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List of works by Mehdi Heydari

Acorn germination and oak (Quercus brantii Lindl.) seedling development dramatically affected by spatial position of maternal trees from Ilam gas refinery, Iran

scientific article published in 2021

Afforestation with Pinus nigra Arn ssp salzmannii along an elevation gradient: controlling factors and implications for climate change adaptation

scientific article published on 22 July 2021

Air pollution from gas refinery through contamination with various elements disrupts semiarid Zagros oak (Quercus brantii Lindl.) forests, Iran

scientific article published on 07 January 2022

Beta diversity of plant community and soil mesofauna along an elevational gradient in a mountainous semi-arid oak forest

scientific article published in 2021

Components of plant diversity as ecological indicators reflecting the effects of conservation management and degradation in different climatic conditions

scientific article published in 2021

Corrigendum to “Divergent successional trajectories of soil seed bank and post-fire vegetation in a semiarid oak forest: implications for post-fire ecological restoration” [Ecological Engineering Vol 182 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoleng.2022

scientific article published in 2023

Current plant ecological features reflect historical forest management systems in semi-arid oak forests

scientific article published in 2021

Dieback intensity but not functional and taxonomic diversity indices predict forest productivity in different management conditions: Evidence from a semi-arid oak forest ecosystem

scientific article published on 08 March 2022

Divergent successional trajectories of soil seed bank and post-fire vegetation in a semiarid oak forest: Implications for post-fire ecological restoration

scientific article published in 2022

Diverging consequences of past forest management on plant and soil attributes in ancient oak forests of southwestern Iran

scientific article published in 2021

Ecological effects of fire severity and time since fire on the diversity partitioning, composition and niche apportionment models of post-fire understory vegetation in semi-arid oak forests of Western Iran

scientific article published in 2020

Effects of fire disturbance on alpha and beta diversity and on beta diversity components of soil seed banks and aboveground vegetation

scientific article published on 22 November 2017

Erratum to: Dieback intensity but not functional and taxonomic diversity indices predict forest productivity in different management conditions: Evidence from a semi-arid oak forest ecosystem

scientific article published in 2022

Erratum to: Interaction between climate and management on beta diversity components of vegetation in relation to soil properties in arid and semi-arid oak forests, Iran

scientific article published in 2019

Establishment of oak seedlings in historically disturbed sites: Regeneration success as a function of stand structure and soil characteristics

article published in 2017

Evaluating the restoration potential of soil seed banks in degraded semi-arid oak forests: Influence of canopy cover types and fire-related cues on seed germination

scientific article published in 2022

Hydrological Response of Burned Soils in Croplands, and Pine and Oak Forests in Zagros Forest Ecosystem (Western Iran) under Rainfall Simulations at Micro-Plot Scale

scientific article

Influence of soil properties and burial depth on Persian oak (Quercus brantii Lindl.) establishment in different microhabitats resulting from traditional forest practices

scientific article published in 2017

Linkage between plant species diversity and soil-based functions along a post-agricultural succession is influenced by the vegetative forms

scientific article published on 13 June 2020

Managing semi-arid oak forests (Quercus brantii Lindl.): Mature oak trees of different dimensions create contrasted microhabitats influencing seedling quality

scientific article published in 2022

Plant species and season influence soil physicochemical properties and microbial function in a semi-arid woodland ecosystem

scientific article published in 2020

Post-fire recovery of herbaceous species composition and diversity, and soil quality indicators one year after wildfire in a semi-arid oak woodland

scientific article published in 2016

Prioritizing woody species for the rehabilitation of arid lands in western Iran based on soil properties and carbon sequestration

scientific article published on 06 July 2020

Rapid recovery of the vegetation diversity and soil fertility after cropland abandonment in a semiarid oak ecosystem: An approach based on plant functional groups

scientific article published on 08 July 2020

Seasonal Effects of Native and Non-Native Woody Species on Soil Chemical and Biological Properties in Semi-Arid Forests, Western Iran

scientific article published in 2023

Seedling biochemical and ecophysiological traits improved under the patch-canopy microhabitats of medium-sized oak trees in a semi-arid forest

scientific article published on 01 April 2022

Soil quality and mesofauna diversity relationship are modulated by woody species and seasonality in semiarid oak forest

scientific article published in 2020

Stand structural diversity and elevation rather than functional diversity drive aboveground biomass in historically disturbed semiarid oak forests

scientific article published in September 2023

Taxonomic and structural diversity indices predict soil carbon storage better than functional diversity indices along a dieback intensity gradient in semi-arid oak forests

scientific article published on 23 October 2021

The current and future potential geographical distribution of Nepeta crispa Willd., an endemic, rare and threatened aromatic plant of Iran: Implications for ecological conservation and restoration

scientific article published on 05 March 2022

Tree dieback, woody plant diversity, and ecosystem driven by topography in semi-arid mountain forests: Implication for ecosystem management

scientific article published in 2023

Variation in Brant’s oak (Quercus brantii Lindl.) leaf traits in response to pollution from a gas refinery in semiarid forests of western Iran

scientific article published on 14 September 2021