what are the type of forest?? explain any two in detail.
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TROPICAL EVERGREEN FORESTS-
These forests are found in the warm and humid areas.
They have an average precipitation of over 250 cm and mean annual temperature above 25° celsius. The average humidity exceeds 77 per cent.
These forests are well stratified and appears like a thick canopy with tress closer to the ground and some reaching great heights upto 65 m and above.
There is no fixed time for the trees to shed their leaves therefore these forests appears to be green all the year round (different species of trees shed their leaves in different seasons).
Some important tree species of such forests are- Mahogany, Mesua, White cedar, Jamun, Canes and Bamboo.
Regions where these can be seen-
Western slope of western Ghats
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Hills of North eastern region.
2. TROPICAL SEMI-EVERGREEN FORESTS-
Transitional forests between tropical wet evergreen forests and tropical deciduous forests.
Found in comparatively less rainy areas, where the precipitation ranges between 200–250 cm and mean annual temperature ranges between 22°-25°c. The humidity is about 75 per cent.
These are less dense when compared to tropical wet evergreen forests.
Some important species of such forests are- White celar, Hollock, Kail.
Found majorly in:-
Orissa
Western coast
Assam
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Lower slopes of Eastern Himalayas