Sohrab Ashrafi

Associate Professor

Update: 2024-12-04

Sohrab Ashrafi

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources / Environmental Sciences

Journal Paper

  1. "Climate Change and Its Impact on Brown Bear Distribution in Iran"
    Sahar Roshanara, Sohrab Ashrafi, Roghayeh Garmaeepour, Mohammad Zarrintab, Nariman Askaripour, [] []
    International Journal of Zoological Research, Vol. 4, No 1, 2022
  2. "Modeling habitat suitability of bats to identify high priority areas for field monitoring and conservation"
    Anooshe Kafash, Sohrab Ashrafi, Yousefi Masoud
    Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Vol. 1, No 1, 2021
  3. "Biogeography of bats in Iran: Mapping and disentangling environmental and historical drivers of bat richness"
    Anooshe Kafash, Sohrab Ashrafi, مسعود یوسفی
    JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGICAL SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTIONARY RESEARCH, Vol. 59, No 7, pp.1546-1556, 2021
  4. "Modeling habitat suitability of the Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) in the Irano-Anatolian biodiversity hotspot"
    Sayyad Sheykhi Ilanloo, Sohrab Ashrafi, Afshin Alizadeh Shabani
    International Journal of Zoological Research, Vol. 3, No 2, 2021
  5. "Reptile species richness associated to ecological and historical variables in Iran"
    Anooshe Kafash, Sohrab Ashrafi, Masoud Yousefi, Eskandar Rastegar Pouyani, Mahdi Rajabizadeh, Faraham Ahmadzadeh, Mark Grunig, Luic Pellissier
    Scientific Reports, Vol. 10, No 1, 2020
  6. "Applying opportunistic observations to model current and future suitability of the Kopet Dagh Mountains for a Near Threatened avian scavenger"
    [] [], Ali Khani, Anooshe Kafash, Negin Valizadegan, Sohrab Ashrafi, Franziska Loercher, Elham Ebrahimi, مسعود یوسفی
    Avian Biology Research, Vol. 14, No 1, pp.18-26, 2020
  7. "Identifying habitat patches and suitability for roe deer, Capreolus capreolus as a protected species in Iran"
    Shirin Mahmoodi, Afshin Alizadeh Shabani, mehrshad zeinolabedini, اولیا قلی خلیلی پور , Sohrab Ashrafi
    CASPIAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, Vol. 18, No 4, 2020
  8. "Little owl (Athene noctua) around human settlements and agricultural lands: Conservation and management enlightenments"
    Sayyad Sheykhi Ilanloo, Elham Ebrahimi, Negin Valizadegan, Sohrab Ashrafi, Hamid Reza Reza Rezaei, مسعود یوسفی
    ACTA ECOLOGICA SINICA, Vol. 40, No 5, pp.347-352, 2020
  9. "Climate Change is a Major Problem for Biodiversity Conservation: A Systematic Review of Recent Studies in Iran"
    Masoud Yousefi, Anooshe Kafash, Negin Valizadegan, Sayyad Sheykhi Ilanloo, مهدی رجبی زاده, Shima Malakoutikhah, Sayyedsaeid Hosseinianussefkhani, Sohrab Ashrafi
    Contemporary Problems of Ecology, Vol. 12, No 4, pp.394-403, 2019
  10. "Environmental predictors for the distribution of the Caspian green lizard, Lacerta strigata Eichwald, 1831, along elevational gradients of the Elburz Mountains in northern Iran"
    Anooshe Kafash, Sohrab Ashrafi, Annemarie OHLER, Benedikt SCHMIDT
    TURKISH JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, Vol. 43, No 1, pp.106-113, 2019
  11. "Porous barriers? Assessment of gene flow within and among sympatric long‐eared bat species"
    Tommy Andriollo, Sohrab Ashrafi, Raphael Arlettaz, Manuel Ruedi
    Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 1, No 4, pp.610-625, 2018
  12. "Climate change produces winners and losers: Differential responses of amphibians in mountain forests of the Near East"
