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| Tropical Deciduous Forests |
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| In India, tropical deciduous forests occur in the northern and southern parts. |
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| A) Warm summers and cold winters with well spaced rainfall of about 75 - 100 cm/year. |
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| B) Primary productivity is high, as is the decomposition rate in the forest floor. |
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| C) Trees are deciduous and shed leaves. |
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| D) Do not include a wide diversity of species. |
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| In general the flora includes trees like sal (Shorea robusta), timber species like teak (Tectona grandis), neem (Azadirachta indica), Jamun (Ficus bengalinesis) etc. |
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| Some important wild animals of these forests are Asiatic elephant (Elephas maximus), Sambar (Cerves unicolor), Cheetal (Axis axis), Wild buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis), Tiger (Panthera tigris), Leopard (Panthera pardus), etc. |
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| Avian, reptilian, amphibian and fish fauna are also very rich. |
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