Briefly describe biodiversity of India
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Biodiversity is the variety and differences among living organisms from all sources, including terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems and the ecological complexes of which they are a part. ... The Thar desert and the Himalayas are two regions rich in biodiversity in India
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India has a great wealth of biodiversity in its forests, wetlands and marine areas. It has wide range of habitats ranging from tropical rainforest to alpine vegetation and from temperate forests to coastal wetlands. India consists of fertile river plains and high plateaus and several major rivers including the Ganges, Brahmaputra and Indus. India shows a great diversity in climate, topography and geology hence very rich in biodiversity. The Ministry of Environment and Forests Govt. of India (2000) records 47,000 species of plants and 81000 species of animals.
This is about 7% and 6.5% respectively of global flora and fauna. About 5000 species of flowering plants have their origin in India. India is said to be the centre of origin of 160 species of crop plants and 320 species of wild relatives of cultivated crops. India has 372 different mammals (rated eighth highest in world), 1228 species of birds (eighth in world), 428 species of reptiles (fifth in world). India has more than 50,000 species of insects including 13000 butterflies and moths.
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This is about 7% and 6.5% respectively of global flora and fauna. About 5000 species of flowering plants have their origin in India. India is said to be the centre of origin of 160 species of crop plants and 320 species of wild relatives of cultivated crops. India has 372 different mammals (rated eighth highest in world), 1228 species of birds (eighth in world), 428 species of reptiles (fifth in world). India has more than 50,000 species of insects including 13000 butterflies and moths.
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