dry deciduous forests and scrubs

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..

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 rainfall and regions of high altit..

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

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 - ..

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

The Chaparral Biome - Also referred as 'Mediterranean scrub forest' extends along mediterranean, pacific coast of North America, South Africa, South and Western Australia and Chile. Biome is characterized by dry summer with frequent bush fires and very limited winter r..

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..

Deciduous forests usually have distinct five layers. 1) an overstory of deciduous trees with crown tops about 15 - 55 meters above the ground. 2) deciduous tree stratum with crown tops around 6 - 12 meters above the ground. 3) shrub layer upto 3 meters high. ..

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 Rockies in North America. O..