Nepal: An Introduction to the Natural History, Ecology, and Human Environment of the Himalayas: A Companion to the Flora of Nepal. 2015. illus. 576 p. gr8vo. Hardcover. <The Himalayas are Earths greatest mountain range, including its highest peaks, and they have profound effects on Asias climate, biodiversity and human cultures. Nepal is a microcosm for the Himalayas and this book, a companion

The Himalayas are Earths greatest mountain range, including its highest peaks, and they have profound effects on Asias climate,biodiversity and human cultures. Nepal is a microcosm for the Himalayas and this book, a companion volume to the Flora of Nepal, provides the definitive account of the countrys environment.It includes contributions from more than forty international experts describing the regions geology, geomorphology, hydrology, climate,soils, evolutionary biology, ecology, palynology, ethnobotany,anthropology and conservation.This publication is built on the four decade career of the lead editor, Georg Miehe, one of todays leading authorities on the ecology of the Himalayas. The forty five other authors who have contributed to the book represent many of the foremost experts on the Himalayas.