title: Land use change and nutrients simulation for the Siah Darvishan Basin of the Anzali wetland region, Iran.
abstract: The Anzali Ramsar Convention wetland is located in an ecologically and economically important region in Iran. The wetland is largely surrounded by agriculture, natural forests and rangelands (approximately 36% and 63%, respectively). Urban areas consist of less than 1% of the total area. Urban land use produces the highest rates of nutrient transfer into the lake as TN, TP and BOD5 equal to 24, 2.4 and 79 Kg/ha/year, respectively, whilst, natural land use produces the lowest rate as 10, 1.3 and 27 kg/ha/year. These results will inform the future sustainable management of this important wetland in this ever increasingly water stressed region in Iran.
authors.affiliation: Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Institute (SCWMRI), P.O. Box 1344-1136, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ghafouri
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ghaderi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tabatabaei
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Versace
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ierodiaconou
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Barry
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stagnitti
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000639:trends*; D000465:Algorithms; D002138:Calibration; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005544:Forecasting; D007492:Iran; D015233:Models, Statistical; D012722:Sewage / Q000032:analysis; D012987:Soil / Q000032:analysis; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D013696:Temperature; D014872:Water Movements; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000032:analysis; D014887:Weather; D053833:Wetlands
chemical_list: D012722:Sewage; D012987:Soil; D012989:Soil Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical