]] (''Capreolus capreolus''), [[urial]] (''Ovis ammon arkali''), [[wild goat]]s (''Capra aegagrus'') and [[goitered gazelle]]s (''Gazella subgutturosa'') vor.<ref>WARASTE MORADI H.: ''POPULATION DYNAMISM OF THE BOVIDAE IN GOLESTAN NATIONAL PARK.'' JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES Fall 2004; 11(3):163-172</ref><ref>WARASTE MORADI H.: ''DETERMINATION OF SEX RATIO AND AGE GROUPS IN TWO SPECIES CERVUS ELAPHUS AND CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS IN GOLESTAN NATIONAL PARK'' JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES October-Novamber 2005; 12(4):154-161.</ref><ref>MEIGOUNI H.G.,JAHANSHAHI M.,KAVOOSI K.,KIABI B.H.: ''A STUDY ON HERBIVOROUS HABITS OF WILD PIG (SUS SCROFA) IN GOLESTAN NATIONAL PARK''. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES March 2003; 28(30):55-64.</ref> |
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Revision as of 19:34, 8 October 2012
Golestan National Park is a National Park in Iran. It is situated in Golestan Province between the eastern parts of the Elburs Mountains and the western fringes of the Chorasan-Kopet Dag. It comprises 91,890 ha.[2] Golestan National Park reaches from 1000 to 1400 m above sea level and has a variety of habitats, like temperate broad leaf forests, graslands, shrubs and rocky areas.[3][4] The fauna is very rich and consists of leopards (Panthera pardus), wolves (Canis lupus), wild boars (Sus scrofa), maral deer (Cervus elaphus maral), roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), urial (Ovis ammon arkali), wild goats (Capra aegagrus) and goitered gazelles (Gazella subgutturosa) vor.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ "UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Directory".
- ^ Iranian Tourism & Touring Online (ITTO)
- ^ Nosrat SAFAIAN, Maryam SHOKRI, Mikhalegh Ziatabar AHMADI, Abdolnaser ATRAKCHALI, Ali TAVILI: FIRE INFLUENCE ON THE GRASSLAND VEGETATION IN GOLESTAN NATIONAL PARK (ALBORZ MTS. IRAN) POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY 53 1 435–443. 2005 http://www.pol.j.ecol.cbe-pan.pl/article/ar53_3_13.pdf [online-PDF]
- ^ UNESCO – World Heritage; Ref.5213
- ^ WARASTE MORADI H.: POPULATION DYNAMISM OF THE BOVIDAE IN GOLESTAN NATIONAL PARK. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES Fall 2004; 11(3):163-172
- ^ WARASTE MORADI H.: DETERMINATION OF SEX RATIO AND AGE GROUPS IN TWO SPECIES CERVUS ELAPHUS AND CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS IN GOLESTAN NATIONAL PARK JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES October-Novamber 2005; 12(4):154-161.
- ^ MEIGOUNI H.G.,JAHANSHAHI M.,KAVOOSI K.,KIABI B.H.: A STUDY ON HERBIVOROUS HABITS OF WILD PIG (SUS SCROFA) IN GOLESTAN NATIONAL PARK. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES March 2003; 28(30):55-64.