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
- Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests
- Lower Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests
- Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests
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
- ^ 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