2. 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
3. FACTORS CAUSING DIVERSITIES
IN FAUNA & FLORA
Land
Soil
Climate :
Temperature
photoperiod (sun light)
precipitation
4. A system which comprises the
physical environment and organisms
living there in
6. 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
7. 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
8. MOIST DECIDUOUS FORESTS &
DRY DECIDUOUS FORESTS
MOIST
Rainfall 200 to 100cm
Eastern part of india
Teak,Bamboo,sal,peep
al,shisham,sandal wood
TEAK
etc are important trees
DRY
Rainfall 100 to 70cm
Rainier part of
peninsular plateau,UP
and Bihar
9. 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,Chhatt
isgarh and Haryana
Acacias,palms,euphorbi
as and cacti are the
main plants
12. 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 GangaBrahmaputra delta is
also called as
sundarban delta
13. Wildlife
India has more than
89000 of animal species
India has more than
1200 of species of birds
(13%)
2500 species of fish
(12%)
14.
15. 14 BIO RESERVES
OF INDIA
2001
1701 km
383551 km
Kerala tamilnadu
Chatisgharh MP