The Himalayan mountains have emerged among the most sensitive ecosystems under the
global climate change (CC) scenario. Impacts of CC are realized all across the physical …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Eastern Himalayas are considered to be a region of global
importance for biodiversity, and the upper montane and alpine ecosystems are included in …

Background: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government initiated the Billion Tree Tsunami
Afforestation Project including regeneration and afforestation approaches. An effort was …

A Quarterly Journal the Himalayas Hotspot, the Indo-Burma Hotspot, the Mountains of South-
West China Hotspot, and the Mountains of Central Asia Hotspot. The region, with its varied …

Prevailing models for the high biodiversity in tropical mountains assume that organisms can
survive through past climate change by performing short elevational movements to track …

Large mammals are declining globally due to habitat loss and fragmentation. Climate
change is one of the factors known to alter the range of several mammalian species. An …

In the era of anthropocene, global warming tends to alter the distribution range of the plant
species. Highly fragile to such changes are the species that are endemic, inhabit higher …

Background The fragile landscapes of the Himalayan region are highly susceptible to
natural hazards, and there is ongoing concern about current and potential climate change …

Five species of mouse or forest shrews (Myosorex) are endemic to South Africa, Lesotho
and Swaziland, four of which (Myosorex varius, Myosorex cafer, Myosorex longicaudatus …

This dissertation seeks to explore and assess the habitat selection, trophic interactions and
distribution of Himalayan musk deer. Chapter one deals with seasonal diet analysis of musk …