Metals Assessments in the Water Bodies of Sagarmatha National Park and Buffer Zone, Nepal

Nepal is rich in mycodiversity. However, only a few scientific researches have been conducted. It has been observed that mycological studies are concentrated to lower altitude as compared to higher altitude. This paper aims to document the wild mushrooms and its diversity in the Khumbu region. A total of 150 mushroom species belonging to 37 families and 65 genera were collected from Lukla (2480m above msl) to Panboche (4000m above msl). The largest family recorded were Boletaceae and Russulaceae having 18 species followed by Tricholomataceae (16 sps.), Polyporaceae (9 sps) etc. Most of the collected mushroom species were found on soil. The appearance, occurrence and dominance were found to be controlled by different factors such as altitude, vegetation, temperature, humidity, etc. the diversity of mushroom species were found the highest (84 sps.) at an altitudinal range of 3500 – 4000m above msl followed by 2500 – 3000m above msl (52 sps.) and 3000 – 3500m above msl (14 sps.). Key words: Mycodiversity; vegetation; habitat; dominant; Khumbu region Banko Janakari Vol.16(2) 2006 pp.17-24

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Energy, Forest, and Indoor Air Pollution Models for Sagarmatha National Park and Buffer Zone, Nepal

Mountain Research and Development ◽

10.1659/mrd-journal-d-10-00027.1 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 30 (2) ◽

pp. 113-126 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

Franco Salerno ◽

Gaetano Viviano ◽

Sudeep Thakuri ◽

Bastian Flury ◽

Ramesh Kumar Maskey ◽

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Keyword(s):

Air Pollution ◽

Indoor Air ◽

National Park ◽

Indoor Air Pollution ◽

Buffer Zone ◽

Sagarmatha National Park ◽

Energy Forest ◽

Air Pollution Models

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Tourism-Related Facility Development in Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) National Park and Buffer Zone, Nepal Himalaya

Land ◽

10.3390/land10090925 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (9) ◽

pp. 925

Author(s):

Yujie Sun ◽

Teiji Watanabe

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Buffer Zone ◽

Migrant Labor ◽

Mountain Regions ◽

Mount Everest ◽

Dynamic Changes ◽

Nepal Himalaya ◽

Sagarmatha National Park ◽

Questionnaire Surveys ◽

Mountain Development

The increase in the number of tourists to mountain regions poses both opportunities and challenges for sustainable mountain development. In order to achieve sustainable development, it is essential to examine societal, landscape, and population transformation in mountain regions. This study explores transformation in the context of the tourism-related facility in Sagarmatha National Park and Buffer Zone (SNPBZ) of Nepal as an example of the Himalayan region. Questionnaire surveys targeting the owners and managers of tourism-related facilities and interview surveys with various community leaders, officials, and school principals were conducted in the park in 2017–2019. Both surveys show that the types, ownership, distribution, and capacity of facilities in the park have been transformed. Growth of tourist numbers, improvement of porters’ accommodation conditions, and migrant labor are the main factors driving the transformation. Tourism has also induced imbalanced development and unequal benefits among the villages in the park. The findings suggest that diversification of trekking routes and facility and service quality improvement could help to mitigate imbalanced development and unequal benefits. The in-depth examination of the transformation of tourism-related facilities augments the knowledge of the dynamic changes of facilities in mountain regions, which is vital for sustainable mountain development.

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Variation in Plant Functional Traits along Altitudinal Gradient and Land Use Types in Sagarmatha National Park and Buffer Zone, Nepal

American Journal of Plant Sciences ◽

10.4236/ajps.2019.104043 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 10 (04) ◽

pp. 595-614 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Srijana Shah ◽

Krishna Kumar Shrestha ◽

Christoph Scheidegger

Keyword(s):

Land Use ◽

Functional Traits ◽

National Park ◽

Altitudinal Gradient ◽

Buffer Zone ◽

Plant Functional Traits ◽

Land Use Types ◽

Sagarmatha National Park

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To the flora of сonjugates (Streptophyta, Conjugatophyceae) of the Valdai District area of the National Park «Valdaiskiy» (Novgorod Region, Russia)

