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Office : Isfahan University of Technology, Faculty of Natural Resources, Room 457 Email : m_tarkesh@iut.ac.ir Phone : 983113911025 Fax : 983113912840 Web Site : Mostafa Tarkesh Esfahani

Associate Professor
Your secondary position

Research Fields : Spatial Modelling

Species distribution modelling

Rangeland Inventory

Teaching

Recent Publications

Shahri SM, Soltani S, Esfahani MT, Pourmanafi S, Isfahani PM. Effects of teleconnection indices on net primary production (NPP) in bioclimatic zones of Iran. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 2023 Jan;16(1):57.

Rahmati M, Golkar P, Tarkesh M. Effects of methyl jasmonate elicitation on the carvone and limonene contents, phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity in caraway (Carum carvi L.) callus cultures. Natural Product Research. 2023 Jan 16:1-6.

Sheikhzadeh A, Tarkesh Esfahani M, Bashari H. Predicting the occurrence and decline of Astragalus verus Olivier under climate change scenarios in Central Iran. Arid Land Research and Management. 2023 Feb 16:1-25.

Ghasemi S, Malekian M, Tarkesh M, Rezvani A. Climate change alters future distribution of mountain plants, a case study of Astragalus adscendens in Iran. Plant Ecology. 2022 Nov 10:1-4.

Moazam F, Bashari H, Mosaddeghi MR, Jafari R, Tarkesh M. Soil quality indicators along a degradation gradient in central Iran: comparison of two regions with contrasting grazing systems. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 2022 Jan 5:1-7.

Hayati J, Matinkhah S, Bashari H, Tarkesh Esfahani M, Karimzadeh HR. Predicting habitat suitability for the endangered species Hedysarum criniferum Boiss. using a fuzzy model in the semi-arid zone in Iran. Arid Land Research and Management. 2022 Jul 3;36(

Amiri M, Tarkesh M, Shafiezadeh M. Modelling the biological invasion of Prosopis juliflora using geostatistical-based bioclimatic variables under climate change in arid zones of southwestern Iran. Journal of Arid Land. 2022 Feb;14(2):203-24.

Tavakoli M, Esfahani MT, Soltani S, Karamian R, Aliarabi H. Effects of ecological factors on phenolic compounds in Salvia multicaulis Vahl (Lamiaceae). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology. 2022 Oct 1;104:104484.

Jafari R, Amiri M, Asgari F, Tarkesh M. Dust source susceptibility mapping based on remote sensing and machine learning techniques. Ecological Informatics. 2022 Dec 1;72:101872.

Hosseini SP, Jafari R, Esfahani MT, Senn J, Hemami MR, Amiri M. Investigating habitat degradation of Ursus arctos using species distribution modelling and remote sensing in Zagros Mountains of Iran. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 2021 Nov;14(21):2179.

Haidarian M, Tamartash R, Jafarian-Jeloudar Z, Tarkesh M, Tataian MR. The effects of climate change on the future distribution of Astragalus adscendens in central zagros, Iran. Journal of Rangeland Science. 2021 Apr 1;11(2):152-70.

Malekian M, Hadi M, Tarkesh M. Landscape features affecting bird diversity and abundance at an urban landfill site: a case study in Central Iran. Bird Study. 2021 Jan 2;68(1):21-9.

Bashari H, Kazemi S, Poodineh S, Mosaddeghi MR, Tarkesh M, Adnani S. Interactions between vegetation dynamic and edaphic factors in the Great Salt Desert of central Iran. Journal of Arid Land. 2021 Feb;13:123-34.

Molaeinasab A, Bashari H, Mosaddeghi MR, Tarkesh Esfahani M. Effects of different vegetation patches on soil functionality in the central Iranian Arid Zone. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition. 2021 Jun;21:1112-24.

Ghasemi S, Malekian M, Tarkesh M. Climate change pushes an economic insect to the brink of extinction: A case study for Cyamophila astragalicola in Iran. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research. 2021 Oct;59(7):1632-41.

Bashari H, Tarkesh M, Besalatpour AA. Identifying the determinant habitat characteristics influencing the spatial distribution of Ferula ovina (Boiss.) in semiarid rangelands of Iran using machine learning methods. Ecological Complexity. 2021 Jan 1;45:100

Amiri M, Tarkesh M, Jafari R, Jetschke G. Bioclimatic variables from precipitation and temperature records vs. remote sensing-based bioclimatic variables: Which side can perform better in species distribution modeling?. Ecological informatics. 2020 May 1;

Jafari Z, Matinkhah S, Mosaddeghi MR, Tarkesh M. Evaluation of the efficiency of irrigation methods on the growth and survival of tree seedlings in an arid climate. Journal of Arid Land. 2020 May;12:495-507.

Karimi S, Hemami MR, Tarkesh Esfahani M, Baltzinger C. Endozoochorous dispersal by herbivores and omnivores is mediated by germination conditions. BMC ecology. 2020 Dec;20:1-4.

Malakoutikhah S, Fakheran S, Hemami MR, Tarkesh M, Senn J. Assessing future distribution, suitability of corridors and efficiency of protected areas to conserve vulnerable ungulates under climate change. Diversity and Distributions. 2020 Oct;26(10):1383-9

Pourrezaei J, Khajeddin SJ, Karimzadeh H, Vahabi M, Mozaffarian V, Esfahani MT. Effects of road features on the phytogeographical characteristics of plant species on natural-area roadsides. Folia Geobotanica. 2020 Dec;55:365-79.

