List of ecoregions in Bhutan explained

The ecoregions of Bhutan generally vary according to altitude and precipitation. Bhutan occupies 38394km2^[1] in the eastern Himalaya, at altitudes ranging from 97m (318feet) to 7570m (24,840feet).^[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.

List of ecoregions

Below is a list of ecoregions in Bhutan.

realm	Biome	Ecoregion^[6]	Districts
			Dagana, Pemagatshel, Samdrup Jongkhar, Sarpang, Trashigang
			Chukha, Dagana, Gasa, Haa, Lhuentse, Mongar, Paro, Punakha, Samdrup Jongkhar, Samtse, Sarpang, Thimphu, Trashigang, Trashiyangse, Tsirang, Wangdue Phodrang, Zhemgang
			Bumthang, Chukha, Dagana, Gasa, Haa, Lhuentse, Mongar, Paro, Punakha, Samdrup Jongkhar, Sarpang, Thimphu, Trashigang, Trashiyangse, Trongsa, Tsirang, Wangdue Phodrang, Zhemgang
			Bumthang, Chukha, Dagana, Mongar, Pemagatshel, Samdrup Jongkhar, Samtse, Sarpang, Tsirang, Zhemgang
			Dagana, Trongsa, Tsirang, Wangdue Phodrang, Zhemgang
			Chukha, Dagana, Samtse
			Bumthang, Gasa, Haa, Lhuentse, Paro, Punakha, Thimphu, Trashiyangse, Trongsa, Wangdue Phodrang
			Trashigang

See also

• Geography of Bhutan
• Valleys of Bhutan
• Glaciers of Bhutan

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Portal of Bhutan . Department of Information Technology, Bhutan . 2011-08-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120423102833/http://www.bhutan.gov.bt/government/aboutbhutan.php . 2012-04-23 .
2. Web site: Bhutan . . . 2011-03-22 . 2011-04-03.
3. Book: Bhutan . Country Guides . Lindsay . Brown . Stan . Armington . 3 . . 2007 . 181 . 1-74059-529-7 . 2011-10-15.
4. Book: The Blessings of Bhutan . Russell B. . Carpenter . Blyth C. . Carpenter . University of Hawaii Press . 2002 . 7–8, 27, 123 . 0-8248-2679-5 . 2011-10-15.
5. Book: Sinha, Awadhesh Coomar . Himalayan Kingdom Bhutan: Tradition, Transition, and Transformation . Indus . 2001 . 81-7387-119-1 . 20–21 . 2011-10-15.
6. Web site: WWF WildFinder . World Wildlife Fund . 2011-11-26.