Education:
 
BS: Natural Resources Eng.-Forestry/Gorgan Univ.(2000)
 
MSc: Natural Resources Eng.-Forestry/Univ. of Tehran.(2002)
 
PhD:
Natural Resources Eng.-Forest Biometry, Aerial Photography & GIS/Univ. of Tehran-Univ. of Freiburg(Germany)(2007)
 
Professional Experiences:
 
 
Research Areas:
 
- Forest biometry.
- Geostatistics in forest researches.
- Spatial Pattern Analysis (SPA) in forests.
- RS/GIS in forest mensuration.
 
List of Publications:
 
1. Erfanifard, Y., Feghhi, J., Zobeiri, M. and M. Namiranian, 2007. Determining suitable area and shape of sample plots for crown cover estimation using forest simulation in Zagros region. Journal of Forest and Poplar Research, vol. 14, No. (4): 360-370.
2. Erfanifard, Y., Zobeiri, M., Feghhi, J. and M. Namiranian, 2007. Estimation of crown cover on aerial photographs using shadow index. Journal of Forest and Poplar Research, vol. 15, No. (3): 278-288.
3. Erfanifard, Y., Feghhi, J., Zobeiri, M. & M. Namiranian, 2008. Investigation on the spatial pattern of trees in Zagros forests. Iranian Journal of Natural Resources, vol. 60, No. (4): 1319-1328.
4. Erfanifard, Y., Feghhi, J., Zobeiri, M. and M. Namiranian, 2008. Comparison of two distance methods for forest spatial pattern analysis. Journal of Applied Sciences, 8(1): 152-157.
5. Teimoori, S., Feghhi, J., Erfanifard, Y. and M. Sharifi, 2009. Investigation on the current status and the potential of urban parks with GIS. Research Journal of Environmental Sciences, 3(1): 29-40.
6. Erfanifard, Y., Feghhi, J., Zobeiri, M. and M. Namiranian, 2009. Spatial pattern analysis in Persian oak forests on B&W aerial photographs. Journal of Environmental Monitoring Assessment (150): 251-259
7. Foolad, M. & Erfanifard, Y., 2009. The forests of IRAN at a glance. Green Farming, Vol. 2 (10): 671-975.
8. Nozhat, S & Erfanifard, Y., 2010. Investigation on the effects of green house gases on forest ecosystem. Forest & Range, 84: 58-63.
9. Behbahani, N., Fallah Shamsi, S.R., Farzadmehr, J., Erfanifard, Y. and M. Ramezani, 2010. Using vegetation indices of ASTER-L1B imagery to estimate single trees crown cover in arid rangelands. Journal of Rangeland, Vol. 4(1): 93-103.
10. Taghvaei, M.and Erfanifard, Y., 2010. A robust procedure to predict above-ground biomass of perennial grasses in arid ecosystems. Journal of Ecology, Environment & Conservation, Vol. 16(4): 475-481.
11. Safari, A., Shabanian, N., Erfanifard, S.Y., Heidari, R.H., Pourreza, M., 2010. Investigation of spatial pattern of wild pistachio (Case study: Bayangan forests, Kermanshah). Iranian Journal of Forest, vol. 2, No. (2): 177-185.
12. Safari, A., Shabanian, N., Heidari, R.H., Erfanifard, S.Y., Pourreza, M., 2010. Spatial pattern of Manna oak trees in Bayangan forests of Kermanshah. Journal of Forest and Poplar Research, vol. 18, No. (4): 596-608.
13. Mohammadi, M. & Erfanifard, Y., 2011. Mongrove forests at a glance. Sonboleh, 203(40), 204(38), 205(36-37), 206(38-39)
 
Presentation in Conferences:
 
- 14 Sep., 2004. The suitable shape of sample plots for studying of beech regeneration in the northern forests of Iran (abstract) (team work). Regenerating Mountain Forests (RMF 2004), An international Conference of the IUFRO, Kloster Seeon, Germany.
- 2 April, 2008 . Optimizing the characteristics of sample plots for crown cover measurements in Persian oak forests of Iran (abstract) (team work). Linking Forest Inventory and Optimization (LIFO 2008), An international Conference of the IUFRO, Freising, Germany.
- 9 May, 2010. Canopy density mapping using aerial photographs and GIS (team work). National Geomatics89, Tehran, Iran.
- 16 Feb., 2011. Application of kNN sampling method in central Zagros forests (team work). National conference on the threats and destruction factors of biodiversity in central zagros, Esfehan, Iran.
- 14 Sept., 2011. Long-term changes in the species diversity of migrating aquatic birds of Parishan wetland in Fars province (team work). National Conference on combating desertification & sustainable development of Iran desert wetlands, Arak, Iran.
 
Research Projects:
 
- 2011-now: Pattern analysis of bark beetles in Oak forests of Zagros. Forests, Rangelands and Watershed Org., Dept. of Fars Natural Resources.
 
Given Seminars:
 
- 22 Dec., 1998. Classic and Non-classic Silvicultural systems. Faculty of Forestry, University of Gorgan.
- 23 May, 2007. Forests of Iran. Faculty of Forestry, University of Freiburg, Germany.
- 30 May, 2007. The advantages of digital B&W aerial photographs in Zagros forests. Faculty of Forestry, University of Freiburg, Germany.
- 25 April, 2011. The application of digital aerial photographs to map crown cover in Zagros. College of Agriculture, Shiraz University.
 
Honors and Awards:
 
1. Award for an English presentation titled "Classis and Non-classic silvicultural systems" in Gorgan Univ. (1998)
2. Award for the best grade in M.Sc. enterance exam in Gorgan Univ. (2000)
3. Award for "Selected Researcher" in the Fac. of Natural Resources, Univ. of Tehran. (2007)
4. Award for "Selected Paper" in the National Geomatics89, Tehran. (2010)
 
Courses Taught:
 
- 1997-1999: "Introduction to Computer (Lab.)", Gorgan Univ.
- 2000-2003: "General English", Fac. of Agriculture, Univ. of Tehran.
- 2001-2002: "English in Forestry", Fac. of Natural Resources, Univ. of Tehran.
- 2001-2005: "Aerial Photography (Lab.)", Dept. of Forest Management and Economics, Fac. of Natural Resources, Univ. of Tehran.
- 2005-2008: "Aerial Photography and Remote sensing (Lab.)", Dept. of Forest Management and Economics, Fac. of Natural Resources, Univ. of Tehran.
- 2005-2006: "Aerial Photography and Photo-Interpretation", Dept. of Geography, Univ. of Tarbiat moalem.
- 2008-now: "Aerial Photography and Photo-Interpretation", Dept. of Desert Region Management, College of Agriculture, Shiraz Univ.
- 2008-now: "Dendrology", Dept. of Desert Region Management, College of Agriculture, Shiraz Univ.
- 2008-now: "Silviculture", Dept. of Desert Region Management, College of Agriculture, Shiraz Univ.
- 2009-2011: "Statistics in Natural Resources", Dept. of Desert Region Management, College of Agriculture, Shiraz Univ.
- 2009-now: "English in Natural Resources", Dept. of Desert Region Management, College of Agriculture, Shiraz Univ.
- 2011-now: "Methodology of Research", Dept. of Desert Region Management, College of Agriculture, Shiraz Univ.   

 
 
 

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