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The ecoregions of Bhutan generally vary according to altitude and precipitation. Bhutan occupies 38,394 square kilometres (14,824 sq mi)[ 1] in the eastern Himalaya , at altitudes ranging from 97 metres (318 ft) to 7,570 metres (24,840 ft).[ 2] The dry, plain-like valleys of western and central Bhutan tend to be relatively densely populated and intensely cultivated. The wetter eastern valleys, however, tend to be steeper, narrower ravines.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] At lower and middle elevations, Indomalayan biomes range from tropical and subtropical forests to temperate coniferous forests. In the northern mountainous regions, Bhutan is largely Palearctic , comprising temperate coniferous forests , montane grasslands and shrublands , and swaths without any ecoregion in its highest glacial elevations.[ 6]
List of ecoregions
Below is a list of ecoregions in Bhutan .
realm
Biome
Ecoregion[ 6]
Districts
Indomalayan
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests
Dagana , Pemagatshel , Samdrup Jongkhar , Sarpang , Trashigang
Indomalayan
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests
Chukha , Dagana , Gasa , Haa , Lhuentse , Mongar , Paro , Punakha , Samdrup Jongkhar , Samtse , Sarpang , Thimphu , Trashigang , Trashiyangse , Tsirang , Wangdue Phodrang , Zhemgang
Indomalayan
Temperate coniferous forests
Eastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests
Bumthang , Chukha , Dagana , Gasa , Haa , Lhuentse , Mongar , Paro , Punakha , Samdrup Jongkhar , Sarpang , Thimphu , Trashigang , Trashiyangse , Trongsa , Tsirang , Wangdue Phodrang , Zhemgang
Indomalayan
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests
Bumthang , Chukha , Dagana , Mongar , Pemagatshel , Samdrup Jongkhar , Samtse , Sarpang , Tsirang , Zhemgang
Indomalayan
Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests
Himalayan subtropical pine forests
Dagana , Trongsa , Tsirang , Wangdue Phodrang , Zhemgang
Indomalayan
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands
Chukha , Dagana , Samtse
Palearctic
Montane grasslands and shrublands
Eastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows
Bumthang , Gasa , Haa , Lhuentse , Paro , Punakha , Thimphu , Trashiyangse , Trongsa , Wangdue Phodrang
Palearctic
Temperate coniferous forests
Northeastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests
Trashigang
See also
References
^ "National Portal of Bhutan" . Department of Information Technology, Bhutan. Archived from the original on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2011-08-22 .
^ "Bhutan" . World Factbook . CIA . 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2011-04-03 .
^ Brown, Lindsay; Armington, Stan (2007). Bhutan . Country Guides (3 ed.). Lonely Planet . p. 181. ISBN 1-74059-529-7 . Retrieved 2011-10-15 .
^ Carpenter, Russell B.; Carpenter, Blyth C. (2002). The Blessings of Bhutan . University of Hawaii Press. pp. 7–8, 27, 123. ISBN 0-8248-2679-5 . Retrieved 2011-10-15 .
^ Sinha, Awadhesh Coomar (2001). Himalayan Kingdom Bhutan: Tradition, Transition, and Transformation . Indus. pp. 20–21. ISBN 81-7387-119-1 . Retrieved 2011-10-15 .
^ a b "WWF WildFinder" . World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2011-11-26 .
Biomes
Terrestrial biomes
Polar/montane Temperate Tropical and subtropical Dry Wet
Aquatic biomes Other biomes
Biogeographic realms
Terrestrial Marine Subdivisions
See also