Alireza Naqinezhad

Alireza Naqinezhad is a Senior Lecturer in Ecology at the College of Science and Engineering. His research focuses on vegetation classification, plant biodiversity, and the impacts of climate change on ecosystems. Key contributions include advancing vegetation databases like IranVeg and studying invasive species dynamics in Iran. His work bridges ecology, conservation biology, and taxonomy, with a focus on Asian flora and agroecosystems.

Research interests include:

• Vegetation classification systems
• Plant invasion patterns
• Climate change adaptation
• Traditional agricultural systems
• Endemic species conservation

Recent work emphasizes global timber trade impacts on biodiversity, functional diversity patterns, and the conservation of the Hyrcanian forest hotspot. He has published extensively in journals like Vegetation Classification and Survey and Nature Ecology and Evolution.

Notable projects include:

• Development of IranVeg as a national vegetation database
• Studies on alien species naturalization in Iran
• Phytosociological analysis of mountain ecosystems