Distinguish between: Tropical Evergreen and Deciduous forests
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These forests are found in the areas of rainy parts of western ghats and the island groups of lakshadweep and andaman and nicobar islands.
Ebony mahogany and rosewood are the major trees in these forests.
The trees in these forests do not shed their leaves so it always remains evergreen.
DECIDUOUS FOREST:
These fprests are found mostly in the eastern parts of the country-noth eastern states along the foothills of himalayas,jharkhand and west orrisa and chattisgargh and eastern slopes of western ghats.
Teak,bamdoo,sal seshame,sandal wood and khair are the trees in these forests.
The trees in these forests shed their leaves for about 6-8 weeks in summer.
Evergreen forest ==>
evergreen forests are found on the eastern and western slopes of the Western Ghats in such states as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra.
The tropical evergreen forests usually occur in areas receiving more than 200 cm of rainfall and having a temperature of 15 to 30 degrees Celsius.
Evergreen forests are important for the protection and sustenance they provide for a wide variety of species ranging from birds to mammals.
Temperate coniferous or evergreen forests exist in places that have warm
summers
Deciduous forest ==>
Forests where a majority of the trees lose their foliage at the end of the typical growing season are called deciduous forests.
Deciduous biomes are located primarily in the eastern half of the United States, Canada, Europe, parts of Russia, China, and Japan.
The word "Deciduous" means "falling off or out at a certain season".
Deciduous forest, vegetation composed primarily of broad-leaved trees