Department of Range and Watershed Management
The aim of the bachelor’s program for the Range and Watershed Management, established in 2005, is to train experts capable of managing range and watershed areas in Iran and overseas. This is due to the country’s increasing need for protein resources. Moreover, since the economic conditions of villagers and nomads are in direct relation to rangelands, we need experts who will be able to use local experiences as well as scientific findings and modern technologies to manage the country’s rangelands. They should also be able to take the principles of sustainable development into consideration, to protect major soil and water resources, and to manage the improvement of forage production and multiple uses of rangelands. Furthermore, events such as destructive floods and sever soil erosion which are the results of misuse of resources require systematic and comprehensive management of available local resources.
The close interaction of students with natural environments is one of the outstanding characteristics and attractions of this field. During their studies, students will visit mountains, deserts and semi-desert areas in and out of the Khorasan Province. Students of Rangeland and Watershed Management receive necessary education in relation to the principles of soil and water protection. After graduation they will be able to do managerial and executive projects in watershed areas, prevention of floods and soil erosion. Local offices of natural resources, forestry and rangeland organizations, research institutions, universities and consulting engineering companies are among those institutions which can recruit and benefit from the graduates of Range and Watershed Management program. More
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Abolfazl Mosaedi |
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| Department of Range and Watershed Management | |
| mosaedi@um.ac.ir | |
| +9858805464 |
| Areas | Bachelor's | Master's | Ph.D |
| Rang and Watershed Management |  |
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Academic staff
Research
Recent journal articles
Nazari, Z., Ejtehadi, H., Mirshamsi, O., & Memariani, F. (2022). Modelling potential distribution of an endemic plant (Ferula Microcolea) based on bioclimatic variables in Iran. Acta Botanica Hungarica, 64 (2), 157-172.
Santiago Soliveres, Farzam, M., & Ejtehadi, H. (2022). Plant–plant interactions determine taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity in severe ecosystems. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 31 (4), 649-662.
Sepehr, A., Hosseini, A., Naseri, K., & Gholamhosseinian, A. (2022). Biological soil crusts impress vegetation patches and fertile islands over an arid pediment, Iran. Journal of Ecology and Environment, 46 (), -.
Khosravi, K., Golkarian, A., & John P. Tiefenbacher (2022). Using Optimized Deep Learning to Predict Daily Streamflow: A Comparison to Common Machine Learning Algorithms. Water Resources Management, 36 (2), 699-716.
Farrokh Ghahremaninejad, Joharchi, M., Memariani, F., & Behroozian, M. (2022). Astragalus nigriceps (Fabaceae, Papilionoideae): an emended description with new data on distribution and conservation status. Phytotaxa, 536 (3), 243-251.
Memariani, F., Maryam Behroozian, & Joharchi, M. (2022). Allium parhamii (Amaryllidaceae, Allioideae), a new species from Central Kopet Dagh Mountains, NE Iran. Phytotaxa, 538 (1), 45-54.
Zohreh Atashgahi, Memariani, F., Vahid Jafaro Polgerd, & Joharchi, M. (2022). Floristic composition and phytogeographical spectrum of Pistacia vera L. woodland remnants in northeastern Iran. Nordic Journal of Botany, 2022 (5), -.
Memariani, F., Joharchi, M., & Jafari Polgerd, V. (2022). Halimocnemis commixta (Amaranthaceae), a new record for the flora of Iran. Nova Biologica Reperta, 9 (2), 139-143.
Memariani, F., Ejtehadi, H., Arjmandi, A., & Joharchi, M. (2022). Piptatherum ferganense (Poaceae), another Middle Asian species as a new record for the flora of Iran. Nova Biologica Reperta, 9 (2), 132-138.
Kahrom, N., Farzam, M., & Mansour Mesdaghi (2022). Autecology of Citrullus colocynthis L. Schrad Colocynth) in Gonabad desert, Iran. Journal of Rangeland Science, 12 (2), 129-140.
