Vegetation of Dodangeh and Chardangeh Wildlife Refuge

Dodangeh and Chardangeh wildlife refuge(16200 ha) is a mountainous area in 95 KM. SE Sari (360 4' – 10' N, 530 20' – 40' E). The ecological characteristics of the area is diverse. The climate of the area in the altitude 800-2000 meter is cold and wet, and in 2000-2800 meter is cold and semi-arid, according to Emberger climagram.The vegetation of the area has been studied according to the Fery & Probst vegetation classification and land use Atlas of Mazindaran Province (1:250000), and field observations in the scale of 1:50000.Five plant formations including closed forest (closed-deciduous montane forest), wood land (cold-deciduous broad-leaved montane wood land and evergreen needle-leaved wood land resistant to cold), shrub land (cold-deciduous scrub without evergreen, cold deciduous open xenomorphic scrub and evergreen needle leaved scrub), open thorn-cushing formation and grassland have been recognized. The characteristic species, altitude distribution range and picture for each formation have been presented.