Reza Erfanzadeh
Associate Professor
Speciality: Range management
  • BS/BA: Range and watershed management
  • MS: Rangeland evaluation and analysis
  • PhD: Rangeland Communities Analysis and Evaluation
  • Phone:
  • Fax: 11 44553499
  • Email: rezaerfanzadeh@modares.ac.ir
  • Address: School of Natural Resources & Marine Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University
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IN THE NAME OF GOD
RESUME
I) PERSONAL INFORMATION      
Name: Reza Erfanzadeh
Date of birth: 11-08-1972
Place of Birth: Bajestan, Khorasan Razavi, IRAN
Marital stage: MARRIED (Having two children)
Address: DEPARTMENT OF RANGELAND MANAGEMENT, COLLEGE OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND MARINE SCIENCES, TARBIAT MODARES  UNIVERSITY, NOOR 46417-76489, IRAN.
Tel.: +98 122 6253101-3  
Fax: +98 122 6253499E-mails: Rezaerfanzadeh@modares.ac.ir, Erfanzadeh@yahoo.com,
 
II) EDUCATIONAL RECORDS
Degree Institute Field Date
B.Sc.  Rangeland & Watershed Department, Gorgan University, Iran, 1994
M.Sc. Rangeland Management Department, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran, 1997
Ph.D. Terrestrial Ecology Group, Ghent University, Belgium, 2008
  
III) EXPRIENCES
-Academic Staff, Sistan & Baluchestan University, 1997-1999
- Academic Staff, Tarbiat Modares University, 1999-2004
- Assistant professor, Tarbiat Modares University, since 2008
 
IV) MEMBERSHIP OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES
1) Member of Iranian Association of Rangeland Management, since 1999.

V) REFERREE FOR JOURNAL ARTICLE SUBMITTED TO:
1. Journal of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Iran
2. Journal of Natural Resources, University of Gorgan, Iran
3. Rangeland Journal, Iranian Association of Rangeland Management
5. Journal of Pazhohesh and Sazandegi, Iran
6.  Journal of Natural Resources Research, Azad Eslami University of Noor
7. International Journal of Natural Resources and marine Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
 
VI) RESEARCH INTERESTS:
 1) Soil seed bank analysis
2) phytosociology in Rangelands
 3) Rangelands evaluation and inventory
 
