Temperate wetlands provide ecosystem services for Himalayan communities and are important targets for biological conservation. However, over the past decade, management activities around these sites have lagged due, in part, to limited baselines on their historical ecology and hydrologic dynamics. This article advances Himalayan wetland studies by reviewing available data from Khecheopalri, a temperate peatland located in the Sikkim Eastern Himalayas. Formed after the Last Glacial Maximum, Khecheopalri contains distinctive ecological assemblages as well as a central waterbody considered sacred to Indigenous and local groups. Environmental organizations have collaborated with cultural institutions to conserve these natural resources. Nevertheless, significant anthropogenic changes have continued at Khecheopalri since the late 1980s. By reviewing these developments, this article establishes baselines for future management activities at this peatland. It also presents the first collated record of Himalayan peatland biodiversity, which includes 682 species representing 5 kingdoms, 196 families, and 453 genera reported at Khecheopalri. Results emphasize the need for continued, systematic surveys of biodiversity as well as rigorous hydrologic sampling throughout the Eastern Himalayas. Such data will support ongoing efforts to recognize this site as both a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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在喜马拉雅温带泥炭地周围建立生态基准

温带湿地为喜马拉雅社区提供生态系统服务，是生物保护的重要目标。然而，在过去十年中，这些地点周围的管理活动滞后，部分原因是其历史生态学和水文动态的基线有限。本文通过回顾Khecheopalri（位于锡金东部喜马拉雅山的温带泥炭地）的可用数据来推进喜马拉雅湿地研究。Khecheopalri是在上次冰川高峰期之后形成的，它包含了独特的生态集合以及被认为是土著和地方群体神圣的中央水体。环保组织已与文化机构合作保护这些自然资源。然而，自1980年代后期以来，Khecheopalri的人为变化仍在继续。通过回顾这些发展，本文为该泥炭地的未来管理活动建立了基线。它还提供了喜马拉雅泥炭地生物多样性的第一份整理记录，该记录包括Khecheopalri报道的代表5个王国，196个科和453属的682种。结果强调需要对整个喜马拉雅东部地区的生物多样性进行持续的系统调查，并进行严格的水文采样。这样的数据将支持正在进行的努力，以使该遗址成为国际重要的拉姆萨尔湿地和联合国教科文组织世界遗产。Khecheopalri报道了453属。结果强调需要对整个喜马拉雅东部地区的生物多样性进行持续，系统的调查以及严格的水文采样。这样的数据将支持正在进行的努力，以使该遗址成为国际重要的拉姆萨尔湿地和联合国教科文组织世界遗产。Khecheopalri报道了453属。结果强调需要对整个喜马拉雅东部地区的生物多样性进行持续的系统调查，并进行严格的水文采样。这样的数据将支持正在进行的努力，以使该遗址成为国际重要的拉姆萨尔湿地和联合国教科文组织世界遗产。