Masoud Minaei

Prof. Masoud Minaei

Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Khorāsān-e Raẕavī, Iran
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Academic Career Length

11Years (2016-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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20 October 2016 in Theoretical and Applied Climatology
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MMMasoud Minaei
Masoud Minaei
MIMasoud Irannezhad
Masoud Irannezhad

3 July 2018 in Earth Science Informatics
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HSHossein Shafizadeh-Moghadam
Hossein Shafizadeh-Moghadam
MMMasoud Minaei
Masoud Minaei
Himan ShahabiHiman Shahabi
Himan Shahabi
JHJulian Hagenauer
Julian Hagenauer

4 August 2021 in Alpine Botany
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JNJalil Noroozi
Jalil Noroozi
SKSina Khalvati
Sina Khalvati
HNHaniyeh Nafisi
Haniyeh Nafisi
AKAkram Kaveh
Akram Kaveh
BNBehnaz Nazari
Behnaz Nazari
GSGerald Schneeweiss
Gerald Schneeweiss
Alpine habitats are characterized by a high rate of range restricted species compared to those of lower elevations. This is also the case for the Irano-Anatolian global biodiversity hotspot in South-West Asia, which is a mountainous area harbouring a high amount of endemic species. Using two quantitative approaches, Endemicity Analysis and Network-Clustering, we want to identify areas of concordant species distribution patterns in the alpine zone of this region as well as to test the hypothesis that, given the high proportion of endemics among alpine species, delimitation of these areas is determined mainly by endemic alpine species, i.e., areas of concordant species distribution patterns are congruent with areas of endemism. Endemicity Analysis identified six areas of concordant species distribution patterns irrespective of dataset (total alpine species versus endemic alpine species), whereas the Network-Clustering approach identified five and four Bioregions from total alpine species and endemic alpine species, respectively. Most of these areas have been previously identified using the endemic flora of different elevational zones. The identified units using both methods and both datasets are strongly congruent, proposing that they reveal meaningful distribution patterns. Bioregionalization in the Irano-Anatolian biodiversity hotspot appears to be strongly influenced by the endemic alpine species, a pattern likely to hold in alpine regions outside the Irano-Anatolian hotspot.

1 June 2019 in International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
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HSHossein Shafizadeh-Moghadam
Hossein Shafizadeh-Moghadam
MMMasoud Minaei
Masoud Minaei
YFYongjiu Feng
Yongjiu Feng
Robert Gilmore Pontius JrRobert Gilmore Pontius Jr
Robert Gilmore Pontius Jr

31 May 2018 in Land Degradation & Development
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MMMasoud Minaei
Masoud Minaei
HSHossein Shafizadeh-Moghadam
Hossein Shafizadeh-Moghadam
ATAmin Tayyebi
Amin Tayyebi