Investigating the Relationship Between Wind Erosion and Value of Animal Habitats in Desert Areas

The relation between the rate of wind erosion and value of animal habitat in Sarakhs as a representative of Razavi Khorasan Province was investigated. The research was conducted in four steps namely, the approximate identification of each animal in the habitat area, estimating the wind erosion based on IRIFR model, estimating the approximate value of each of the animal habitats in the area, and determining the correlation between the value of each animal habitat with the average rate of wind erosion in that habitat. There was a significant correlation between wind erosion and value of animal habitats in Sarakhs. As the rate of wind erosion increased, the quality of habitats and also its ability to provide optimal conditions for the survival of species animal decreased. It was found that all factors that cause the influence of wind erosion to increase are also the factors of animal habitats deterioration.