Gaoligong Mountain

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Gaoligong Mountain is a biodiverse mountain range in western Yunnan, China, renowned for its rich endemic flora and fauna and its role as a major ecological corridor between the Eastern Himalayas and Southeast Asia.

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Gaoligong Mountain canonical 1
Gaoligong Mountains 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf biodiversity hotspot
mountain range
adjacentTo Myanmar
administrativeRegion Baoshan City
linked to: Baoshan

Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture
Tengchong area
linked to: Tengchong
biodiversityStatus global biodiversity hotspot
biogeographicFunction contact zone of Palearctic and Oriental biotas
refugium for Pleistocene flora and fauna
borderRole natural barrier between China and Myanmar
climate monsoon-influenced subtropical to temperate climate
conservationStatus partly protected as nature reserve
country China
culturalDiversity inhabited by multiple ethnic minority groups
ecoregionRole ecological corridor between Eastern Himalayas and Southeast Asia
ecosystemServices climate regulation
soil conservation
watershed protection
faunaDiversity high vertebrate diversity
rich amphibian fauna
rich bird fauna
rich insect diversity
floraDiversity high vascular plant diversity
habitatType alpine shrub and meadow
evergreen broadleaf forest
montane cloud forest
subalpine coniferous forest
knownFor biogeographic transition zone
high biodiversity
high levels of endemism
intact forest ecosystems
rich endemic fauna
rich endemic flora
locatedIn Yunnan Province
western Yunnan
linked to: Southwest China
mountainSystem Himalayas–Hengduan transition zone
partOf Eastern Himalayas region
linked to: Eastern Himalayas

Hengduan Mountains
protectedArea Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve
rangeOrientation north–south
researchImportance important site for climate change impact studies
key area for biogeography studies
riverBetween Irrawaddy River basin to the west
Nujiang (Salween) River to the east
threats habitat fragmentation
illegal wildlife harvesting
road construction pressure
tourismType ecotourism destination
UNESCOStatus part of UNESCO World Heritage property "Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan"

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Nu Mountains near Gaoligong Mountains
linked to: Gaoligong Mountain