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3 C. bailwardi (2002)..... :. ().()..( ) -. :. : Acomys cahirinus Cretzschmar, ) Rattus rattus Linnaeus, ) (1826 Mus musculus Linnaeus, ) (1758 Meriones persicus ) ( 1758 Meriones libycus ) (Blanford, 1875 Gerbillus ) (Lichtenstein, 1823 Tatera ) (nanus Blanford, 1875 (indica Hardwicke, 1807 (Calomyscus bailwardi Thomas, 1905) (Hystrix indica Kerr, 1792) Morshed & Patton.(Ashrafzadeh, 2005) - Acacia+Ziziphus+Prosopis/Gymnocarpus+Cymbopogon+Eupho rbia Amygdalus+Pistacia+Juniperus/Artemisia+Gymnocarpus+Eben us+ Convolvulus Artemisia+ Convolvulus+ Gymnocarpus Euphorbia +Gymnocarpus+ Convolvulus Hammada+ Salsola+Gymnocarpus Prosopis+Ziziphus+Acacia/Hammada Zygophylum+Gymnocarpus+Euphorbia+Convolvulus - - / / / ( Corbet. Etemad Harrison & Bates (1991) (1978). (1976) -. ( ) : )

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9 . (M. musculus, R. rattus, A. cahirinus).. M. musculus. R. rattus R.. rattus A.. cahirinus Degen et al Etemad (1976) (2004)... Misonne, 1959 M. ) Etemad, 1976) (Harrison. & Bates, 1991 (persicus Lay (1967) (M. libycus) Misonne (1959) (G. nanus) Kock & Etemad, 1976). () / /. Ludwig & Reynolds (1988) / (). () Ludwig & Reynolds (1988). H = / (X ) /). - - ( ( /) ( ) - - ( )

10 A. Delany & Happold (1979) cahirinus. Eccard et al (2000). Delany & Happold. (1979). (Nader, (T. indica). Etemad (1976) YiĞit et al (2001) Misonne (1959) Morshed. Etemad (1976) Misonne (1959) C. ) & Patton (2002) (bailwardi. A. cahirinus -

11 Ashrafzadeh, M. R., Rodent species of Geno Biosphere Reserve, Hormozgan Province, Iran: A study on species identification and distribution. M.Sc. Thesis. University of Tehran. 145 pp. (in persian) 2- Beatley, J.C., Dependence of rodents on winter annuals and precipitation, Journal of Ecology, 50: Berger, P.J., N.C. Negus & C.N. Rowsemitt, Effect of 6-methoxybenzoxazolinone on sex ratio and breeding performance in Microtus montanus, Biology of Reproduction, 35: Brown, J.H., Species diversity of seed-eating desert rodent in sand dune habitats, Journal of Ecology, 54: Brown, J.H. & R.J. Heske, Temporal changes in a chihuahuan Desert rodent community, Oikos, 59:

