INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Alpine vegetation is found between the altitude of 3000 to 4000 meters. These are less dense forests and the height of the trees decreases towards the Snowline. At higher altitudes alpine pastures are found. Silver fur, Juniper, Birch and Pine are the main species of these forests.

Detailed explanation-2: -Some significant trees of a montane temperate forest are rhododendrons, ferns, oak, maple, juniper, deodar, chilgoza, etc. These types of forests are found in the state of Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh etc.

Detailed explanation-3: -The few common animals that are found in montane forests are Kashmir stag, snow leopard, spotted deer, jackrabbit, wild sheep, Tibetan antelope, yak, shaggy horn wild ibex, rare red panda, etc. Montane forests are located between the submontane zone and the subalpine zone.

Detailed explanation-4: -Alpine forests are mostly found in mountainous areas. Alpine forests can be found across the Himalayas, at elevations ranging from 2, 900 to 3, 500 m or indeed up to 3800 m above sea level, based on location and plant variety.

Detailed explanation-5: -It is a mixture of coniferous and broad-leaved trees in which the coniferous trees attain a height of about 30 m while the broad-leaved trees reach only 10 m. Fir, spruce, rhododendron, etc. are important species. The Moist alpine scrub is a low evergreen dense growth of rhododendron, birch, etc.