Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows

Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows
Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows
	Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows in Valley of Flowers National Park in Uttarakhand, India
Ecology
Realm	Palearctic
Biome	Montane grasslands and shrublands
Borders	List Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows; Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe; Central Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe; Yarlung Tsangpo arid steppe; Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows; Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests; Western Himalayan broadleaf forests;
Bird species	389
Mammal species	61
Geography
Area	70,200 km2 (27,100 sq mi)
Countries	China; India; Nepal;
Conservation
Habitat loss	17.291%
Protected	19.18%

The Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows is a montane grasslands and shrublands ecoregion of Nepal, India, and Tibet, which lies between the tree line and snow line in the western portion of the Himalaya Range.

^ ^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.