INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Littoral forests also called wetland forests mainly occur near the sea coasts and tidal creeks. They are frequently found in reservoirs of the Deccan Plateau, the saline coast of Gujarat, Rajasthan, and the Swamps of North-East India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Littoral forests and Swamp forests are also called wetland forests. India has a rich variety of these types of forests. They are mainly found in reservoirs of Deccan Plateau, saline coast of Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Gulf of Kutch, Eastern Coast Deltas, lakes and Rivers of Kashmir and Ladakh, Swamps in North East India.

Detailed explanation-3: -(iii) Littoral forest is also called tidal forest because they are found in tidal zone, an area that is above water at low tide and under water at high tide.

Detailed explanation-4: -Littoral and swamp forests can be found along seashores and creeks. It grows at river estuaries or deltas, swampy island edges, and along sea beaches. Mangrove forests occur in salt marshes, tidal creeks, and estuaries along the coast.

Detailed explanation-5: -Littoral (relating to or on the shore of the sea or a lake) forests occur at several places along the coast. Swamp forests are confined to the deltas of the Ganga, the Mahanadi, the Godavari, the Krishna and the Cauvery.