DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
IMPORTANCE OF TREES IN SOCIETY
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Question
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Which among the following is the main reason for survival of some dense forests in India?
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Conservationists
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Environmentalists
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Scientific forestry
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Villages protected them as sacred grooves
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The forest cover is broadly classified in 4 classes, namely very dense forest, moderately dense forest, open forest and mangrove.
Detailed explanation-2: -’Dense forests’ are defined as those where the tree canopy density is 70 per cent or above; ‘moderately dense forests’ have been defined as areas with tree canopy density between 40 to 70 per cent and ‘open forest area’ is when the canopy density is between 10 to 40 per cent.
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