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The Terai–Duar savanna and grasslands is a narrow lowland ecoregion at the base of the Himalayas, about 25 km (16 mi) wide, and a continuation of the Indo-Gangetic Plain in India, Nepal and Bhutan. It is colloquially called Terai in the Ganges Basin east to Nepal, then Dooars in West Bengal, Bhutan and Assam east to the Brahmaputra River.
The Terai is part of the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands ecoregion. [1] Nepal's Terai stretches over 33,998.8 km 2 (13,127.0 sq mi), about 23.1% of Nepal's land area, and lies at an elevation of between 67 and 300 m (220 and 984 ft).
The Terai has a high water table due to groundwater percolating down from the adjacent zone. [6] The central part of the Terai belt is occupied by the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands , a mosaic of grasslands, savannas, deciduous and evergreen forests that includes some of the world's tallest grasslands. [ 7 ]
The Inner Terai Valleys of Nepal comprise several elongated river valleys in the southern lowland Terai part of the country. These tropical valleys are enclosed by the Himalayan foothills, viz the Mahabharat Range and the Sivalik Hills farther south. [1] [2] These valleys are part of the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands ecoregion. [3]
It is part of the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands ecoregion. [2] Dooars means 'doors' in Assamese, Kamtapuri, Bengali, Maithili, Bhojpuri, and Magahi languages. There are 18 passages or gateways between the hills in Bhutan and the plains in India. [1]
Grasslands — also known as savannas, prairies, steppes and pampas — are ecosystems found in parts of the world that do not get sufficient consistent rainfall to support forest growth, but get ...
1.5 Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands. ... Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands; Montane grasslands and shrublands
Grasslands — also known as prairies, steppes, pampas or savannas — are home to 25% of the world’s population and all kinds of plants and wildlife, including elephants, rhinos and lions.