Novosti sistematiki nizshikh rastenii ◽

10.31111/nsnr/2014.48.81 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 48 ◽

pp. 81-88

Author(s):

A. F. Luknitskaya

Keyword(s):

Species Distribution ◽

National Park ◽

Species Abundance ◽

Water Bodies ◽

Number Of Species ◽

First Time

76 species, 3 varieties and 1 form from 21 genera of Streptophyta, Conjugatophyceae (Actinotaenium, Bambusina, Closterium, Cosmarium, Cylindrocystis, Euastrum, Gonatozygon, Haplotaenium, Micrasterias, Mougeotia, Netrium, Penium, Planotaenium, Pleurotaenium, Raphidiastrum, Spirogyra, Spirotaenia, Staurastrum, Staurodesmus, Tetmemorus, Xanthidium) were found in the basins of the Valdai District area of the National Park «Valdaiskiy» (Novgorod Region, Russia). The list of species is annotated with data on the species distribution in 55 collecting sites of 29 water bodies of the national park, and species abundance in collected samples according to Luknitskaya (2009). Among above mentioned genera, the genus Cosmarium is represented by the greatest number of species (20). Staurastrum chaetoceros has been found for the first time for the Novgorod Region.

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BACTERIAL CONTENT OF DRINKING WATER IN THE SAGARMATHA NATIONAL PARK, NEPAL

10.1130/abs/2016am-284042 ◽

2016 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kirsten N. Nicholson ◽

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Klaus Neumann ◽

Carolyn B. Dowling ◽

Subodh Sharma

Keyword(s):

Drinking Water ◽

National Park ◽

Sagarmatha National Park ◽

Bacterial Content

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INDICATIONS OF SURFACE WATER CONTAMINATION OF DRINKING WATER IN THE SAGARMATHA NATIONAL PARK, NEPAL

10.1130/abs/2017am-307846 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Klaus Neumann ◽

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Kirsten N. Nicholson ◽

Carolyn B. Dowling ◽

Leah Wood ◽

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Keyword(s):

Drinking Water ◽

Surface Water ◽

National Park ◽

Water Contamination ◽

Surface Water Contamination ◽

Sagarmatha National Park

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Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus Bennett, 1833 (Carnivora: Felidae) distribution and habitat characteristics in Chitwan National Park, Nepal

Journal of Threatened Taxa ◽

10.11609/jott.3426.10.11.12451-12458 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 10 (11) ◽

pp. 12451-12458 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rama Mishra ◽

Khadga Basnet ◽

Rajan Amin ◽

Babu Ram Lamichhane

Keyword(s):

National Park ◽

Buffer Zone ◽

Camera Trap ◽

Habitat Characteristics ◽

Oxbow Lakes ◽

River Floodplains ◽

Independent Events ◽

Awareness Programs ◽

Chitwan National Park ◽

Threaten Species

The Fishing Cat is a highly specialized and threatened felid, and its status is poorly known in the Terai region of Nepal. Systematic camera-trap surveys, comprising 868 camera-trap days in four survey blocks of 40km2 in Rapti, Reu and Narayani river floodplains of Chitwan National Park, were used to determine the distribution and habitat characteristics of this species. A total of 19 photographs of five individual cats were recorded at three locations in six independent events. Eleven camera-trap records obtained during surveys in 2010, 2012 and 2013 were used to map the species distribution inside Chitwan National Park and its buffer zone. Habitat characteristics were described at six locations where cats were photographed. The majority of records were obtained in tall grassland surrounding oxbow lakes and riverbanks. Wetland shrinkage, prey (fish) depletion in natural wetlands and persecution threaten species persistence. Wetland restoration, reducing human pressure and increasing fish densities in the wetlands, provision of compensation for loss from Fishing Cats and awareness programs should be conducted to ensure their survival. We also recommend studying genetic diversity of sub-populations, as well as habitat use by radio-tagging.

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