Write short note on biodiversity of India.
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India is a vast country with variety of life forms. The various climatic and relief factors have contributed to its diversity.
India is rich in biodiversity it is one of the twelve mega bio-diverse countries of the world. It has 47,000 species of plants including 15,000 flowering plants. India also has many species of non-flowering plants.
Besides its floral diversity, India is also home to about 90,000 other species of animals.
India also has rich variety of fishes (about 2546 species) in its fresh and marine water.
India has about 2,000 species of birds, It also has 5-8% of world's amphibians, reptiles and mammals.
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India is one of the world’s richest countries in terms of its vast array of biological diversity. India has nearly 8 percent of the total number of species in the world which is estimated to be 1.6 million. A large number of species are yet to be discovered. Over 81,000 species of fauna (animals) and 47,000 species of flora (plants) are faund in India.
A variety of topographical or physical features and differenes in climatic conditions found in India have provided a wide variety of habitats and influenced the survival of different species of plants and animals in different parts of India. Vast biodiversity with plants and animals unique to different areas is a consequence of the variety of physical and climatic conditions prevailing in India.
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