Scheme of the tree-line ecotones in the Annapurna range with photos of trees and forests on the windward side (Kaski) and the leeward side (Mustang). (IMAGE)

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Scheme of the tree-line ecotones in the Annapurna range with photos of trees and forests on the windward side (Kaski) and the leeward side (Mustang).

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Scheme of the tree-line ecotones in the Annapurna range with photos of trees and forests on the windward side (Kaski) and the leeward side (Mustang). Based on stratified random sampling, 45 plots across the ecotone were selected in each study region. The herbaceous plant illustrated represents Aconitum spp., a high-elevation medicinal plant observed above the tree-line, although it is present only on the windward side.

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Kishor Prasad Bhatta; Prakash Basnet; Alejandra Valdés-Uribe; Dominik Seidel; Dirk Hölscher

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