12 Cassini, M.H. & M.L. Galanthe, Foraging under predation risk in the wild guinea pig the effect of vegetation height on habitat utilisation, Annales Zoologici Fennici, 29: Corbet, G.B., The mammals of the Palearctic region: a taxonomic review, British Museum National History London/Cornell University Press, 334 pp. 8- Degen, A.A., I.S. Khokhlova, M. Kam & I. Snider, Water budget during reproduction in female common Spiny mice (Acomys cahirinus), Journal of Mammalogy, 85 (6): Delany, M.S. & D.C.D. Happold, Ecology of African mammals, Longman, London and New York, 434 pp. 10- Eccard, J.A., R.B. Walter & S.J. Milton, How livestock grazing affects vegetation stracturs and small mammal distribution in the semi- arid Karoo, Journal of Arid Environments, 46: Ellis, B.A., J.N. Mills, G.E. Glass, K.T. Mckee, D.A. Enria & J.E. Childs, Dietary habits of the common Rodents in an agroecosystem in Argentina, Journal of Mammalogy, 79 (4): Etemad, E The Mammals of Iran: Rodentia. Department of the Environment, Teheran, 289 pp. (in persian). 13- Harrison, D.L. & P.J.J. Bates, The Mammals of Arabia, Second Edition, Harrison Zoolology Museum publication, Kent, 354 pp. 14- Kock, D. & L.A. Nader, Terrestrial mammals of the Jubail Marine Wildlife Sanctury, NCWCD, Riyadh and Senchenberg Research Institute, Frankfurt a. M: Krebs, C.J., Ecological methodology, Second Edition, Addison- Welsey Educationl Poblishers, Inc, 620 pp. 16- Lay, D.M., A study of the mammals of Iran, Fieldiana Zoology, 54: Chicago, 282 pp. 17- Leal, C.G. & C.J. Krebs, Effects of food abundance an individual and populations of the Rock Mouse (Peromyecus difficilis), Journal of Mammalogy, 79 (4): Ludwig, J. A. & J. F. Reynolds, Statistical ecology, John Wiley & Sons, 337 pp. 19- Misonne X Analyse zoogeographique des mammiferes de l'iran. Bruxelles, Memoires d'institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Deuxieme Serie 59: 157 pp. (in French). 20- Morshed, S. & J.L. Patton, New records of mammals from Iran with systematic comments on hedgehoge (Erinaceidae) and mouse- like hamsters (Calomyscus, Muridae), Zoology in the Middle East, 26: Negus, N.C. & A.G. Printer, Reproductive responses of Microtus montanus to plants and plant extracts in the diet, Journal of Mammalogy, 47: 569-6o Noy- Meir, I., Desert ecosystems: Environmental and producers, Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 4: Owen, J.G., On productivity as a predictor of rodent and carnivore diversity, Ecology, 69: Phillips, P., The disribution of rodents on overgrazed and normal grasslands of central Oklahoma, Ecology, 17: Reynolds, H.G., & F. Turkowski, Reproductive variations in the round-tailed ground squirrel as related to winter rainfall, Journal of Mammalogy, 53: Shenbrot, G. & B. Krasnov, Rodents in desert environment: Is density dynamics really correlated with annual rainfall fluctuation, Ecology of Desert Environments: S- PLUS Software, Version 3.3 for windows, Mathsoft, Inc. 28- YiĞit, N., E. Çolak, R. Verimli, Ş. Özkurt, & M. Sözen, A study on the distribution, morphology and karyology of Tatera indica (Hardwicke, 1807) (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Turkey, Turk Journal of Zoology, 25: Zehzad, B. & H. Madjnoonian, Geno Protected Area (Biosphere Reserve). Shahid Beheshti University Research Bureau, Tehran. 70pp. (in persian).

13 13 Journal of Natural Environmental,Iranian Journal of Natural Resources, Vol. 63, No. 1, 2010, pp.1-13 A Study on the Correlation of Diversity and Abundance of Rodents with the Vegetation and Elevation in Geno Biosphere Reserve, Hormozgan Province M. R. Ashrafzadeh *1, M. Karami 2 and J. Darvish 3 1 Instructor, Khorramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology, Khorramshahr, I. R. Iran 2 Professor, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, I. R. Iran 3 Professor, Faculty of Sciences, University of Ferdowsi,Mashhad, I, R, Iran (Received: 17 October 2005, Accepted: 27 January 2009) Abstract In this study, we investigated the importance of vegetation and elevation in the determination of the diversity and abundance of rodents in Geno Biosphere Reserve, Hormozgan Province. The study area was divided into seven plant types and four elevation classes. The binary similarity coefficients were used for the investigation of the plant types similarity base on the presence of rodents. The maximum similarity obtained between Ac.+Ziz.+Pros., plant type and Zyg.+Gym.+Euph.+Con., plant type and minimum similarity obtained between Euph.+Gym.+Con., plant type and Ac.+Ziz.+Pros., plant type. To study the correlation of rodents abundance with plant types and elevation, X 2 Test was used that showed a significant difference. The maximum abundance of rodents was on 1500 meter elevation and Amig.+Pist.+ Junip., plant type, while the least abundance found on 1000 meter elevation and Ham.+ Sal.+ Gym., plant type. Also, the maximum diversity of rodents was on 1000 meter elevation and Ac.+Ziz.+Pros., plant type, while the least diversity found on 500 meter elevation and Pros.+Ziz.+Ac., plant type. Keywords: Rodents, Diversity, Abundance, Vegetation and Elevation, X 2 Test, Geno Biosphere Reserve *Corresponding author: Tel: , Fax: , ashrafzadeh59@gmail.com

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