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in the interior parts Deccan plateau consisting of Above 3000 meters height there are alpine
northern parts of Madhya Pradesh, south-west meadows. There may be scattered trees like
Uttar Pradesh, Baghelkhand region and other pines, birches and junipers. Beyond the alpine
parts of the Peninsular Plateau. The common vegetation belt the peaks of mountains remain
variety of thorny tree is kikar. Other trees include mostly covered with snow.
babul, khair, cacti and date palms.

Mangrove Forests : Mangroves Forest is the
home of low and medium height of various types
of trees. The swamps protect coastal areas of
India and home to so many species of aquatic
birds, water animals and reptiles. Myristica
swamp of Karnataka Western Ghats, Konkan,
Gujarat and mangroves of Kollam are few more
sites of wetland in India

Himalayan Vegetation
Wildlife
‘Wildlife’ is a term that refers to animals that are
not normally domesticated. They are a living
resource that will die and be replaced by others
of their kind. Wildlife plays an important role in
balancing the environment and provides stability
to different natural processes of nature. It can be
found in all ecosystems, desert, rainforests, plains
Mangrove Forests and other areas. India’s wildlife is both rich and
varied, it includes all flora and fauna (animals
THE HIMALAYAN VEGETATION
and plants) and macro-organisms.
The high mountains like Himalaya have different
temperature zones. It is because temperature
decreases with height. Snowfall and precipitation
also varies as one goes up. Therefore, vegetation
also varies from tropical to tundra type.
The foothills of the Himalaya are covered with
tropical deciduous vegetation. Sal is the most
economically useful tree of these forests. Above
these forests are found sub-tropical forests. The
tree varieties include oaks, chestnut, chir and
pine. They are evergreen types and have no
IMPORTANCE OF FORESTS AND
particular season for shedding leaves. Further up,
WILDLIFE
at an altitude between 1500 to 3300 meters, are
found coniferous forests. Important trees include Wildlife is important for its beauty, economic,
pine, spruce, cedars, silver firs and deodars. scientific and survival value. It helps to maintain

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