VII) RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS:
Erfanzadeh, R., Arzani, H., 1999, Comparison of four point sampling methods for cover measurement in grass and shrub communities. Pajuhesh & Sazandegi, 44: 81-83 (in Persian).
Erfanzadeh, R., Arzani, H., 2000, Comparison of usable states of point frame for cover measurement in grass and shrub land communities. Daneshvar, 31: 21-28 (in Persian).
Erfanzadeh, R., Arzani, H., 2002, Study on the effects of phenological stages on forage quality of Trifollium repens L. and Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb. species. Pajuhesh & Sazandegi, 55: 96-98 (in Persian).
Erfanzadeh, R. and Sadeghi, S.H.R., 2003. Study on Forage Quality of Some Legumes in Different Phonological Stages in Iran, African Journal of Range and Forage Sciences, 20(2):1750.
Omidbeigi, R., Erfanzadeh, R., Zarekia. S., 2003, Study on some ecological parameters of Cilybum marianum L. in Behdasht, Noor. Pajuhesh & Sazandegi, 58: 100-101 (in Persian).
Erfanzadeh, R., Vafakhah, M., 2003, Determination of the relationship between edaphic factors and forage quality for two rangeland species ( Vicia tetrasperma and Trifolium repens). Pajuhesh & Sazandegi, 58: 101-102 (in Persian).
Jafari, M., Niknahad, H., Erfanzadeh, R., 2003, Study on the effect of Haloxylon`s plantation on vegetation in Hosseinabad, Qom, Biaban 8: 152-160. (in Persian).
Erfanzadeh, R., Arzani, H., 2003, Study on effects of phenological stages and soil characteristics on forage quality of two range species of Trifollium pretense and Coronilla varia (case study: Javaherr Deh, Ramsar). Pajuhesh & Sazandegi, 58: 1-4. (in Persian).
Moradi, H .R, Tahmasbi, A. Erfanzadeh, R., 2004. Study of Relation vegetation cover, soil and Geomorphologic Factors in Kasilian Watershed Using GIS, J. of Agri. Sciences and Natural Resources of Khazar 2: 38-53. (in Persian).
Arzani, H., Farazmand, S., Erfanzadeh, R., 2005. Determination of unit animal daily forage requirement for sheep (Zel race) grazing in Mazanderan rangelands (case study: west Mazanderan rangelands). Iranian Journal of Natural Resources 58: 447-456. (in Persian).
Sadeghi, S.H.R., Fattahi, B. Safaeeian, N. Erfamzadeh, R. 2005. Effects of grazing on some of the soil physico-chemical characteristics in the Lar National Park, Iran. Hydrology Journal of Indian Associations of Hydrologists, 28(1-2):79-88.
Mohebbi, A., Jafari, M., Erfanzadeh, R., Teimurzadeh, A., 2005. Study on the relationship between morphological parameters (slope, aspect and altitude) and soil factors with cover and density of Trifolium pratense) in Fandoghlu rangelands, Ardebil. Forest and Rangeland 67: 11-16 (in Persian).
Jafari, M., Rasouli, B., Erfanzadeh, R., 2005, Study on the effect of Haloxylon aphyllum, Atriplex canescence and Tamarix aphylla plantation on soil characteristics along Tehran-Qom highway. Iranian Journal of Natural Resources 58: 921-930. (in Persian).
Erfanzadeh, R., Rostami Souraki, A., Kashi Pazha, A.H., Niknahad, H., 2006. Study on forage quality of three gramineae species in three phenological stages. Bulletin of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 4: 54-66. (in Persian).
Mirzaali, A., Mesdaghi, M., Erfanzadeh, R., 2006. The study of effects of exclosure on vegetation and soil surface in saline ranges of Gomishan, Golestan province. Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 13: 54-66. (in Persian).
Arzani, H., Mirakey, F., Erfanzadeh, R., 2006. Effects of altitude and phenological stages on forage quality of three rangeland species in Kordestan province (Saral region). Journal of Agricultural Industries and Sciences. (in Persian).
Fattahi, B., Aghabeigi, S., Eildermi, A.R., Sabetpour, T., Erfanzadeh, R., Ahmadipour, Sh., 2009, Investigation of the life form and chorology in plain areas in north of Iran (case study: Noor). Geography and planning 27: 1-15. (in Persian).
Erfanzadeh, R., Hendrickx, F., Maelfait, J.-P., Hoffmann, M., 2010. The effect of successional stage and salinity on the vertical distribution of seeds in salt marsh soils. Flora, 205: 442-448.
Erfanzadeh, R. Pétillon, J., Maelfait, J.-P. & Hoffmann, M.2010, Environmental determinism versus biotic stochasticity in the appearance of plant species in salt-marsh succession. Plant Ecology and Evolution (formerly Belg. J. Bot.), 143(1): 43-50.
Milotic, T., Erfanzadeh, R., Pétillon, J., Maelfait, J.-P. & Hoffmann, M., 2010, Short-term impact of sheep grazing on vegetation dynamics in a newly created salt-marsh site. Grass & Forage Science 65: 121-132.
Erfanzadeh, R., Garbutt, A., Pétillon, J., Maelfait, J.-P., Hoffmann, M.2010. Factors affecting the success of early salt-marsh colonizers: seed availability rather than site suitability and dispersal traits. Plant Ecology 206: 335-347.
Pétillon, J., Erfanzadeh, R., Garbutt, A., Maelfait, J.-P., Hoffmann, M.2010. Inundation frequency determines the post-pioneer successional pathway in a newly created salt marsh. Wetlands 30: 1097-1105.
 
