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Shear‐Wave Velocity Reveals Heterogeneous Geometry of the Main Himalayan Thrust System and Deep Structure Beneath the Nepal Himalayas

Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, 2022
The Himalayas is currently rising due to the collision of the Indian and Asian plates and hosts frequent earthquakes, some of which are devastating, such as the 2015 Mw7.8 Gorkha earthquake.
Lingfeng Zhao, Lun Li, Jie Liao, Shixian Dong, Yanling Liang, Rui Gao   +5 more
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Cloudbursts in Indian Himalayas: A review

Earth-Science Reviews, 2017
A. P. Dimri, A. Chevuturi, D. Niyogi, R. Thayyen, K. Ray, S. Tripathi, A. K. Pandey, U. C. Mohanty   +7 more
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Grasshoppers (Orthoptera, Acrididae & Pyrgomorphidae) of Ghyalchok, Gorkha, Nepal and four new species records [PDF]

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 2023
We present a list of grasshoppers of two families from Ghyalchok, Gorkha district with four new species records for Nepal. The checklist of species is given to provide basic information on the grasshopper diversity of that region.
Madan Subedi, Dhaneesh Bhaskar
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Urban Planning as an Instrument for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Uttarakhand Himalayas

Mountain Research and Development, 2022
Because of its location in the Indian Himalayas, the mountainous state of Uttarakhand is prone to multiple natural hazards and climate change extremes.
Neelakshi Joshi, Wolfgang Wende, Prakash C. Tiwari   +2 more
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Ethnic Differences on Cardiac Rhythms and Autonomic Nervous System Responses During a High-Altitude Trek: A Pilot Study Comparing Italian Trekkers to Nepalese Porters

Frontiers in Physiology, 2021
Altitude hypoxia exposure results in increased sympathetic activity and heart rate due to several mechanisms. Recent studies have contested the validity of heart rate variability (HRV) analysis on sympathetic activity measurement. But the plethora of HRV
Vittore Verratti, Alessandro Tonacci, Danilo Bondi, Annalisa Chiavaroli, Claudio Ferrante, Luigi Brunetti, Antonio Crisafulli, Paolo Cerretelli   +7 more
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Spatial-temporal dynamics of transboundary forest disturbance-recovery and its influencing factors in the central Himalayas

Geocarto International, 2023
Transboundary forests in the Himalayas are one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots, but exploring the patterns and influencing factors related to forest disturbance-recovery is still limited.
Bohao Cui, Yili Zhang, Linshan Liu, Changjun Gu, Zhaofeng Wang, Bo Wei, Dianqing Gong   +6 more
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Mountain Resilience: A Systematic Literature Review and Paths to the Future

Mountain Research and Development, 2022
Mountains are home to a considerable share of the human population. Around a billion people live in mountainous areas, which harbor rich natural and sociocultural diversity.
Romano Wyss, Tobias Luthe, Lydia Pedoth, Stefan Schneiderbauer, Carolina Adler, Martha Apple, Eduardo Erazo Acosta, Haley Fitzpatrick, Jamila Haider, Gözde Ikizer, Angelo Jonas Imperiale, Nuray Karanci, Eva Posch, Olimjon Saidmamatov, Thomas Thaler   +14 more
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Ethnolichenology—The Use of Lichens in the Himalayas and Southwestern Parts of China

Diversity, 2021
Lichens are used in traditional medicine, food and various other ethnic uses by cultures across the Himalayas and southwestern parts of China. Evidence-based knowledge from historical and modern literatures and investigation of ethnic uses from 1990 ...
Mei-Xia Yang, Shiva Devkota, Lisong Wang, C. Scheidegger   +3 more
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Oblique Convergence in the Himalayas of Western Nepal Deduced from Preliminary Results of GPS Measurements [PDF]

, 1999
A GPS network consisting of 29 sites was installed in central and western Nepal, with measurements taken in 1995 and partial remeasurements in 1997. Data suggest 15 +/−5 mm/yr of N180° convergence between the Higher Himalayas and India, a result that is ...
Avouac, J. P., Gamond, J. F., Jouanne, F., Le Fort, P., Mugnier, J. L., Pandey, M. R., Serrurier, L., Vigny, C.   +7 more
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Survey of avifauna of the Gharana wetland reserve: implications for conservation in a semi-arid agricultural setting on the Indo-Pakistan border

BMC Zoology, 2017
Background The Gharana wetland conservation reserve (GWCR) is a semi-arid wetland adjacent to agricultural areas on the Indo-Pakistani border. Despite being declared an Important Bird Area (IBA) by Birdlife International, the occurrence and distribution ...
Pushpinder S. Jamwal, Pankaj Chandan, Rohit Rattan, Anupam Anand, Prameek M. Kannan, Michael H. Parsons   +5 more
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