Description
This is a list of seed plants (angiosperms and gymnosperms) recorded from the Barsey Rhododendron Sanctauary, India.
Data Records
The data in this checklist resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 141 records.
This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.
Versions
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How to cite
Researchers should cite this work as follows:
ICIMOD (2008) Kangchenjunga Landscape Biodiversity Database
Rights
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The publisher and rights holder of this work is International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.
GBIF Registration
This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 00a0607f-fd7e-4268-9707-0f53aa265f1f. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development.
Keywords
Protected areas; Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary; Kangchnejunga Landscape; India; species; plants; seed plants; angiosperms; gymnosperms; Hindu Kush Himalayas; HKH; Metadata; Checklist
Contacts
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Geographic Coverage
The Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary lies in the south-west corner of the West Sikkim district. It covers 104 sq. km across the razor sharp Singhalila Range, which marks the border with Nepal. In the south, the Rambong Khola separates the Sanctuary from West Bengal. The Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary forms a vital corridor connecting the Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve in the north with the Singhalila National Park in West Bengal in the south. The site contains five forest types: subtropical moist deciduous forest (2,200–2,400 m), wet temperate forest (2,400–2,700 m), moist temperate forest (2,700–3,250 m), sub-alpine forest (3,250–4000 m), and alpine meadows (>4,000 m). About 600 varieties of rhododendrons, out of the 1000 known varieties in Sikkim, are found in this Sanctuary. It is also home to the rare Himalayan red panda and black bear. Meadows take over from above 4,000 m and are rich in medicinal plants.
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [27.152, 88.011], North East [27.271, 88.239] |
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Project Data
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| Title | Transboundary Biodiversity Management in Kangchenjunga Landscape |
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| Funding | The MacArthur Foundation |
| Study Area Description | The Kangchenjunga Landscape encompasses the southern stretch of landscape surrounding Mt Kangchenjunga (8,586m), which spreads over diverse ecological zones in eastern Nepal, Darjeeling and Sikkim in India, and western Bhutan. On the northern side, a small part of the northern slope extends into the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. |
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Additional Metadata
| Alternative Identifiers | 00a0607f-fd7e-4268-9707-0f53aa265f1f |
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| http://rds.icimod.org:8080/hkh-bif/resource?r=Barsey |