The role of Astragalus in ecosystem equilibrium | ||
| طبیعت ایران | ||
| Article 9, Volume 1, Issue 1, November 2016, Pages 47-41 PDF (3.2 M) | ||
| Document Type: Scientific Letters | ||
| DOI: 10.22092/irn.2016.107529 | ||
| Author | ||
| Ali Asghar Masoumi* | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The genus Astragalus with 844 species is one of the huge genera in Iran, containing about 620 endemic species. The genus covering about 15-17 million ha, plays an important role in ecosystem equilibrium, soil conservation, carbon sequestration, and forage production of some species. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Astragalus; Ecosystem; Carbon sequestration | ||
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