Sadat, M., Heiari, A., Karimian, Z., & Farzam, M. (2022). Assessment of plant species suitability in green walls based on API, heavy metal accumulation, and particulate matter capture capacity. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29 (45), 68564-68581.
Rafiee, F., Ejtehadi, H., Farzam, M., Habib Zare (2022). Changes in plant biodiversity facets of rocky outcrops and their surrounding rangelands across precipitation and soil gradients. Scientific Reports, 12 (1), -.
Farrokh Ghahremaninejad, Joharchi, M., & Memariani, F. (2022). Astragalus durandianus (sect. Trachycercis) as an Iranian endemic species: emended description, distribution, and conservation. Phytotaxa, 550 (1), 32-44.
A. Townsend Peterson, Joharchi, M., P. Joser Atauchi, Memariani, F., & Arjmandi, A. (2022). Good news for a rare plant: Fine‐resolution distributional predictions and field testing for the critically endangered plant Dianthus pseudocrinitus. Conservation Science and Practice, 4 (8), -.
Kolahi, M., & Judith Fisher (2022). Modeling wetland restoration scenarios in Gavkhooni International Wetland. Restoration Ecology, 31 (7), -.
Khosravi, K., Golkarian, A., Rahim Barzegar, Mohammad T.aalami, Heddam Salim, Ebrahim Omidvar, Saskia D.keesstra, & Manuel Lopez-vicente (2022). Multi-step ahead soil temperature forecasting at different depths based on meteorological data: Integrating resampling algorithms and machine learning models. Pedosphere, 33 (3), 479-495.
Mahdi Panahi, Khosravi, K., Golkarian, A., Mahsa Roostaei, Rahim Barzegar, Ebrahim Omidvar, Fatemeh Rezaie, Patricia M. Saco, Alireza Sharifi, Changhyun Jun, Sayed M. Bateni, Chang-wook Lee, & Saro Lee (2022). A country-wide assessment of Iran's land subsidence susceptibility using satellite-based InSAR and machine learning. Geocarto International, 37 (26), 14065-14087.
Ashrafi, F., Heiari, A., Farzam, M., Karimi, A., & Malihe Amini (2022). The interactions of Cr (VI) concentrations and amendments (biochar and manure) on growth and metal accumulation of two species of Salicornia in contaminated soil. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30 (1), 201-218.
Richard P. Shefferson, & Farzam, M. (2022). Plant–plant interactions determine natural restoration of plant biodiversity over time, in a degraded mined land. Ecology and Evolution, 12 (5), -.
Dastorani, M., Khabat Khosravi, & Roy C. Sidle (2022). Applying the C-Factor of the RUSLE Model to Improve the Prediction of Suspended Sediment Concentration Using Smart Data-Driven Models. Water, 14 (19), 3011-3029.
Ahmad Reza Pirali Zefrehei, Kolahi, M., & Judith Fisher (2022). Evaluation of Zayandehroud basin health in the Iranian plateau. Aquatic Sciences, 84 (4), -.
Behroozian, M., Ejtehadi, H., Memariani, F., Joharchi, M., & Mansour Mesdaghi (2022). Floristic diversity and vegetation of communities associated with two endemic Dianthus species in the montane steppes of northeastern Iran. Nordic Journal of Botany, 2022 (11), -.
Kolahi, M., & Judith Fisher (2022). Ecological-environmental challenges and restoration of aquatic ecosystems of the Middle-Eastern. Scientific Reports, 12 (1), -.
Farzam, M. (2022). اثر اصلاح کننده های خاک بر پاسخ های فیزیولوژیک درختچه مرتعی کام تیغ (Lycium depressum stocks) به تنش خشکی. , (), -.
Fernando T. Maestre, Yoann Le Bagousse-pinguet, Manuel Delgado-baquerizo, David J. Eldridge, Hugo Saiz, Miguel Berdugo, & Farzam, M. (2022). Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands. Science, 378 (6622), 915-920.
