Reza Modarres is an Assistant Prof. at the Faculty of Natural Resources (http://natres.iut.ac.ir/en), Isfahan University of Technology (www.iut.ac.ir) since 2014. Reza got his Bsc from Gorgan University of Agricultural Sceinces and Natural Resources (www.gau.ac.ir) in Rangeland and Watershed Management, 1994-1998, his BSc in Desertification Control from Isfahan University of Technology (2000-2003) and his PhD from Institut national de la recherche scientifique(www.INRS.ca), Quebec, Canada(2009- 2013).