Plant diversity and conservation in alpine areas of Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, Nepal

Abstract

This thesis describes the plants and vegetation composition of alpine areas of Kanchenjunga Conservation Area, Nepal and relates the pattern to environmental variables. It evaluates the effects of various environmental factors on species richness and vegetation composition. Further, it studies various anthropogenic pressures in the form of grazing and trampling by domesticated cattle and collection of medicinal plants and quantifies the impacts on the floral diversity, medicinal plants and conservation efforts.