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| Biosphere Reserve Information | ||||
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ARASBARAN |
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| General Description |
This biosphere reserve situated in the north of Iran at the border to Armenia and Azerbaijan belongs to the Caucasus Iranian Highlands. In-between the Caspian, Caucasus and Mediterranean region, the area covers mountains up to 2,200 meters, high alpine meadows, semi-arid steppes, rangelands and forests, rivers and springs. Arasbaran is the territory of about 23,500 nomads who are mainly living in the buffer and transition zones (2000). Economic activities in the biosphere reserve are mainly agriculture, animal husbandry, horticulture, apiculture, handicrafts and tourism, but business activities can also be found in urbanized areas. |
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| Major ecosystem type | Mixed mountain and highland systems | |||
| Major habitats & land cover types | High alpine meadows; shrub communities; semi-arid steppe | |||
| Location | 38°40' to 39°08'N; 46°39' to 47°02'E | |||
| Area (hectares) | ||||
| Total | 72,460 | |||
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| Transition area(s) when given | ||||
| Altitude (metres above sea level) | +250 to +2,887 | |||
| Year designated | 1976 | |||
| Administrative authorities | Department of the Environment | |||
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| Brief description |
Research on Caucasian black grouse and other bird species Predator-prey relationships |
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| Abiotic | n.a. | |||
| Biodiversity | Birds, ecology. | |||
| Socio-economic | n.a. | |||
| Integrated monitoring | n.a. | |||
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| Contact address |
Department of the Environment P.O. Box 15875-5181 Tehran Iran |
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| Telephone | (98.21) 826 99 14 | |||
| Fax | (98.21) 826 99 14 | |||
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mfazel@chamran.ut.ac.ir |
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| Last updated: 2/28/2000 |
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