    Anooshe Kafash, Sohrab Ashrafi, Annemarie Ohler, مسعود یوسفی, Shima Malakoutikhah, Gunther Koehler, Benedikt Rudolf Schmidt
    Global Ecology and Conservation, Vol. 16, No 16, 2018
  13. "Citizen science data facilitate monitoring of rare large carnivores in remote montane landscapes"
    Mohammad Farhadi Nia, J. Moll Remington, Robert A. Montgomerya, Sohrab Ashrafi, Paul J. Johnson, Luke T.b. Hunter Hunter, David W. Macdonald
    ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS, Vol. 1, No 94, pp.283-291, 2018
  14. "Space Partitioning among Two Sympatric Species, Sand Cat (Felis margarita) and Rüppell's Fox (Vulpes rueppellii), in a Desert Landscape in Central Iran"
    Hosein Akbari, Morteza Naderi, Sohrab Ashrafi, Mahmoud Reza Hemami
    POLISH JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY, Vol. 66, No 2, pp.194-204, 2018
  15. "Assessment of the Phylogenetic Status of Afghan Pika (Ochotona rufescens)"
    olia gholi khalili pour, Hamid Reza Reza Rezaei, Afshin Alizadeh Shabani, Mohammad Kaboli, Sohrab Ashrafi, محمدرضا اشرف زاده
    Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity, Vol. 1, No 1, pp.12-18, 2017
  16. "Modeling relationships between catchment attributes and river water quality in southern catchments of the Caspian Sea"
    Mohammad Hasanai Sangani, Bahman Jabbarian Amiri, Afshin Alizadeh Shabani, Yusef Sakieh, Sohrab Ashrafi
    Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Vol. 22, No 7, pp.4985-5002, 2014
  17. "Heavy metal bioaccumulation in sediment, common reed, algae and blood worm from the Shoor river, Iran"
    Amir Hossein Hamidian, مریم زارع, Hadi Poorbagher, لیلا وزیری, Sohrab Ashrafi
    TOXICOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL HEALTH, Vol. 1, pp.1-12, 2013
  18. "Habitat selection of three cryptic Plecotus bat species in the European Alps, reveals contrasting implications for conservation"
    Sohrab Ashrafi, Marianne Rutishauser , Klaus Ecker, Martin Obrist, Raphael Arlettaz, Fabio Bontadina
    BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION, Vol. 1, No 22, pp.2751-2766, 2013
  19. "A predictive spatial model for gray wolf (Canis lupus) denning sites in a human-dominated landscape in western Iran"
    Mohsen Ahmadi, Mohammad Kaboli, Elham Nourani, Afshin Alizadeh Shabani, Sohrab Ashrafi
    ECOLOGICAL RESEARCH, Vol. 28, No 3, pp.513-521, 2013
  20. "The challenge posed by newly discovered cryptic species : disentangling the environmental niches of long - eared bats"
    Marianne D Rutishauser , Fabio Bontadina , Veronika Braunisch , Sohrab Ashrafi, Raphaël Arlettaz
    DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS, Vol. 18, No 11, pp.1107-1119, 2012
  21. "Effects of landscape context on bird species abundance of tree fall gaps in a temperate deciduous forest of Northern Iran"
    Maryam Gharehaghaji , Afshin Alizadeh Shabani, Jahangir Feghhi, Afshin DanehKar, Mohammad Kaboli, Sohrab Ashrafi
    FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT, Vol. 267, pp.182-189, 2012
  22. "Distribution of Pipistrellus pipistrellus (Schreber, 1774) under the climate change: Identifying climate refugia and assessing protected areas effectiveness"
    Anooshe Kafash, Sohrab Ashrafi, مسعود یوسفی
    Biological Science Promotion, Vol. 34, No 1, 2021
  23. "Adsorption of elements in earthworms affected by chemical fertilizers in orchard Soil"
    مجتبی یحیی آبادی, Amir Hossein Hamidian, Sohrab Ashrafi
    Journal of Animal Environment, Vol. 13, No 1, 2021
