List of ecoregions in Bhutan

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 ecozone in its highest glacial elevations.[6]

List of ecoregions

Below is a list of ecoregions in Bhutan.

Ecozone Biome Ecoregion[6] Districts
IndomalayanTropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forestsBrahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forestsDagana, Pemagatshel, Samdrup Jongkhar, Sarpang, Trashigang
IndomalayanTemperate broadleaf and mixed forestsEastern Himalayan broadleaf forestsChukha, Dagana, Gasa, Haa, Lhuentse, Mongar, Paro, Punakha, Samdrup Jongkhar, Samtse, Sarpang, Thimphu, Trashigang, Trashiyangse, Tsirang, Wangdue Phodrang, Zhemgang
IndomalayanTemperate coniferous forestsEastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forestsBumthang, Chukha, Dagana, Gasa, Haa, Lhuentse, Mongar, Paro, Punakha, Samdrup Jongkhar, Sarpang, Thimphu, Trashigang, Trashiyangse, Trongsa, Tsirang, Wangdue Phodrang, Zhemgang
IndomalayanTropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forestsHimalayan subtropical broadleaf forestsBumthang, Chukha, Dagana, Mongar, Pemagatshel, Samdrup Jongkhar, Samtse, Sarpang, Tsirang, Zhemgang
IndomalayanTropical and subtropical coniferous forestsHimalayan subtropical pine forestsDagana, Trongsa, Tsirang, Wangdue Phodrang, Zhemgang
IndomalayanTropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublandsTerai-Duar savanna and grasslandsChukha, Dagana, Samtse
PalearcticMontane grasslands and shrublandsEastern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadowsBumthang, Gasa, Haa, Lhuentse, Paro, Punakha, Thimphu, Trashiyangse, Trongsa, Wangdue Phodrang
PalearcticTemperate coniferous forestsNortheastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forestsTrashigang

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Portal of Bhutan". Department of Information Technology, Bhutan. Archived from the original on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  2. ↑ "Bhutan". World Factbook. CIA. 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
  3. ↑ Brown, Lindsay; Armington, Stan (2007). Bhutan. Country Guides (3 ed.). Lonely Planet. p. 181. ISBN 1-74059-529-7. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Sinha, Awadhesh Coomar (2001). Himalayan Kingdom Bhutan: Tradition, Transition, and Transformation. Indus. pp. 20–21. ISBN 81-7387-119-1. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  6. 1 2 "WWF WildFinder". World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
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