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'aluation p^Tsummer-ZOOsT^" 1 Iran Hlustrating sam P lin g P oints (spring 2008) and samplm? 
tum ' Fag e to- Ca rp / netum. Fagetum type, 
mixed Fagetum (Marvi Mohajer 2005). Soil; 
the study area are dominated by Rendzina, Eu 
(S a ™‘ S H• ’ ic Luvisols - and Eutric Rcga 
(Sarmadian and Jatari 2001). The Kheyrud Fra 
is divided into seven districts of which fi ve 
>6,000 ha were surveyed. 
Nuthatch Survey .—We designed eight lin e 
transects in the study area along the elevation 
gradient and sampling points had a minimum 