Dastorani, M. (2022). Evaluation of water harvesting potential in residential houses of arid regions (case study: Mashhad, northeast of Iran). Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 15 (1704), 1-10.
Mohammad Sadegh Amiri, Shahryar Saeidi Mehrvarz, Memariani, F., & Joharchi, M. (2022). Vascular flora of Zarrin-Kuh Protected Area in Central Kopet Dagh Mountains, NE Iran: An annotated checklist. Phytotaxa, 574 (1), 32-60.
Golkarian, A. (2022). Evaluation of deep machine learning-based models of soil cumulative infiltration. Earth Science Informatics, 15 (3), 1861-1877.
Golkarian, A. (2022). Model identification and accuracy for estimation of suspended sediment load. Geocarto International, 37 (27), 18520-18545.
Golkarian, A. (2022). Snow water equivalent prediction in a mountainous area using hybrid bagging machine learning approaches. Acta Geophysica, 71 (2), 1015-1031.
Golkarian, A. (2022). Stacking ensemble-based hybrid algorithms for discharge computation in sharp-crested labyrinth weirs. Soft Computing, 26 (22), 12271-12290.
Golkarian, A. (2022). Suspended sediment load modeling using advanced hybrid rotation forest based elastic network approach. Journal of Hydrology, 610 (), 127963-127963.
Golkarian, A. (2022). The use of hybrid machine learning models for improving the GALDIT model for coastal aquifer vulnerability mapping. Environmental Earth Sciences, 81 (15), -.
Recent theses and dissertations
Ehsanipour, E. (2022). Evaluating effects of some soil media and fertility treatments on the early establishment and growth of caper -Capparis spinosa . , ( ). Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Khavari Cheshmehayyoub, H. (2022). Evaluation and comparison of satellite-based precipitation datasets for flood simulation. , ( ). Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Feizabadi, A. (2022). The role of negotiation and mediation techniques in disput resolution at natural resources management. , (Master's thesis of ). Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Mahjoub, F. (2022). Ethnobotanical Study of Utilized Medicinal Plants in Jajarm County, North Khorasan Province. , (Master's thesis of ). Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Meshkian, A. (2022). The effect of rangeland\\\'s land use change to rainfed farm and pasture on some physical, chemical and biological properties of soil. , (Master's thesis of ). Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Azizpour, H. (2022). Local Knowledge of the pasture utilization system at Charm village Kalat naderi County. , (Master's thesis of ). Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Ebrahimi Khoramabadi, R. (2022). Effects of stone and plastic mulches on soil moisture conservation and seedling growth and survival of Cersis grifithii and Pistacia atlantica under different watering regimes. , (Master's thesis of ). Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Khatoony, N. (2022). Ethnobotany: Case study of Villages around Arghavandarreh Woodlands, Mashhad, Iran. , (Master's thesis of ). Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Shahrokhi, M. (2022). Evaluating efficiency of sand and straw mulches on soil moisture storage within the tree basins in Green Belt of South Mashhad.. , (Master's thesis of ). Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Heirany, A. (2022). An Investigation temporal changes in post-fire rangelands restoration in terms of vegetation, soil and microclimate factors.. , (Master's thesis of ). Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Rasaee, M. (2022). Investigating the effect of ants activity on the seed bank and some habitat conditions of Stachys trinervis Aitch and Hemsl. , (Master's thesis of ). Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Yousefi, M. (2022). An investigation on the effects of rangeland utilization levels on diversity and functional characteristics of medicinal plants. , (Master's thesis of ). Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Badameh, A. (2022). Impacts of climate change on hydrologic ecosystem services in Neishabour Basin. , (Master's thesis of ). Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad.
Recent research projects
Contact Information
Iran, Mashhad, Azadi Square, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Range and Watershed Management
Phone: +985138804774-5464