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{{Infobox ecoregion<br />
| image = Morning scene in Thuskeo Dhar.jpg<br />
| caption = [[Pin Valley National Park]]<br />
| name = Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows<br />
| map = Ecoregion PA1012.png<br />
| map_size = 300<br />
| map_alt = Ecoregion territory (in purple)<br />
| map_caption = Ecoregion territory (in purple)<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| country1 = [[China]]<br />
| country2 = [[Pakistan]]<br />
| country3 = [[Afghanistan]]<br />
| border = [[Karakoram-West Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe]]<br />
| border1 = [[Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows]]<br />
| border2 = [[Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests]]<br />
| border3 = [[Western Himalayan broadleaf forests]]<br />
| border4 = [[Himalayan subtropical pine forests]]<br />
| border5 = [[Baluchistan xeric woodlands]]<br />
| border6 = [[Hindu Kush alpine meadow]]<br />
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| bird_species = 172<ref name = "Atlas"><br />
{{cite book |last1 = Hoekstra |first1 = J. M. |last2 = Molnar |first2 = J. L. |last3 = Jennings |first3 = M. |last4 = Revenga |first4 = C. |last5 = Spalding |first5 = M. D. |last6 = Boucher |first6 = T. M. |last7 = Robertson |first7 = J. C. |last8 = Heibel |first8 = T. J. |last9 = Ellison |first9 = K. |title = The Atlas of Global Conservation: Changes, Challenges, and Opportunities to Make a Difference |publisher = [[University of California Press]] |editor1-last = Molnar |editor1-first = J. L. |year = 2010 |isbn = 978-0-520-26256-0 |url = https://archive.org/details/atlasofglobalcon0000unse |url-access = registration }}</ref><br />
| mammal_species = 80<ref name = "Atlas"/><br />
| habitat_loss = 20.896<br />
| habitat_loss_ref = <ref name = "Atlas"/><br />
| protected = 9.24<br />
| protected_ref = <ref name = "Atlas"/><br />
| area = 49400<br />
| biome = [[Montane grasslands and shrublands]]<br />
}}<br />
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The '''Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows''' is a [[montane grasslands and shrublands]] [[terrestrial ecoregion|ecoregion]] of the elevations of the northwestern [[Himalaya]] of [[China]], [[India]], and [[Pakistan]].<br />
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==Setting==<br />
Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows cover {{convert|49400|sqkm|mi2}} at elevations between {{convert|3300|and|3600|m|ft}} in the northwestern Himalayas. They are found in [[Himachal Pradesh]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] in northwestern India and northern Pakistan, particularly in [[Kashmir]].<br />
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==Flora==<br />
This ecoregion's flora is composed mostly of [[krummholz]] and [[herbaceous plant]]s.<br />
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Various [[rhododendron]]s live in the scrub habitat near timberline, as do [[juniper]]s and [[birch]]es. Although several species of rhododendron are recorded in this ecoregion, they are represented by a lesser greater diversity than in the eastern Himalaya, where 60 species are reported in the [[Northeastern Himalayan subalpine conifer forests]].<br />
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[[Genera]] of herbaceous plants include ''[[Doronicum]], [[Delphinium]], [[Gentiana]], [[Meconopsis]], [[Pedicularis]], [[Anemone]], [[Aster (genus)|Aster]], [[Polygonum]], [[Primula]]'', and ''[[Mertensia]]''. [[Scree]] habitats include ''[[Caragana]], [[Saxifraga]], [[Draba]]'', and ''[[Gypsophila]]''.<br />
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==Fauna==<br />
Eighty mammals species are reported in this ecoregion. It contains prime habitat for the [[Uncia uncia|snow leopard]] and the [[Canis lupus chanco|Tibetan wolf]]. Other mammals include the [[Capra ibex|ibex]], [[Capra falconeri|markhor]], [[Pseudois nayaur|blue sheep]], [[Hemitragus jemlahicus|tahr]], and [[Marmota himalayana|Himalayan marmot]].<br />
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There are 172 bird species in this ecoregion. Important birds include the [[Gypaetus barbatus|lammergeier]], [[Aquila chrysaetos|golden eagle]], [[Gyps himalayensis|Himalayan griffon vulture]], [[Lerwa lerwa|snow partridge]], [[Tetraogallus tibetanus|Tibetan snowcock]], and [[Tetraogallus himalayensis|Himalayan snowcock]].<br />
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==Conservation==<br />
This ecoregion is well preserved because of high elevation, difficult climate, and lack of trees. Protected areas include:<br />
*[[Pin Valley National Park]]<br />
*[[Great Himalayan National Park]]<br />
*[[Kishtwar National Park]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of ecoregions in India]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{WWF ecoregion|name=Northwestern Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows|id=pa1012}}<br />
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[[Category:Ecoregions of Afghanistan]]<br />
[[Category:Ecoregions of China]]<br />
[[Category:Ecoregions of India]]<br />
[[Category:Ecoregions of Pakistan]]<br />
[[Category:Ecoregions of the Himalayas]]<br />
[[Category:Environment of Tibet]]<br />
[[Category:Flora of West Himalaya|*]]<br />
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[[Category:Grasslands of India]]<br />
[[Category:Grasslands of Pakistan]]<br />
[[Category:Montane grasslands and shrublands]]<br />
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