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Figure 1. a) Map of the study area in NE Iran, showing the Khajeh Kalat as an arid region, with ~255 mm of annual precipitation and Baharkish rangeland as a semi-arid region, with ~385 mm of annual precipitation, b) Natural habitat withArtemisia kopetdaghensis as a dominant species, c) Plant communities around Artemisia kopetdaghensis, the arrows point to other species under the canopy of A. kopetdaghensis
Figure 2. Comparisons of relative interaction indices (RII-Richness, RII-cover, and RII- Shannon diversity) of A. kopetdaghensis between the HG and LG sites in the arid and semi-arid regions.