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Esmaeili, Hamid Reza; Gholamhosseini, Ali; Mohammadian-Kalat, Tooba; Aliabadian, Mansour

doi:10.4194/1303-2712-v18_8_08

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“…Our results show that protozoan parasite distributions primarily occur in clusters in northern and northwest to southwest Iran. This indicates that the total suitable macrohabitats are mainly in the Palaearctic and Ethiopian Realms, which are both considered ecologically important, having substantial water resources and numerous diverse freshwater fish species [ 91 ]. Overlaying the occurrence points on the spatial distribution map of the DM aridity index indicated that most of the literature on protozoan parasites has been documented in very humid to Mediterranean climate types.…”

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“…However, the northeast of the country may also be a suitable ecological niche. There is no research on freshwater fish parasites in this area despite providing natural and artificial habitats for many fish species [ 91 ]. Furthermore, a remarkable difference was observed in the model comparison of current and future protozoan parasites’ potential distribution places.…”

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“…Iranian natural freshwater ecosystems are mainly identified as endorheic basins—land-locked drainage networks with no hydrological connection with marine environments [ 91 ]. Natural topographic barriers, basin fragmentation due to climate change and the resulting drought [ 100 ], and anthropogenic interventions may negatively affect occupants of aquatic systems and their interactions.…”

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Protozoan Parasites of Iranian Freshwater Fishes: Review, Composition, Classification, and Modeling Distribution

2023

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This article investigates the occurrence and distribution of parasitic protozoa of Iranian freshwater fishes (both farmed and wild). Our search shows 26 known parasitic protozoan species were recorded from 52 freshwater fish species across different ecoregions of Iran. Most of these fish are edible. While none of the identified protozoan parasites are of zoonotic importance, our study does not exclude presence of zoonotic species in Iranian fishes. Present data suggest the northern and western regions of the country are the main macrohabitat of protozoa (35 parasitic records reported), with the greatest concentration of parasitic protozoa occurring in the Urmia basin in Iran’s northwest. The clustered distribution pattern of protozoa among freshwater fish was also more evident in the northern and western parts of the country. The gills and skin were the most infected microhabitats for parasitic protozoa. The highest number of parasites was observed in the fish family Cyprinidae with nine species found in the native fish, Capoeta capoeta. The most diverse host range was observed in the holotrich ciliate, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis isolated from 46 cyprinid species in 39 different locations. However, due to the great richness of fish and extreme habitat diversity, parts of the parasite fauna of Iranian freshwater fish are still poorly understood. Furthermore, current and future changes in climate and environmental parameters, and anthropogenic interventions are likely to affect fish hosts and their parasites.

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Protozoan Parasites of Iranian Freshwater Fishes: Review, Composition, Classification, and Modeling Distribution

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“…It also remains to explore changes in the characteristics of the identified climate zones in Iran under future global warming using climate projections. Such studies are important because changes in regional climate zones can have large socioeconomic effects, including the impact on agriculture (Karimi et al, 2018), water resources (e.g., Abbaspour et al, 2009) and human settlements (McBean & Ajibade, 2009) and may cause shifts in the geographic distribution of various plant and animal species (e.g., Esmaeili et al, 2018; Yousefi et al, 2017).…”

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Climate zones in Iran

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Alizadeh

2023

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Climate classification provides a framework for a better understanding of the dominant weather patterns in different regions of the Earth. This study aims at identifying climate zones in Iran based on the analysis of monthly temperature and precipitation over 139 synoptic stations across Iran during the period 1991–2020. Based on the application of the principal component analysis, we identified six distinct climate zones in Iran: mild and humid, cool and sub‐humid, cold and temperate semi‐arid, warm and semi‐arid, cool and arid, and warm and hyperarid. The highest precipitation occurs in the southern coastal plains of the Caspian Sea, characterized by a mild and humid climate. The climate of western Iran is identified as cool and sub‐humid, while northwestern Iran is characterized by a cold and temperate semi‐arid climate. Southwestern Iran is identified as a region with a warm and semi‐arid climate, while northeastern Iran has a cool and arid climate. Southeastern and central Iran are both characterized by a warm and hyperarid climate. The highest monthly and seasonal precipitation values over Iran occur in March (48.6 mm) and winter (134.2 mm), respectively, while the highest monthly and seasonal mean temperature values occur in July (29.1°C) and summer (28.0°C), respectively. In terms of seasonal variation, the maximum precipitation occurs in the southern coastal plains of the Caspian Sea in autumn, while the minimum occurs in southwestern Iran in summer. Our results have important implications for better understanding and analysing the climatic characteristics across Iran.

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“…The species was also reported in the Sinnep Stream (Kilis), which is one of the small headwater streams of the Qweik River that flows to northern Syria (Birecikligil et al, 2017). In Iran, A. caeruleus has a narrow distribution range (Mohammadian-kalat et al, 2015) and is known from a few localities in the Tigris River basin; Gamasiab and Doab rivers (Esmaeili, Gholamhosseini, Mohammadian-Kalat, & Aliabadian, 2018), Maroon River (Zareian, Esmaeili, Zamanian Nejad, & Vatandoust, 2015), and Chardaval River (Zareian, Esmaeili, Zamanian Nejad, & Vatandoust, 2015;Mousavi-Sabet et al, 2015).…”

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confidence: 94%