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dc.contributor.author | Kumar, Lalit | en |
dc.contributor.author | Lamsal, Pramod | en |
local.source.editor | Editor(s): C Max Finlayson, G Randy Milton, R Crawford Prentice, and Nick C Davidson | en |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-02-14T09:57:00Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | The Wetland Book, v.II: Distribution, Description and Conservation, p. 1-9 | en |
dc.identifier.isbn | 9789400761735 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/19990 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Currently there is no precise definition available in the scientific literature for the term high altitude wetlands (HAWs), however Chatterjee et al. (2010) describe HAWs as "areas of swamp, marsh, meadow, fen, peat land, or water located at an altitude above 3,000 m, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish, or saline and are generally located at altitude between continuous natural forest border and the permanent snow." HAWs include different categories of water bodies, such as lakes, ponds, rivers, glaciers, and glacial lakes. They are characterized by a unique diversity of water sources, habitats, species, and communities and generally have not been subjected to rampant human interference compared to other wetland ecosystems. Nepal is blessed with the highest peak in the world, Mt. Everest, along with another ten of the fourteen highest peaks, all over 8,000 m. These mountains are the source of many glaciers and lakes in the high altitude regions across the country. Most of the high altitude wetlands in South Asia, including Nepal, lie within the Hindu Kush Himalayan Region that extends over 3,500 km and covers approximately 3.5 million sq. km., acting as a fresh water reservoir to the major river basins such as the Ganges, Indus, Yangtze, Mekong, Amu Darya, and Hilmand (Gujja 2005). | en |
dc.language | en | en |
dc.publisher | Springer | en |
dc.relation.ispartof | The Wetland Book | en |
dc.relation.isversionof | 1 | en |
dc.title | High Altitude Wetlands of Nepal | en |
dc.type | Book Chapter | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/978-94-007-6173-5_278-1 | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Ecosystem Function | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Environmental Impact Assessment | en |
dc.subject.keywords | Environmental Monitoring | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Lalit | en |
local.contributor.firstname | Pramod | en |
local.subject.for2008 | 050204 Environmental Impact Assessment | en |
local.subject.for2008 | 050102 Ecosystem Function | en |
local.subject.for2008 | 050206 Environmental Monitoring | en |
local.subject.seo2008 | 960909 Mountain and High Country Land and Water Management | en |
local.subject.seo2008 | 960501 Ecosystem Assessment and Management at Regional or Larger Scales | en |
local.subject.seo2008 | 960509 Ecosystem Assessment and Management of Mountain and High Country Environments | en |
local.profile.school | School of Environmental and Rural Science | en |
local.profile.school | UNE Student Support - Scholarships | en |
local.profile.email | lkumar@une.edu.au | en |
local.profile.email | plamsal2@une.edu.au | en |
local.output.category | B1 | en |
local.record.place | au | en |
local.record.institution | University of New England | en |
local.identifier.epublicationsrecord | une-20161108-165440 | en |
local.publisher.place | Dordrecht, Netherlands | en |
local.identifier.totalchapters | 1 | en |
local.format.startpage | 1 | en |
local.format.endpage | 9 | en |
local.peerreviewed | Yes | en |
local.identifier.volume | II: Distribution, Description and Conservation | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Kumar | en |
local.contributor.lastname | Lamsal | en |
dc.identifier.staff | une-id:lkumar | en |
dc.identifier.staff | une-id:plamsal2 | en |
local.profile.orcid | 0000-0002-9205-756X | en |
local.profile.role | author | en |
local.profile.role | author | en |
local.identifier.unepublicationid | une:20188 | en |
dc.identifier.academiclevel | Academic | en |
dc.identifier.academiclevel | Academic | en |
local.title.maintitle | High Altitude Wetlands of Nepal | en |
local.output.categorydescription | B1 Chapter in a Scholarly Book | en |
local.search.author | Kumar, Lalit | en |
local.search.author | Lamsal, Pramod | en |
local.uneassociation | Unknown | en |
local.year.published | 2016 | en |
local.fileurl.closedpublished | https://rune.une.edu.au/web/retrieve/a4aff9c5-c802-42f0-9b31-6b194a1daa6c | en |
local.subject.for2020 | 410402 Environmental assessment and monitoring | en |
local.subject.for2020 | 410203 Ecosystem function | en |
local.subject.seo2020 | 180403 Assessment and management of Antarctic and Southern Ocean ecosystems | en |
local.subject.seo2020 | 180699 Terrestrial systems and management not elsewhere classified | en |
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