Describe in short the natural vegetation of Malabar coast.
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The Malabar Coast is confined on the east by the Famous North Western Ghats, deciduous forests in Karnataka and Maharashtra and the South Western Ghats deciduous forests in the state of Kerala.
However, a very small amount vegetation remains in the region. It is mostly cleared for grazing, agriculture, and the teak plantations.
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The Malabar Coast moist forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest of southwestern India. It lies along India's Konkan and Malabar coasts, in a narrow strip between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats range, which runs parallel to the coast. It has an area of 35,500 square kilometers (13,700 sq mi), and extends from northern Maharashtra through Goa, Karnataka and Kerala to Kanniyakumari in southernmost Tamil Nadu.
The ecoregion extends from sea level to the 250 meter contour of the Western Ghats. It is bounded on the east by the North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests in Maharashtra and Karnataka, and the South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests in Kerala.
Very little of the natural vegetation of the ecoregion remains; it has largely been cleared for agriculture, grazing, and teak plantation.
n 1997, the World Wildlife Fund identified three protected areas in the ecoregion, with a combined area of approximately 300 km², encompassing less than 1% of the ecoregion's area. [1]
Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Maharashtra (50 km²)
Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary and Mollem National Park, Goa (150 km²)
Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala (100 km²)