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