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Flashcards by Isabell Rupa, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Isabell Rupa
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| TYPES OF FORESTS | 1. Tropical Evergreen forests 2. Tropical Deciduous forests 3. Thorny bushes & Shrubs 4. Mangrove forests 5. Montane forests |
| TROPICAL EVERGREEN FORESTS Rains: 200cm anually Places: Western ghats, Andaman, Upper parts of Assam Trees: Ebony, Rosewood, Rubber, Animals: Elephants, Lemur, Monkey, One horned rhinoceros |
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| TROPICAL DECIDUOUS FORESTS Rains: 100-200cm anually Places: North eastern states of Jharkhand, West Orissa and Chhattisgarh Trees: Teak, Sandalwood, Mulberry Animals: Lion, Tiger, bear | |
| THORNY BUSHES AND SHRUBS Rain: <70cm anually Places: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana Plants: Acacias, palms, euphorbias and cacti Animals: great Indian bustard and blackbuck | |
| MANGROVE FORESTS Rain: Between 1000 and 1500 mm per year Places: Pichavaram mangroves in Tamil Nadu, Bhitarkanika Mangroves Forest of Odisha, by the Bay of Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the Gulf of Kutch in Gujarat Plants: palms, hibiscus, holly, plumbago, acanthus, legumes, and myrtle, ranging from prostrate shrubs to 65-meter timber trees Animals: Royal Bengal Tiger, spotted deer, crocodiles and snakes | |
| MONTANE FORESTS Rain: 150 to 300cm anually Places: southern portion of the Western Ghats range in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu, at elevations over 1000 meters. Plants: Douglas-Fir, Lodgepole Pine, Western Larch, Subalpine Fir, Thimbleberry Animals: Mule Deer,Mountain Lion,Fisher,Wolverine, Canada Lynx,Red Squirrel, American Marten,Snowshoe Hare |
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