  24. "Biodiversity and abundance of bats community using bioacoustic method in mountain-forest ecosystem of Roudbar, Gilan province"
    شیوا پیروی لطیف, رخشاد حجازی, Sohrab Ashrafi, علی جوزی
    Journal of Animal Environment, Vol. 13, No 1, 2021
  25. "Determining Suitable Habitats for Roe Deer (Capreolus Capreolus) in North of Iran Using Ensemble Approach"
    Shirin Mahmoodi, Afshin Alizadeh Shabani, mehrshad zeinolabedini, Sohrab Ashrafi, olia gholi khalili pour
    Journal of Animal Environment, Vol. 12, No 4, 2020
  26. "Identifying effective environmental variables on distribution of Clandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra) in Iran-Anatolian biodiversity hotspot"
    Sayyad Sheykhi Ilanloo, Sohrab Ashrafi, Afshin Alizadeh Shabani
    Journal of Animal Environment, Vol. 12, No 3, 2020
  27. "Environmental drivers of elevational distribution of lizards in Iran (Case study: Family Lacertidae)"
    Anooshe Kafash, Sohrab Ashrafi, آنماری اوهلر
    Journal of Natural Environment (Iranian Journal of Natural Resources), Vol. 71, No 4, pp.495-508, 2019
  28. "Effects of Climatic Change on the Geographical Distribution of Caspian Snowcock (Tetraogallus caspius Gmelin, 1784) in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran"
    محمدرضا اشرف زاده , نادر حبیب زاده, Sohrab Ashrafi
    Iranian Journal of Applied Ecology, Vol. 7, No 3, pp.39-50, 2018
  29. "Low genetic variation of Persian leopard (Panthera pardus saxicolor) based on NADH5 mitochondrial gene"
    Mohammad Sadegh Farhadinia, Sohrab Ashrafi, Hamid Farahmand, محمد رضا اشرف زاده, Mohammad Kaboli
    Journal of Natural Environment (Iranian Journal of Natural Resources), Vol. 71, No 1, pp.79-92, 2018
  30. "Marine Environmental Parameters Influencing the Distribution of Avicennia Marina Forests Using Logistic Regression (Case Study: Hormozgan province)"
    Hasti Petrossian, Afshin DanehKar, Sohrab Ashrafi, Aram Pouya Mehr
    JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Vol. 2, No 16, pp.18-28, 2017
  31. "Population variation of Capoeta heratensis in Hari River and Dasht-e Kavir basins using geometric morphometric technique"
    Soheil Eigdari, سعید کلاری, Sohrab Ashrafi, Parya Jalili
    Quarterly Aquaculture sciences, Vol. 5, No 6, pp.37-44, 2017
  32. "Protected area coverage for terrestrial biomes in Iran"
    Masoud Yousefi, Sohrab Ashrafi, Anooshe Kafash, Lida Davar
    Journal of Natural Environment (Iranian Journal of Natural Resources), Vol. 69, No 2, pp.581-595, 2016
  33. "Conservation Prioritization of Iranian Mammals for Effective Management"
    Mohammad Sadegh Farhadinia, Alireza Mohammadi, Sohrab Ashrafi, Mohammad Reza Ashrafzadeh, Hossein Mohammadi
    Journal of Natural Environment (Iranian Journal of Natural Resources), Vol. 68, No 3, pp.465-471, 2015
  34. "Modelling denning suitability and identifying minimum characteristic requirements of Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) den sites Hamedan province using partititned Mahalanobis method"
    Mohsen Ahmadi, Mohammad Kaboli, Afshin Alizadeh Shabani, Sohrab Ashrafi
    Journal of Natural Environment (Iranian Journal of Natural Resources), Vol. 67, No 4, pp.367-379, 2015
  35. "Heavy metal in aquatic ecosystems"
    Zohreh Ahmadi, Amir Hossein Hamidian, Seyed Vali Hosseini, Sohrab Ashrafi
    sabzine, Vol. مهر 92, No 83, pp.41-45, 2013
  36. "Nest selection of Hawksbill Sea Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) in Shib-deraz area - Qeshm Island; looking into slope"
    Maryam Mahtabi, Afshin DanehKar, Sohrab Ashrafi, Hamid Farahmand
    Wetland ecobiology, Vol. 5, No 15, pp.5-14, 2013