Northeastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests

Northeastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests
conifer forests at Pagsum Lake
Location of the ecoregion
Ecology
RealmPalearctic
Biometemperate coniferous forests
Borders
Bird species430[1]
Mammal species88[1]
Geography
Area46,300 km2 (17,900 sq mi)
Countries
Conservation
Conservation statusVulnerable[2]
Habitat loss4.26%[1]
Protected16.7%[1]
King Cypress Tree, a large Cupressus gigantea in the ecoregion

The Northeastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests are a temperate coniferous forests ecoregion of the middle to upper elevations of the eastern Himalayas and southeast Tibetan Plateau. The ecoregion occurs in southeastern Tibet Autonomous Region, China, in northern and eastern Arunachal Pradesh, India, and extreme eastern Bhutan.

  1. ^ a b c d Hoekstra, J. M.; Molnar, J. L.; Jennings, M.; Revenga, C.; Spalding, M. D.; Boucher, T. M.; Robertson, J. C.; Heibel, T. J.; Ellison, K. (2010). Molnar, J. L. (ed.). The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-26256-0.
  2. ^ "Northeastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests". Terrestrial Ecoregions. World Wildlife Fund.

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