Natural vegetation refers to a plant community which has grown naturally without human aid and has been left undisturbed by humans for a long time
Wildlife refers to all non-domesticated plants, animals, and other organisms
FACTORS CAUSING DIVERSITIES IN FAUNA & FLORA Land Soil Climate : Temperature photoperiod (sun light) precipitation
A system which comprises the physical environment and organisms living there in
TYPES OF VEGETATIONS Tropical Rain Forests
Tropical Deciduous Forests
Tropical Thorn Forests and scrubs
Montane Forests
Mangrove forests
Tropical Rain Forests
Found in areas having more than 200cm rain fall with a short dry seasons
The trees reach great heights up to 60 m
There is no definite time for trees to shed their leaves
Ebony,mahogany,rose wood,rubber, cinchona
are examples of important trees
Tropical Deciduous Forests
Most wide spread forests in India They are also called monsoon forests Spread over the region receiving rain fall
between 200cm and 70cm. 0n the basis of the availability of water these
forests are classified in to MOIST DECIDUOUS FORESTS & DRY DECIDUOUS FORESTS
MOIST DECIDUOUS FORESTS & DRY DECIDUOUS FORESTS MOIST Rainfall 200 to 100cm Eastern part of india Teak,Bamboo,sal,peep
al,shisham,sandal wood etc are important trees
DRY Rainfall 100 to 70cm Rainier part of
peninsular plateau,UP and BiharTEAK
Tropical Thorn Forests and scrubs
Consists of thorny trees and bushes
Spread in the regions less than 70cm rain
Found in the north western parts of india including the semi arid areas of Gujarat, Rajastan,MP,UP,Chhattisgarh and Haryana
Acacias,palms,euphorbias and cacti are the main plants
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Wet temperate forests (1000to2000 m) ever green trees such as oaks & chestnuts prominent
Temperate forests containing coniferous trees like pine deodar etc found(15oo to 3000 m)
SILVER FIR
ALPINE VEGETATION
Montane Forests
Mangrove forests
Found in the areas of coasts influenced by tides
The deltas of the Ganga, the krishna, the godavari and the kaveri are covered by mangrove forests
The Ganga-Brahmaputra delta is also called as sundarban delta
Wildlife India has more than
89000 of animal species India has more than
1200 of species of birds (13%)
2500 species of fish (12%)
2001 1701 km Kerala tamilnadu
383551 kmChatisgharh MP
14 BIO RESERVES
OF INDIA
By N.C.Krishnakumar. K.V.Pangode