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@h4ckernews@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

Himalayas bare and rocky after reduced winter snowfall, scientists warn

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyndv7zd20o

#HackerNews #Himalayas #Snowfall #Climate #Change #Environment #Scientists

Himalayan winters are seeing less snowfall as more ice melts

Experts say dwindling snowfall during winter will impact the lives and livelihoods of millions.
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Ewen Bell 📸
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@ewen@social.ewenbell.com  ·  activity timestamp last month

Starting a new thread today for my Bhutan travels, because "Tsechu" :)

Most reasonable sized temples and dzongs in Bhutan have one big festival each year, where the monks dance and invite good fortune for their village. This year we're in Bumthang, and attending a few familiar festivals.

The monks dress as demons and deities, and perform sacred dances (cham). Festivals are a genuine challenge for any photographer to capture. So much going on, tricky light, and an overload of stimulation.

I love it!

#EwenInBhutan #Photography #SquareMood #LumixS9 #Lumix #Bhutan #Himalayas #Bumthang #Tshechu #40mm

The tsechu begins with visits from powerful deities
The tsechu begins with visits from powerful deities
The tsechu begins with visits from powerful deities

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@ewen@social.ewenbell.com  ·  activity timestamp last month

Starting a new thread today for my Bhutan travels, because "Tsechu" :)

Most reasonable sized temples and dzongs in Bhutan have one big festival each year, where the monks dance and invite good fortune for their village. This year we're in Bumthang, and attending a few familiar festivals.

The monks dress as demons and deities, and perform sacred dances (cham). Festivals are a genuine challenge for any photographer to capture. So much going on, tricky light, and an overload of stimulation.

I love it!

#EwenInBhutan #Photography #SquareMood #LumixS9 #Lumix #Bhutan #Himalayas #Bumthang #Tshechu #40mm

The tsechu begins with visits from powerful deities
The tsechu begins with visits from powerful deities
The tsechu begins with visits from powerful deities

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Ewen Bell 📸
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@ewen@social.ewenbell.com  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

Sometimes I forget that Bhutan is a real place, and not just a fantasy in my head where horses are grazing in front of a 17th century dzong while a river flows by with glacial waters and a flock of shelducks.

#EwenInBhutan #Photography #SquareMood #LumixS9 #Lumix #Bhutan #40mm #Himalayas #Punakha

Tempted to do this in B+W and pretend is was captured in 1908 or something
Tempted to do this in B+W and pretend is was captured in 1908 or something
Tempted to do this in B+W and pretend is was captured in 1908 or something

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@akumar@ecoevo.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

1/7 🌿 Where are greatest number of #PlantSpecies in #Mountains? 🏔️

Our recent study in #Forests explored elevational patterns of plant #SpeciesRichness in Western Himalayas.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.3390/f16101591

#Biodiversity #Biogeography #Ecology #ElevationalGradients #Himalayas #ProtectedAreas

Illustration showing the relationship between plant species richness and elevation across three Himalayan sites and their combined pattern. The top panel depicts a stylized mountain range labeled with a legend for “Mid-Domain Effect” (gray dashed line) and “Species Richness” (solid blue line). Below, four small plots display species richness versus elevation for: (1) Morni Hills (300–1500 m, yellow), showing a unimodal increase and decline in richness; (2) Chail Wildlife Sanctuary (900–2100 m, green), showing a similar mid-elevation peak; (3) Churdhar Wildlife Sanctuary (1600–3600 m, pink), showing a gradual decline with elevation; and (4) all sites combined (300–3600 m, blue), showing a pronounced hump-shaped richness pattern centered at mid-elevations. The gray dashed curves represent predicted richness from the mid-domain effect, with shaded confidence bands.
Illustration showing the relationship between plant species richness and elevation across three Himalayan sites and their combined pattern. The top panel depicts a stylized mountain range labeled with a legend for “Mid-Domain Effect” (gray dashed line) and “Species Richness” (solid blue line). Below, four small plots display species richness versus elevation for: (1) Morni Hills (300–1500 m, yellow), showing a unimodal increase and decline in richness; (2) Chail Wildlife Sanctuary (900–2100 m, green), showing a similar mid-elevation peak; (3) Churdhar Wildlife Sanctuary (1600–3600 m, pink), showing a gradual decline with elevation; and (4) all sites combined (300–3600 m, blue), showing a pronounced hump-shaped richness pattern centered at mid-elevations. The gray dashed curves represent predicted richness from the mid-domain effect, with shaded confidence bands.
Illustration showing the relationship between plant species richness and elevation across three Himalayan sites and their combined pattern. The top panel depicts a stylized mountain range labeled with a legend for “Mid-Domain Effect” (gray dashed line) and “Species Richness” (solid blue line). Below, four small plots display species richness versus elevation for: (1) Morni Hills (300–1500 m, yellow), showing a unimodal increase and decline in richness; (2) Chail Wildlife Sanctuary (900–2100 m, green), showing a similar mid-elevation peak; (3) Churdhar Wildlife Sanctuary (1600–3600 m, pink), showing a gradual decline with elevation; and (4) all sites combined (300–3600 m, blue), showing a pronounced hump-shaped richness pattern centered at mid-elevations. The gray dashed curves represent predicted richness from the mid-domain effect, with shaded confidence bands.

