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By Autumn Jones
http://kritikaltech.com/himalaya-worldmap/
Biome in Detail
www.zonehimalaya.net
Human Impacts
Over 750 million people currently live in the
Himalayas. As the population grows, forests are
being cleared to make room for farmland. The trees
are cleared in a process called logging, which is
cutting down trees to use as timber. Legal as well
as illegal logging takes place in all parts of the area.
This can lead to extreme erosion, destroying
Forests cover almost 10, 000 square
habitats (Conservation International).
feet of the Himalayas.
Plants
There are about 10,000 different species
of plants that grow in the Himalaya. There
are 5 families of plants that are native to
the Himalayan region, the
Tetracentraceae, Hamamelidaceae,
Circaesteraceae, Butomaceae, and
Stachyuraceae. A lot of the plants are
small perennial groundcover plants,
meaning they grow year-round. They
grow as well as reproduce slowly. To
protect themselves from the freezing
temperatures and wind, the plants often
grow close to the ground.
Fish
There are three key drainage systems in
which fish come from in the Himalayas. The
Ganges, Indus, and Brahmaputra rivers are
where the fish species live. These creatures
have to adapt to the chilly waters that
result from melting glaciers. They tend to
move into deeper waters to try to protect
from the cold (Caltech).Because of such
cold water temperatures, only 30 of the
over 270 species are native to the area.
Reptiles
Mammals
There are about 300 different species
of mammals that live in the area,
although only about 12 are native. Of
those 12, four are endangered. To try
to prevent extinction, there are
protected areas in the Himalayas
(Conservation International).
Birds
Amphibians
Most of the amphibians found in the
Himalayas are frogs and toads. There
are a little over 100 species, 40 of
which are native to the area. Like
reptiles, amphibians adapt to the cold
Alpine biome by hibernating (Caltech).
The amphibians tend to live in low
places, but some can live at elevations
more than 3,000 feet high.
Conservation
Actions
Future
Outcomes
Vocabulary
Alpine- of or relating to
high mountains
Biodiversity- range
of organisms in an
environment
Elevation- height
above a given point
Sustainable- able to
be taken care of
Sanctuary- a place
where wildlife is
protected
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