Investigation the Variation of Production and Consumption of Range Species in Steppe Rangeland (Case study: Meime Soh station)

This study was conducted to demonstrate the growth behavior of Andrachne fruticosus L, Artemisia sieberi Besser¡ Euphorbia decipiens Boiss and Buhse¡ Noaea mucronataForssk¡ Scariola orientalis Sojak¡ Stachys inflate Benth¡ Stipa arabica Trin & Rupr and annual species in the Soh rangelands of Meimeh, Isfahan during 2008 to 2010. To determine the production and consumption of the study species, a number of eight individuals for each species were selected for all months of growing and grazing season within the exclosure area as well as in the grazing area. Results showed that different years and months had significant effect on production of the study species (P