Amiri M, Jafari R, Tarkesh M, Modarres R. Spatiotemporal variability of soil moisture in arid vegetation communities using MODIS vegetation and dryness indices. Arid Land Research and Management. 2020 Jan 2;34(1):1-25.

Hadian F, Jafari R, Bashari H, Tarkesh M, Clarke KD. Effects of drought on plant parameters of different rangeland types in Khansar region, Iran. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 2019 Feb;12:1-5.

Saki M, Soltani S, Esfahani MT, Jafari R. Evaluating the variability of ANPP in central Iranian arid and semi-arid rangelands using CASA model and its relationship with climatic factors. Geosciences Journal. 2019 Jun;23:531-45.

Sheikhzadeh A, Bashari H, Tarkesh Esfahani M, Matinkhah S, Soleimani M. Investigation of rangeland indicator species using parametric and non-parametric methods in hilly landscapes of central Iran. Journal of Mountain Science. 2019 Jun;16(6):1408-18.

Karimi S, Hemami MR, Esfahani MT, Akhani H, Baltzinger C. Complementary endozoochorous seed dispersal by large mammals in the Golestan National Park, Iran. Seed Science Research. 2018 Dec;28(4):294-302.

Ranaie M, Soffianian A, Pourmanafi S, Mirghaffari N, Tarkesh M. Evaluating the statistical performance of less applied algorithms in classification of worldview-3 imagery data in an urbanized landscape. Advances in Space Research. 2018 Mar 15;61(6):1558-7

Safaei M, Tarkesh M, Bashari H, Bassiri M. Modeling potential habitat of Astragalus verus Olivier for conservation decisions: A comparison of three correlative models. Flora. 2018 May 1;242:61-9.

Saki M, Tarkesh Esfahani M, Soltani S. A scenario-based modeling of climate change impacts on the aboveground net primary production in rangelands of central Iran. Environmental Earth Sciences. 2018 Oct;77:1-7.

Abolmaali SM, Tarkesh M, Bashari H. MaxEnt modeling for predicting suitable habitats and identifying the effects of climate change on a threatened species, Daphne mucronata, in central Iran. Ecological Informatics. 2018 Jan 1;43:116-23.

Fatemi SS, Rahimi M, Tarkesh M, Ravanbakhsh H. Predicting the impacts of climate change on the distribution of Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb. in the central and eastern Alborz Mountains, Iran. iForest-Biogeosciences and Forestry. 2018;11(5):643.

Malakoutikhah S, Fakheran S, Hemami MR, Tarkesh M, Senn J. Altitudinal heterogeneity and vulnerability assessment of protected area network for climate change adaptation planning in central Iran. Applied geography. 2018 Mar 1;92:94-103.

Molaeinasab A, Bashari H, Esfahani MT, Mosaddeghi MR. Soil surface quality assessment in rangeland ecosystems with different protection levels, central Iran. Catena. 2018 Dec 1;171:72-82.

Jaberalansar Z, Tarkesh M, Bassiri M. Spatial downscaling of climate variables using three statistical methods in Central Iran. Journal of Mountain Science. 2018 Mar;15(3):606-17.

Jaberalansar Z, Tarkesh M, Bassiri M, Pourmanafi S. Modelling the impact of climate change on rangeland forage production using a generalized regression neural network: a case study in Isfahan Province, Central Iran. Journal of Arid Land. 2017 Aug;9:489-5

Pourrezaei J, Khajeddin SJ, Karimzadeh HR, Vahabi MR, Mozaffarian VA, Esfahani MT. Phytogeographical distribution of roadside flora along the plain to mountainous natural areas (Northern Khorasan Province, Iran). Flora. 2017 Sep 1;234:92-105.

Jaberalansar Z, Tarkesh M, Bassiri M. Soil moisture index improves models of forage production in central Iran. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. 2017 Oct 15;63(12):1763-75.

Shahbazi A, Matinkhah S, Khajeali J, Bashari H, Tarkesh Esfahani M. The effects of pollinators and seed predators (B ruchidius koenigi Schilsky) on the breeding biology of H edysarum criniferum B oiss. Plant Species Biology. 2017 Jan;32(1):36-44.

Jafari R, Bashari H, Tarkesh M. Discriminating and monitoring rangeland condition classes with MODIS NDVI and EVI indices in Iranian arid and semi-arid lands. Arid land research and management. 2017 Jan 2;31(1):94-110.

Tarkesh M, Jetschke G. Investigation of current and future potential distribution of Astragalus gossypinus in Central Iran using species distribution modelling. Arabian Journal of Geosciences. 2016 Jan;9:1-1.

Sangoony H, Vahabi M, Tarkesh M, Soltani S. Range shift of Bromus tomentellus Boiss. as a reaction to climate change in Central Zagros, Iran. Applied ecology and environmental research. 2016 Jan 1;14(4):85-100.

Potential habitat modeling for reintroduction of three native plant species in central Iran

Comparison of six correlative models in predictive vegetation mapping on a local scale

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