List of ecoregions in Nepal
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This is a list of ecoregions in Nepal
Terrestrial ecoregions
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]
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
- Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests
- Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests
- Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests
Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Temperate coniferous forests
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Montane grasslands and shrublands
- Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows (Palearctic)
- Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows (Palearctic)
Freshwater ecoregions
- Upper Brahmaputra
- Ganges Himalayan Foothills
- Ganges Delta and Plain
References
- ↑ 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