 
VIII) LIST OF PAPERS PRESENTED IN CONGRESSES AND SEMINARS:
Erfanzadeh, R.,2000. An investigation on quality indices variation in two phenological stages in rangeland species. The First National Range and Range Management Seminar in Iran.
Erfanzadeh, R., 2002. Study on forage quality of Trifolium repens in two phenological stages. The Second National Range and Range Management Seminar in Iran, 16-18 August 2002.
Erfanzadeh, R., Moradi, H.R., 2003. Study on the trend of humid and dry years in Haraz watershed, The first National Conference on Study of the strategies to encounter water deficiency. Zabol, Iran.
 Erfanzadeh, R., Sadeghi, S.H.R. 2003. Forage quality of some legumes at different phonological stages in Iran. Proceeding of the VII International Rangelands Congress. Durban, South Africa.
Sadeghi, S.H.R., Fattahi, B., Safaeeian, N., Erfanzadeh, R., 2004. Grazing Impacts on Infiltration Rate in a Part of Alborz Mountainous Rangelands, Iran, In: The Fourth International Iran and Russia Conference on Agriculture and Natural Resources, Shahre Kord, Iran, Sep. 8-10, 2004:987-990.
Erfanzadeh, R., Omidbeigi, R., Zarekia, S., 2009. Necessity for conservation and extension of medicinal plant of Silybum marianum in the North of Iran., Scientific Conference on Medicinal Plants Industry Development in Iran, 28 February – 1 March 2010, Tehran, Iran.
Pourfathi, M., Zare Chahuki, M.A., Erfanzadeh, R., 2009. Study on relationship between vegetation and soil characteristics in the middle Taleghan watershed (Mirash-Shahrasar). The 4th National congress on Range and Range Management, Javanshir Natural Resource Higher Education Center, Karaj, Iran, 27-29 October 2009.
Erfanzadeh, R., Fattahi, B., Safaeeian, N., 2009. Study on the effect of animal grazing on vegetation and soil in summer rangeland of Polur, Iran. The 4th National congress on Range and Range Management, Javanshir Natural Resource Higher Education Center, Karaj, Iran, 27-29 October 2009.
Pourfathi, M., Erfanzadeh, R., Ghelichnia, H., 2010. Study on the relationship between soil properties and vegetation in Haraz watershed, summer rangeland in Amol. 16th national and 4th international conference of biology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, 14-16 September 2010.
Erfanzadeh, R., Hoffmann, M., 2010. Impact of soil characteristics and phanerogam cover and height on bryophyte assemblages in dry sand dune habitat. 16th national and 4th international conference of biology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, 14-16 September 2010.
Hosseini Kahnuj, S.H., Niknahad, H., Erfanzadeh, R., 2010. Study on forage quality of Brachypodium pinnatum in the three different phenological stages. 16th national and 4th international conference of biology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran, 14-16 September 2010.
Pourfathi, M., Erfanzadeh, R., Ghelichnia, H., 2010. Study on relationship between some soil characteristics and plant species pattern in rangeland of Mazanderen province. The national Conference on Natural Resources: Pathology, Challenges, Applied Research & Practical Approaches. Ilam Uniersity, May 2010.
Pourfathi, M., Ghelichnia, H., Erfanzadeh, R., 2010. Study on the effect of altitude on Artemisia fragrance pattern in Amol. The national Conference on Natural Resources: Pathology, Challenges, Applied Research & Practical Approaches. Ilam Uniersity, May 2010.
Erfanzadeh, R., 2010, The relationship between environmental factors and vegetation in a local scale. Proceedings of the 2nd International Geography Symposium, Kemer-Antalya, Turkey.
 
      

 

IX) SEARCH PROJECT LEADER:
 

X) BOOKS:
 
XI) RESEARCH STUDENTS SUPERVISED:

XII) RESEARCH STUDENTS CO-SUPERVISED:

XIII) COURSES TAUGHT:
 

With best regards
Dr. Reza Erfanzadeh

January 12, 2011