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Office : Faculty of Natural Resources, Isfahan University of Technology,Isfahan, 84156-83111, Iran Email : fakheran@iut.ac.ir Phone : +98 31 3391 2505 Fax : +98 31 3391 2840 Web Site : Prof. Dr. Sima Fakheran

Visiting Professor at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Germany
Head of Swiss desk (Leading House for Iran–Switzerland Science and Technology Collaboration)
President of IALE–Iran (International Association for Landscape Ecology-Iranian Chapter)

Research Fields : Landscape Ecology

Conservation Planning

Biodiversity Research

Ecological Impacts of Climate Change

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Recent Publications

Species versus within-species niches: a multi-modelling approach to assess range size of a spring-dwelling amphibian

Assessing the Impact of Road Networks on Decreasing the Quality of Wildlife’Habitats Using the Vicinity Impact Index (Chaharmahal & Bakhtiari Province)

Evaluation of Biophonies in Isfahan Parks, Using Acoustic Indices

Application of InVEST habitat quality module in spatially vulnerability assessment of natural habitats (case study: Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province, Iran)

Land Cover Classification in Mangrove Ecosystems Based on VHR Satellite Data and Machine Learning—An Upscaling Approach

Comparing landscape suitability and permeability with and without migration data: the influence of species movement behavior

Evaluating potential of arid and semi-arid regions in maintaining suitable habitats for montane ungulates under climate change Case study: wild sheep (Ovis sp) and wild goat (Capra aegagrus)

Assessing future distribution, suitability of corridors and efficiency of protected areas to conserve vulnerable ungulates under climate change

Assessment of genetic variation and evolutionary history of Caucasian Grouse (Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi).

Geographic separation and genetic differentiation of populations are not coupled with niche differentiation in threatened Kaiser’s spotted newt (Neurergus kaiseri)

Comparing different classification algorithms for monitoring mangrove cover changes in southern Iran

Patterns and determinants of human-carnivore conflicts in Central Iran: realities and perceptions behind the conflict

Integrated Coastal-Terrestrial Conservation Planning for landscape-scale reserve design in Southeastern Iran,

Road-induced fragmentation and the environmental value of roadless areas in a partly protected landscape in Central Iran

Mapping and monitoring of the structure and function of rangeland ecosystems in central Zagros, Iran

Evaluating and modeling the spatiotemporal pattern of regional-scale salinized land expansion in highly sensitive shoreline landscape of southeastern Iran

Habitat suitability mapping for sand cat (Felis margarita) in Central Iran using remote sensing techniques

Altitudinal heterogeneity and vulnerability assessment of protected area network for climate change adaptation planning in central Iran

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for the Protected Areas in central Iran using the Climate Change Velocity Metric

Monitoring Mangrove Cover Changes Using Satellite Images in Qeshm Island, Iran

Modeling Habitat Suitability of the Dolphins Using MaxEnt in Makran Sea, South of Iran

Quantifying Habitat Fragmentation Due to Road Networks in and around Protected areas in Western Part of Isfahan Province, Iran

Ecological Impact Assessment of Roads Network on Natural Habitats of Central Iran using SPROADI Landscape Index

Identification of Priority Areas of Connectivity Conservation for Wild Sheep (Ovis orientalis isphahanica) in Central Iran

Assessment of the Conservation Status and Habitat Suitability of Critically Endangered Lorestan Newt (Neurergus Kaiseri) in Lorestan and Khuzestan Provinces

Environmental Vulnerability Assessment in Abassabad Protected Area in the Face of Human Impact and Natural Disturbances

Impacts of Land Use Changes on Water Quality of Anzali International Wetland

Ecological Impact Assessment of Road Network at Landscape Scale Using Spatial Road Disturbance Index (SPROADI)

Determining Priority Areas for Ecological Restoration in Khojir National Park Using Analytic Hierarchy Process

Monitoring Landscape Changes in Caucasian Black Grouse (Tetrao mlokosiewiczi) Habitat in Iran during the Last Two Decades

Securing Protected Areas in Iran in the Face of Climate and Land use Change

Wildlife Corridor as Conservation Management Tool to Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Change

Modeling the Propagation of Noise Pollution from Isfahan’s West Ringway in Ghamishloo Wildlife Refuge Using SPreAD-GIS

Network Analysis and Key Actors Toward Wildlife Management (Case Study: Habitat of Caucasian Black Grouse, Arasbaran Biosphere Reserve)

Applying Circuitscape Theory to Identify Migration Corridors Between Mooteh and Ghamishloo Wildlife Refuges in Isfahan Province-Iran

Analysis of Land Cover Changes in the Central Part of Isfahan (Iran) Using Landscape Metrics

Using the SLEUTH Urban Growth Model to Simulate Future Urban Expansion of the Isfahan Metropolitan Area, Iran.

Quantifying Landscape Spatial Pattern Changes in the Caucasian Black Grouse (Tetrao mlokosiewiczi) Habitat in Arasbaran Biosphere Reserve

Importance of biodiversity in Environmental Impact Statements of Dams and Water Transferring Projects in Iran

Assessment of Land Cover Changes & Water Quality Changes in the Zayandehroud River Basin Between 1997-2008

Landscape-Scale Impacts of Transportation Infrastructure on Spatial Dynamics of Two Vulnerable Ungulate Species in Ghamishloo Wildlife Refuge, Iran

Ecological Impact Assessment of Isfahan’s West Ringway on Ghamishloo Wildlife Refuge Using Habitat Evaluation Procedure (HEP).

Profiteers of environmental change in the Swiss Alps: increase of thermophilous and generalist plants in wetland ecosystems within the last 10 years

Analysis of Landscape Pattern Changes in Isfahan City during the Last Two Decades

“Rangeland Degredation and its Impacts on Water Quality in Zayandehroud River Basin

“Application of SWOT Analysis in Strategic Environmental Planning: A Case Study of Isfahan/ Iran

Spatiotemporal changes of Zayandehroud river water quality in response to change in landscape pattern

Multi Objective Land Allocation (MOLA) for Zoning Ghamishloo Wildlife Sanctuary in Iran

Impacts of land use and climatic changes on dust emission in south-west of Iran

Analysis of soil heavy metal pollution and landscape pattern in Nahavand, Iran.

Landscape-scale impacts of Isfahan’s west freeway on Ghamishloo wildlife refuge, Iran

Adaptation and Extinction in Experimentally Fragmented Landscapes

Loss of habitat specialists despite conservation management in fen remnant 1995-2006

Trends in plant species richness and habitat quality in calcareous fens in the Swiss pre-Alps

Significant effects of patch geometry and spatial arrangement of wetland ecosystems on plant diversity

Recent increase in plant species richness in mountainous wetland habitats

Evolution of seed size as a function of fragmentation in an experimental Arabidopsis metapopulation

Effects of landscape patterns on species composition in fragmented wetlands in Switzerland

Altitudinal shifts in plant species distribution as a consequence of climate change in pre-alpine regions of Switzerland

A study on the feasibility of establishing a habitat corridor for large herbivores between Mooteh and Ghameshloo Wildlife Refuges

A study on the feasibility of establishing a habitat corridor for large herbivores between Mooteh and Ghameshloo Wildlife Refuges, Esfahan Province, Iran