Flora and Vegetation of Nepal

Maan Bahadur Rokaya is currently working as a research scientist at the Institute of Botany and the Global Change Research Institute, both affiliated with the Czech Academy of Sciences. Rokaya obtained his MSc in Botany, specializing in Plant Taxonomy and Systematics, from Tribhuvan University located in Kathmandu, Nepal, in 2001. Subsequently, he pursued his PhD in plant ecology from Charles University in Prague, completing his studies in 2011. The primary focus of his research is mainly on the plant population dynamics of important plant species, herbivory patterns along the elevational gradient, the effects of climate change on plant species, and the spatial distribution of plants, butterflies, and birds, mainly in the Himalayas. He has authored many scientific papers and book chapters.Shalik Ram Sigdel is working as an Associate Researcher at the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Sigdel received his MSc in Botany (Ecology) from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal, in 2004 and his PhD in Physical Geography (Treeline Ecology) from the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2017. His research focuses on understanding alpine plant responses to changing climate at multiple spatial scales using dendroecological and trait-based approaches, particularly in the Himalayas. He has authored or co-authored about 30 scientific papers.

• Chapter 1: Nepal: An Introduction.- Chapter 2: Flora and Phytogeography of Nepal.- Chapter 3: Vegetation and forest in Nepal.- Chapter 4: An overview of the Middle Miocene to Early Pleistocene Flora of the Siwalik sediments in Nepal.- Chapter 5: A Comprehensive Review of Algal Exploration in Nepal.- Chapter 6: Fungi of Nepal.- Chapter 7: Bryophyta Plant Diversity in Nepal.- Chapter 8: Lichens of Nepal.- Chapter 9: Fern and fern-allies of Nepal.- Chapter 10: Gymnosperms of Nepal: diversity, distribution, economic importance and future perspectives.- Chapter 11: Angiosperm diversity in Nepal.- Chapter 12: Economically important plants in Nepal.- Chapter 13: Plant invasions in Nepal: What we do not know?.- Chapter 14: Impact of climate change on plants in the Nepal Himalayas.- Chapter 15: Plant Biodiversity Conservation in Nepal Himalaya: Status, Policies, and Legislative Frameworks.