Ecologia1996-4021xxxx-xxxxAcademic Journals Inc.10.3923/ecologia.2016.19.25Gundelia tournefortii Usage and its Habitat Destruction in Tiran va Karvan District in Irans Isfahan Province]]>YazdanshenasHabib TaviliAli ArzaniHossein AzarnivandHossein 1-3201661-3Kangar (Gundelia tournefortii) belongs to Rosaceae family that grows in rangeland and is used in many fields. This plant has a variety of minerals and is used in vegetarian dishes. But this plant like as other important plans may be threatened with extinction from over harvesting and should be protected. Therefore, the aim of this study is to identify the traditional use of this plant and survey the modern methods of harvesting that have caused habitat destruction and threatened the health of the plant in Karvan district, west of Isfahan province in Iran. This information has been obtained on the basis of objective observation and questioning local people. Studies indicate that G. tournefortii is grown in this region, even in farm lands and has several uses. Fresh stems and seeds of the plant are used to feed the people and to treat some diseases also. All parts of the plant at the end of growth period are used as the winter forage for livestock. The important thing is that when the plant is used by human, it is not used by animals. Gundelia tournefortii is important to soil and water conservation. But there are natural enemies such as insects and some harvest methods employed by humans have led to a degradation of the habitat of this plant. It is thus necessary to utilize better, environmentally-friendly methods of harvest this important plant. Also this is essential to use modern method to cultivation and propagation this plant, because of the importance and habitat destruction.]]>Cornara, L., A. La Rocca, S. Marsili and M.G. Mariotti,20091251630Zerabruk, S. and G. Yirga,201278165169Inta, A., P. Trisonthi and C. Trisonthi,2013149344351IUCN.,20072007Guruprasad, S.L., N. Ningaiah and M.R. Gangadhar,20139195203Rokaya, M.B., Z. Munzbergova and B. Timsina,2010130485504Sharaf, K.H. and J.S. Ali,2004Gundelia tournefortii) oil and clofibrate on lipid Profile of atherosclerotic rats.]]>74359369Khanzadeh, F., M.H.H. Khodaparast, A.H. Elhami Rad and F. Rahmani,2012Gundelia tournefortii L. seed oil.]]>1415351542Coruh, N., A.G.S. Celep, F. Ozgokce and M. Iscan,2007Gundelia tournefortii L. extracts and inhibition on glutathione-S-transferase activity.]]>10012491253Ozkan, A., O. Yumrutas, S.D. Saygideger and M. Kulak,20115231236Asgary, S., A.M. Atar, A. Badiei, G.A. Naderi, F. Amini and Z. Hamidzadeh, 2008Gundelia tournefortii L. On some cardiovascular risk factors in animal model.]]>7112119Afifi-Yazar, F.U., V. Kasabri and R. Abu-Dahab,2011in vitro and in vivo evaluations-part 1.]]>7712031209Yazdanshenas, H., E. Shafeian, M. Nasiri and S.A. Mousavi,20161812171238Vitek, E., G. Fayvush, K. Tamanyan and B. Gemeinholzer,20101118599Karis, P.O., P. Eldenas and M. Kallersjo,2001Gundelia L. with notes on delimitation of arctoteae (Asteraceae).]]>50105114Mirheidar, H.,2001Vol. 1,Pages: 240Pages: 240Jamshidzadeh, A., F. Fereidooni, Z. Salehi and H. Niknahad,2005Gundelia tourenfortii.]]>101233237Aburjai, T., R.M. Darwish, S. Al-Khalil, A. Mahafzah and A. Al-Abbadi,2001Pseudomonas aeruginosa.]]>763944Scherrer, A.M., R. Motti and C.S. Weckerle,200597129143Fisseha, M.,20072007Jeyaprakash, K., M. Ayyanar, K.N. Geetha and T. Sekar,20111S20S25Motaleb, M.A.,20102010Mardaninejad, S., M. Janghorban and M. Vazirpour,201342332Ebrahimi, A. and A.M. Sani,2015Gundelia tournefortii L. in yoghurt.]]>4266272Sawyer, J.W.D.,20102010Marinelli, J.,2005