Natural Vegetation — Chapter Summary

Natural vegetation is a plant community

Natural vegetation is a plant community left undisturbed over a long time, allowing species to adjust to climate and soil conditions.

These forests occur on the western

These forests occur on the western slope of the Western Ghats, in the northeastern hills and in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. They grow in warm and

These are the most widespread forests

These are the most widespread forests in India and are also called monsoon forests. They grow where rainfall is between 70 and 200 cm. Moist deciduous

These forests occur in areas receiving

These forests occur in areas receiving less than 50 cm rainfall, especially in semi-arid Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar

Mountain forests change with altitude

Mountain forests change with altitude. In the Himalayas, wet temperate forests occur between 1,000 and 2,000 m. Blue pine and spruce appear between 2,