List of ecoregions in Nepal

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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]

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests[edit]

Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests[edit]

Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests[edit]

Temperate coniferous forests[edit]

Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands[edit]

Montane grasslands and shrublands[edit]

Freshwater ecoregions[edit]

  • Upper Brahmaputra
  • Ganges Himalayan Foothills
  • Ganges Delta and Plain

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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