Attributes | Kanchenjunga Conservation Area (KCA) | Manaslu Conservation Area (MCA) | Langtang National Park (LNP) |
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Location name | Ghunsa valley | Tsum valley | Langtang valley (Kyangjin) |
Geographic coordinates | 27° 39′ 38.8″ N, 87° 56′ 38.4″ E | 27° 43′ 19.9″ N, 85° 21′ 52,2″ E | 28° 12′ 6.5″ N, 85° 31′ 32.1″ E |
Elevation range (m) | 3200–3500 | 3200–3700 | 3300–3800 |
Climatic regime | Subalpine | Subalpine | Subalpine |
Mean annual precipitation (mm) | 1920 | 690 | 689 |
Number of studied plots | 21 | 11 | 12 |
Major forest composition | Larix griffithiana, Abies spectabilis, Pinus wallichiana, Tsuga dumosa, Betula utilis, Rhododendron species, Juniperus species | Larix griffithiana, Pinus wallichiana, Abies spectabilis, Rhododendron species | Larix himalaica, Pinus wallichiana, Abies spectabilis |