The work describes the general ecological aspects of Iran as well as
West and Central Asia in the introduction. The book includes three
chapters, each describing the climate, geology and soil characteristics,
vegetation and forest types, site demands of the main tree species and
the ecogram of them, management and socio-economic issues of three
different phytogeographical regions, mainly the Hyrcanian,
Irano-Turanian, and Saharo-Sindian. Each chapter contains a table for
introducing the English and Botanical names of the plant species
mentioned in the chapter. The information presented in this book is
based on personal experiences and results of research projects of the
authors, as well as experiences of other forest scientists in Iran. The
references are given at the end of each chapter separately. The book
contains 10 tables, 37 black and white and 55 color pictures.