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Biodiversity Assessment of Delo Hills, Kalimpong: Evaluating Floristic Diversity amidst Growing Tourism

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Biodiversity Assessment of Delo Hills, Kalimpong: Evaluating Floristic Diversity amidst Growing Tourism


Basundhara Mondal | Sayoni Chatterjee



Basundhara Mondal | Sayoni Chatterjee "Biodiversity Assessment of Delo Hills, Kalimpong: Evaluating Floristic Diversity amidst Growing Tourism" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-10 | Issue-2, April 2026, pp.1401-1406, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd125203.pdf

Kalimpong, a town located in the eastern Himalayas, is renowned for being part of an ecological hotspot, one of three in the entire region of India. Situated between two hills, Darpin and Delo, Kalimpong rests on a ridge and offers breathtaking views of its surrounding areas, including the Teesta river and its valleys. The Delo hills, situated to the northeast of the town, are home to three water reservoirs, two of which serve as the primary source of drinking water for Kalimpong. At an altitude of 1300 metres (about 4200 feet),Delo ark experiences a mild and temperate climate, with maximum summer temperatures reaching 27 degrees Celsius and minimum temperatures dropping to 16 degrees Celsius. (34,35) To gain a comprehensive understanding of the current state of forest biodiversity its conservation, it is crucial to conduct a thorough and diverse analysis. However, there are challenges when it comes to sampling methods, methodologies, sample size, and field measurements that hinder the comparison and compilation of findings. In this paper, we explore the advantages and disadvantages of various sampling techniques used in floristic inventory and diversity analysis. The results sggest a meaningful relationship between Tourism and Floral species Diversity in Delo Hill, Kalimpomg,

Ecological hotspot, Biodiversity. Conservation, Measurements.


IJTSRD125203
Volume-10 | Issue-2, April 2026
1401-1406
IJTSRD | www.ijtsrd.com | E-ISSN 2456-6470
Copyright © 2019 by author(s) and International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development Journal. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

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