tropical dry forests

Tropical Rain Forests - Tropical rain forests grow in regions with plenty of moisture and heat. They are also referred as 'evergreen forests..

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

Tropical rain forests grow in regions with plenty of moisture and heat. They are also referred as 'evergreen forests..

a) Temperature and humidity are high and has a very rich florestic and faunistic composition. b) Canopy is very well developed and understory vegetation is fairly thick, short trees (upto 20 m), shrubs (upto 10 m) and herbs layer. c) Annual rainfall is around 200 - 225 cm and evenly distributed thr..

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..

Major forest biomes found in India are: Tropical evergreen forests / Tropical rain forests..

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 ..

Ecological Adaptations - Halophytes - The plants, which grow in saline habitats, are called Halophytes. There is high concentration of salts like sodium chloride, MgSO 4 etc. in these habitats. As the habitat is physiologically dry due to salts, the halophytes show characters similar to X..

Mainly on the basis of latitude and amount and periodicity of rainfall, terrestrial biomes are classified into several types - tundra, taiga, deciduous forests, tropical rain forests, chapparal, savannah, grassland and deser..

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..