Chapter : 2. Natural Vegetation & Wild Life
The Tropical Deciduous Forest
The Tropical Deciduous Forest :
They are also called the monsoon forests. On the basis of availability of water, these forests are divided into moist and dry deciduous.
Moist deciduous :
1. These forests are found in the areas of 100 to 200 cm of rainfall.
2. Due to longer dry season, the trees in these forests are deciduous. i.e. they shed their leaves during the dry season.
3. Shisham, sandal wood and sal are the common trees found in these forests. Other economically important trees are khair, rosewood, shisham etc. Bamboo are also very commonly found in these forests.
4. This vegetation belt covers a vast area of India extending from north-eastern states, along the foot hills of the Himalayas, Jharkhand, West Orissa and Chhattishgarh and go on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghat.
Dry Deciduous :
1. These are found in the areas having rainfall between 100 cm to 70 cm.
2. These are found in the rainier parts of the Peninsular plateau and the plains of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.
3. These are open stretches. Teak and sal are the important trees.
4. Most of these forests have been cleared for cultivation and grazing.
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