Bio:
Education
B.Sc. Forestry, Shahid Chamran University (2011)
M.Sc. Forest Ecohydrology and Silviculture, University of Tehran (2014)
Ph.D. Forest Ecohydrology and Silviculture, University of Tehran (2018)
Teaching Interests
Forest Hydrology and Watershed Management
Urban Hydrology
Disturbance Hydrology
Silvihydrology
Research Interests
My research focuses on forest ecohydrology, particularly the interactions among forest
management, disturbance, vegetation, soils, and water. I am especially interested
in silvihydrology, a term I use to describe the integration of silvicultural practices
and forest management with hydrologic processes, with the goal of understanding how
forest management can sustain or enhance water resources while meeting forest productivity
and ecosystem management objectives. My work examines how silvicultural practices
influence rainfall partitioning, evapotranspiration, soil moisture, infiltration,
runoff, groundwater recharge, streamflow, and water quality.
The second major focus of my research is disturbance hydrology, particularly how natural and anthropogenic disturbances, including timber harvesting, forest roads, site preparation, prescribed fire, drought, forest dieback, and storms, alter hydrologic processes and watershed function. My future research in Arkansas will combine field-based hydrologic monitoring, remote sensing, spatial analysis, and modeling to quantify these responses and identify management practices that enhance forest and watershed resilience and support sustainable forest management.
Selected Publications (full publication list available on Google Scholar):
Sadeghi SMM, Aghajani H, Jalilvand H, Ahmady-Asbchin S, Sadati SM, Coenders-Gerrits M, Dymond SF (2026). Canopy vitality drives rainfall redistribution in an old-growth temperate beech forest. Forest Ecology and Management, 606, 123552. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2026.123552
Sobhani P, Danehkar A, Deljouei A, Marcu MV, Sadeghi SMM (2025). Assessing cultural ecosystem services in the Hara mangrove forests: indicators for sustainable management in a Middle Eastern coastal marine protected area. Ecological Indicators, 178, 113834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2025.113834
Deljouei A, Sadeghi SMM, Epstein JM, Glodzik K, Cohen MJ (2025). Centennial changes in forest cover and water yield in a flatwoods watershed. Science of the Total Environment, 1005, 180830. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180830
Kooshki P, Esmaeilzadeh H, Barghjelveh S, Deljouei A, Marcu MV, Sadeghi SMM (2025). Water-centered ecotourism planning: ecohydrological capacity and institutional barriers in a semiarid metropolis. Frontiers in Water, 7, 1692586. https://doi.org/10.3389/frwa.2025.1692586
Sadeghi SMM, Epstein JM, Deljouei A, Gorora FJ, Cohen MJ (2024). Stand age controls canopy and soil rainfall partitioning in slash pine forests. Forest Ecology and Management, 572, 122307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122307
Maleknia R, Azadi H, Ghahramani A, Deljouei A, Sadeghi SMM (2024). Urban flood mitigation and peri-urban forest management: a study on citizen participation intention. Forests, 15, 2156. https://doi.org/10.3390/f15122156
Gharechaee H, Samani AN, Khalighi Sigaroodi S, Sadeghi SMM, Sharifitabesh S, Mousavi MS, Marcu MV, Hubbart JA (2024). Introducing a novel approach for assessment of groundwater salinity hazard, vulnerability, and risk in a semiarid region. Ecological Informatics, 81, 102647. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2024.102647
Norozi A, Attarod P, Pypker TG, Sadeghi SMM, Etemad V (2024). Estimation of bark water storage capacity of broad- and needle-leaved trees planted in a semi-arid climate zone. Journal of Arid Environments, 220, 105100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2023.105100
Sadeghi SMM, Panahandeh T, Van Stan II JT, Babapour S, Friesen J (2023). Responses of canopy hydrometeorological parameters to oak dieback in the Mediterranean sparse forest, Iran. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 343, 109784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2023.109784
Erfani Nasab S, Wolf ID, Kambouzia J, Aghamir FS, Sargazi H, Nazari MR, Esmaeilzadeh H, Sadeghi SMM (2023). Waterless wetlands, as a new source of wind erosion: Developing remediation strategies for the Hamoon Wetland in Iran. Ecological Informatics, 78, 102368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2023.102368
Sobhani P, Esmaeilzadeh H, Deljouei A, Wolf ID, Marcu MV, Sadeghi SMM* (2023). Assessing water security and footprint in hypersaline Lake Urmia. Ecological Indicators, 155, 110955. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110955
Lee E, Sadeghi SMM, Deljouei A, Cohen MJ (2023). A multi-decadal national scale assessment of reference evapotranspiration methods in continental and temperate climate zones of South Korea. Journal of Hydrology, 625, 130021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2023.130021
Sobhani P, Esmaeilzadeh H, Sadeghi SMM, Wolf ID, Deljouei A (2022). Prioritizing water resources for conservation in a land of water crisis: The case of protected areas of Iran. Water, 14(24), 4121. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14244121
Allahdad Z, Malmasi S, Montazeralzohour M, Sadeghi SMM, Khabbazan MM (2022). Presenting the spatio-temporal model for predicting and determining permissible land use changes based on drinking water quality standards: A case study of Northern Iran. Resources, 11(11), 103. https://doi.org/10.3390/resources11110103
Panahandeh T, Attarod P, Sadeghi SMM, Bayramzadeh V, Tang Q, Liu X (2022). The performance of the reformulated Gash rainfall interception model in the Hyrcanian temperate forests of northern Iran. Journal of Hydrology, 612(Part A), 128092. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2022.128092
Naharuddin N, Sadeghi SMM, Malik A, Rosyid A, Ahyauddin A (2021). Peak discharge estimation to evaluate and monitor the Gumbasa Watershed performance, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Agricultural Engineering International: CIGR Journal, 23(3), 31-41.
