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Encyclopedia > Ecoregions in India

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Image File history File links Circle-contradict. ... This is a list of ecoregions as compiled by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). ... Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, also known as tropical wet forests and tropical rainforests, are a tropical and subtropical forest biome. ...

Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
tropical rainforests in india ... The Eastern Highlands moist deciduous forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of east-central India. ... The Lower Gangetic plains moist deciduous forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of Bangladesh and eastern India. ... The Malabar Coast moist forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of southwestern India. ... The Meghalaya subtropical forests is a montane subtropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of eastern India. ... The North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of southwestern India. ... The North Western Ghats montane rain forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of southwestern India. ... The Orissa semi-evergreen forests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of eastern India. ... The South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of southern India. ... The South Western Ghats montane rain forests are an ecoregion of southern India, covering the southern portion of the Western Ghats range in Kerala and Tamil Nadu, at elevations over 1000 meters. ... The Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests are a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of India and Bangladesh. ... The Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests is a tropical moist broadleaf forest ecoregion of northern India. ... Trinidad and Tobago dry forest on Chacachacare showing the dry-season deciduous nature of the vegetation The tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest biome, also known as tropical dry forest, is located at tropical and subtropical latitudes. ...

Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests
The Chota Nagpur dry deciduous forest is a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion in eastern India. ... The East Deccan dry evergreen forests are an ecoregion of southeastern India. ... The Kathiawar-Gir dry deciduous forests are a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion of western India. ... The Narmada Valley dry deciduous forests are a tropical dry forest ecoregion of central India. ... The Northern dry deciduous forests is a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion of east-central India. ... The South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests is an ecoregion of southern India. ... Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests are a biome located at tropical and subtropical latitudes. ...

Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
The Himalayan subtropical pine forests are a subtropical coniferous forest ecoregion covering portions of Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan. ... Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests are a temperate and humid biome. ...

Temperate coniferous forests
Pine forests are an example of a temperate coniferous forests Temperate coniferous forests are a terrestrial biome found in temperate regions of the world with warm summers and cool winters and adequate rainfall to sustain a forest. ...

Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands are a grassland biome located in semi-arid to semi-humid climate regions of subtropical and tropical latitudes. ...

Montane grasslands and shrublands
The Terai or Tarai (moist land) is a belt of marshy grasslands, savannas, and forests at the base of the Himalaya range in India, Nepal, and Bhutan, from the Yamuna River in the west to the Brahmaputra River in the east. ... Montane grasslands and shrublands is biome defined by the World Wildlife Fund. ...

Flooded grasslands and savannas
Flooded grasslands and savannas are a biome, generally located at subtropical and tropical latitudes, where flooding is very frequent. ...

Deserts and xeric shrublands
Rann of Kutch on the Top Left. ... Deserts and xeric shrublands is a biome characterized by a dry climate. ...

Mangrove
The Deccan thorn scrub forests is a xeric shrubland ecoregion of India and northernmost Sri Lanka. ... The Northwestern thorn scrub forests are a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion of Pakistan and northwestern India. ... A NASA satellite image of the Thar Desert, with the India-Pakistan border superimposed. ... Above and below water view at the edge of the mangal. ...

The Godavari-Krishna mangroves are a Mangrove ecoregion of Indias southeastern or Coromandel Coast. ... The mangrove-dominated Ganges delta – the Sundarbans - is a complex ecosystem comprising one of the three largest single tract mangrove forests of the world (Blasco 1975). ...

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Terrestrial biomes
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests · Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests · Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests · Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests · Temperate coniferous forests · Boreal forests/taiga ·Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands · Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands · Flooded grasslands and savannas · Montane grasslands and shrublands · Tundra ·Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and shrub · Deserts and xeric shrublands · Mangrove

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