Elevational Patterns of Plant Species Richness: Insights from Western Himalayas

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@akumar@ecoevo.social  ·  activity timestamp 3 months ago

1/7 🌿 Where are greatest number of #PlantSpecies in #Mountains? 🏔️

Our recent study in #Forests explored elevational patterns of plant #SpeciesRichness in Western Himalayas.

🔗 https://doi.org/10.3390/f16101591

#Biodiversity #Biogeography #Ecology #ElevationalGradients #Himalayas #ProtectedAreas

Illustration showing the relationship between plant species richness and elevation across three Himalayan sites and their combined pattern. The top panel depicts a stylized mountain range labeled with a legend for “Mid-Domain Effect” (gray dashed line) and “Species Richness” (solid blue line). Below, four small plots display species richness versus elevation for: (1) Morni Hills (300–1500 m, yellow), showing a unimodal increase and decline in richness; (2) Chail Wildlife Sanctuary (900–2100 m, green), showing a similar mid-elevation peak; (3) Churdhar Wildlife Sanctuary (1600–3600 m, pink), showing a gradual decline with elevation; and (4) all sites combined (300–3600 m, blue), showing a pronounced hump-shaped richness pattern centered at mid-elevations. The gray dashed curves represent predicted richness from the mid-domain effect, with shaded confidence bands.
Illustration showing the relationship between plant species richness and elevation across three Himalayan sites and their combined pattern. The top panel depicts a stylized mountain range labeled with a legend for “Mid-Domain Effect” (gray dashed line) and “Species Richness” (solid blue line). Below, four small plots display species richness versus elevation for: (1) Morni Hills (300–1500 m, yellow), showing a unimodal increase and decline in richness; (2) Chail Wildlife Sanctuary (900–2100 m, green), showing a similar mid-elevation peak; (3) Churdhar Wildlife Sanctuary (1600–3600 m, pink), showing a gradual decline with elevation; and (4) all sites combined (300–3600 m, blue), showing a pronounced hump-shaped richness pattern centered at mid-elevations. The gray dashed curves represent predicted richness from the mid-domain effect, with shaded confidence bands.
Illustration showing the relationship between plant species richness and elevation across three Himalayan sites and their combined pattern. The top panel depicts a stylized mountain range labeled with a legend for “Mid-Domain Effect” (gray dashed line) and “Species Richness” (solid blue line). Below, four small plots display species richness versus elevation for: (1) Morni Hills (300–1500 m, yellow), showing a unimodal increase and decline in richness; (2) Chail Wildlife Sanctuary (900–2100 m, green), showing a similar mid-elevation peak; (3) Churdhar Wildlife Sanctuary (1600–3600 m, pink), showing a gradual decline with elevation; and (4) all sites combined (300–3600 m, blue), showing a pronounced hump-shaped richness pattern centered at mid-elevations. The gray dashed curves represent predicted richness from the mid-domain effect, with shaded confidence bands.

Elevational Patterns of Plant Species Richness: Insights from Western Himalayas

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