deciduous temperate forests

The Deciduous Forests - Also referred as "Temperate deciduous forests" are found in temperate regions of North central Europe, Eastern Asia and Eastern United States. In southern hemisphere in Australia and New Zeala..

Also referred as "Temperate deciduous forests" are found in temperate regions of North central Europe, Eastern Asia and Eastern United States. In southern hemisphere in Australia and New Zealan..

In India, tropical deciduous forests occur in the northern and southern par..

Forest Resources - Forests are the most important resource of our globe. Naturally formed forests are found in such parts of globe - where the factors of plant growth have been ideal for several centuries. For this reason, they are mostly found in regions of high rainf..

Forest Biomes in India - Major forest biomes found in India are: Tropical evergreen forests / Tropical rain forests. Tropical deciduous forests. Temperate coniferous forests / Temperate needle leaf forest..

16 Forest types are recognised in India. The bulk of our forests is made up of Tropical dry deciduous - 38.7% Tropical moist deciduous - 30.9% Tropical thorn - 6.9% Sal and Teak plantation - ..

Altitudinal Biomes - Variations in climatic conditions are observed not only in places on different latitudes but also with altitude. The various types of biomes can also be noted with varying altitudes as seen in the slopes of high Himalayan mountains in Asia, Andes in South America and the Rockie..

In temperate deciduous trees such as elm and maple, all the leaves senesce and fall at certain seasons of the year like late autumn in October. This is also called as simultaneous senescence. It is controlled by environmental facto..

Biome is a large, regional or sub continental biosystem characterized by a major vegetation type or other distinct landscape characters such as tropical deciduous forest, tundra biome, et..

i) The forest soil is rich in microorganisms and soil fauna. ii) Termites are abundant. Birds like parakeets, toucans are seen. Monkeys, lemurs, sloths, ant-eaters, bats, leopards are common. In India, rain forests are found in Kerala, Assam and Gandhamardian hills of Orissa, su..