In which type of forests are the chir type tress generally noticed?
In which type of forests are the chir type tress generally noticed? Correct Answer Temperate montane
Indian forests perform an important role to make a healthy environment and it reduces air pollutions.
- Near about 19.26% of total Indian areas are covered with forest.
- Forests can be classified into five major groups namely:
- Moist tropical
- Dry tropical
- Montane temperate
- Montane subtropical
- Alpine forest
Additional Information
| FOREST | RAINFALL | VEGETATION | REGION |
| Moist tropical | 200 and 250 cm | Rosewood, bamboos, Kusum, Indian chestnut, litsea | Western Coast, Upper Assam, lower slopes of the eastern Himalaya, Orissa coast |
| Dry tropical | 51 cm to 151 | Sal, acacia, mangoes and bamboo. | Northern Hilly regions and some states of Southern India |
| Montane temperate | 150-250 cm | Ferns, oak, maple, juniper, deodar, chilgoza, chirpine | Northern middle Himalayas and Southern Niligiri higher Mountain ranges. |
| Montane subtropical | 150-300 cm | Cinnamon, rhododendron, sal, Sandan, laburnum, pomegranate, olive, oleander | Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh |
| Alpine forest/Wet montane | 100 cm | Black juniper, the drooping juniper; honeysuckle, and willows | Himalayan regions and the barren cold deserts of the Trans Himalaya. |
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