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SETTING The ecoregion covers an area of 83,100 square kilometers (32,100 square miles), constituting a band of temperate broadleaf forest lying between approximately 2000 and 3000 meters elevation, extending from the Kali Gandaki River in Nepal across the Indian state of Sikkim , Bhutan , and the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh . At lower elevations, the temperate broadleaf forests yield to subtropical Pine and Broadleaf Forests . At higher elevations, the temperate broadleaf forests transition to the Eastern Himalayan Subalpine Conifer Forests . FLORA The Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests are diverse and species-rich, with a great diversity of Oak s and Rhododendron s in particular. The ecoregion has two predominant forest types. Evergreen forests are characterized by oaks ''(Quercus'' spp.), chiefly '' Quercus Lamellosa ,'' together with '' Lithocarpus Pachyphylla , Rhododendron Arboreum , Rhododendron Falconeri , Rhododendron Thomsonii , Michelia Excelsa , Michelia Cathcartii , Bucklandia Populnea , Symplocos Cochinchinensis , Magnolia '' spp., '' Cinnamomum '' spp., and '' Machilus '' spp. Deciduous forests, the predominant tree species are '' Acer Campbellii , Juglans Regia , Alnus Nepalensis , Betula Alnoides , Betula Utilis '', and '' Echinocarpus Dasycarpus ''. FAUNA CONSERVATION EXTERNAL LINK |
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