List of ecoregions in Nepal
This is a list of ecoregions in Nepal
Terrestrial ecoregions
[edit]Most of Nepal is in the Indomalayan realm. The highest portions of the Himalaya are in the Palearctic realm. Ecoregions are listed by biome.[1]
- Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests
- Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests
- Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests
- Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows (Palearctic)
- Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows (Palearctic)
Freshwater ecoregions
[edit]- Upper Brahmaputra
- Ganges Himalayan Foothills
- Ganges Delta and Plain
References
[edit]- ^ Olson, D. M., Dinerstein, E., Wikramanayake, E. D., Burgess, N. D., Powell, G. V. N., Underwood, E. C., D'Amico, J. A., Itoua, I., Strand, H. E., Morrison, J. C., Loucks, C. J., Allnutt, T. F., Ricketts, T. H., Kura, Y., Lamoreux, J. F., Wettengel, W. W., Hedao, P., Kassem, K. R. (2001). Terrestrial ecoregions of the world: a new map of life on Earth. Bioscience 51(11):933-938