Fathizadeh O, Sadeghi SMM, Pazhouhan I, Ghanbari S, Attarod P, Su L (2021). Spatial variability and optimal number of rain gauges for sampling throughfall under single oak trees during the leafless period. Forests, 12(5), 585. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12050585
Farahnak M, Mitsuyasu K, Hishi T, Katayama A, Chiwa M, Jeong S, Otsuki K, Sadeghi SMM, Kume A (2020). Relationship between very fine root distribution and soil water content in pre-and post-harvest areas of two coniferous tree species. Forests, 11(11), 1227. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11111227
Nazari M, Chaichi MR, Kamel H†, Grismer M, Sadeghi SMM (2020). Evaluation of estimation methods for monthly reference evapotranspiration in arid climates. Arid Ecosystems, 10, 329-336. https://doi.org/10.1134/S2079096120040150
Fathizadeh O, Sadeghi SMM, Holder CD, Su L (2020). Leaf phenology drives spatio-temporal patterns of throughfall under a single Quercus castaneifolia CA Mey. Forests, 11(6), 688. https://doi.org/10.3390/f11060688
Gordon DAR, Coenders-Gerrits AMJ, Sellers BA, Sadeghi SMM, Van Stan JT (2020). Rainfall interception and redistribution by a common North American understory and pasture forb, Eupatorium capillifolium (Lam. dogfennel). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 24, 4587-4599. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-4587-2020
Nazari M, Sadeghi SMM, Van Stan JT, Chaichi MR (2020). Rainfall interception and redistribution by maize farmland in central Iran. Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 27, 100656. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejrh.2019.100656
Lin M, Sadeghi SMM, Van Stan JT (2020). Partitioning of rainfall and sprinkler-irrigation by crop canopies: A global review and evaluation of available research. Hydrology, 7(4), 76. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrology7040076
Farahnak M, Misuyasu K, Jeong S†, Otsuki K, Chiwa M, Sadeghi SMM, Kume A (2019). Soil hydraulic conductivity differences between upslope and downslope of two coniferous trees on a hillslope. Journal of Forest Research, 24(3), 143-152. https://doi.org/10.1080/13416979.2019.1590967
Sadeghi SMM, Van Stan JT, Pypker TG, Tamjidi J, Friesen J, Farahnaklangroudi M (2018). Importance of transitional leaf states in canopy rainfall partitioning dynamics. European Journal of Forest Research, 137(1), 121-130. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10342-017-1098-4
Hakimi L, Sadeghi SMM, Van Stan JT, Pypker TG, Khosropour E (2018). Management of pomegranate (Punica granatum) orchards alters the supply and pathway of rain water reaching soils in an arid agricultural landscape. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 259, 77-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2018.03.001
Attarod P, Sadeghi SMM, Pypker TG, Bayrmazadeh V (2017). Oak trees decline; a sign of climate variability impacts in the west of Iran. Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences, 15(4), 375-386. https://doi.org/10.22124/CJES.2017.2662
Sadeghi SMM, Van Stan JT, Pypker TG, Friesen J (2017). Canopy hydrometeorological dynamics across a chronosequence of a globally invasive species, Ailanthus altissima (Mill., tree of heaven). Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 240, 10-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2017.03.017
Attarod P, Rostami F, Dolatshahi A, Sadeghi SMM, Zahedi Amiri G, Bayramzadeh V (2016). Do changes in meteorological parameters and evapotranspiration affect declining oak forests of Iran?. Journal of Forest Science, 62(12), 553-561. https://doi.org/10.17221/83/2016-JFS
Sadeghi SMM, Attarod P, Van Stan, JT, Pypker TG (2016). The importance of considering rainfall partitioning in afforestation initiatives in semiarid climates: A comparison of common planted tree species in Tehran, Iran. Science of the Total Environment, 568, 845-855. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.06.048
Sadeghi SMM, Attarod P, Pypker, TG (2015). Differences in rainfall interception during the growing and non-growing seasons in a Fraxinus rotundifolia plantation located in a semiarid climate. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 17, 145-156.
Abbasian P, Attarod P, Sadeghi SMM, Van Stan JT, Hojjati SM (2015). Throughfall nutrients inputs to forest soils in a degraded indigenous Fagus orientalis forest and a Picea abies plantation in the Caspian Forests in the North of Iran. Forest Systems, 24(3), e035. https://doi.org/10.5424/fs/2015243-06764
Sadeghi SMM, Attarod P, Van Stan JT, Pypker TG, Dunkerley D (2015). Efficiency of the reformulated Gash’s interception model in semiarid afforestations. Agricultural and Forest Meteorology, 201, 76-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2014.10.006
Attarod P, Sadeghi SMM, Pypker TG, Bagheri H, Bagheri M, Bayramzadeh V (2015). Needle-leaved trees impacts on rainfall interception and canopy storage capacity in an arid environment. New Forests, 46, 339-355. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11056-014-9464-2
Attarod P, Kheyrkhah F, Khalighi Sigaroodi S, Sadeghi SMM (2015). Sensitivity of reference evapotranspiration to global warming in the Caspian forests, north of Iran. Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology, 17, 869-883.
Sadeghi SMM, Attarod P, Pypker TG, Dunkerley D (2014). Is canopy interception increased in semiarid tree plantations? Evidence from a field investigation in Tehran, Iran. Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 38, 792-806. https://doi.org/10.3906/tar-1312-53