SOILS AND NATURAL VEGETATION
NATURAL VEGETATION INDIA
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Thick forests of birch, fir, spruce and other trees
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Forests of oak, deodar, chestnut and maple trees
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A few dwarf shrubs
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Forests of khair, sandalwood, palas and other trees
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Detailed explanation-1: -Forests of oak, deodar, chestnut and maple trees is the characteristic vegetation of regions between the snow line and about 3000 meters above mean sea level of the Himalayan region.
Detailed explanation-2: -Himalayan vegetation can be broadly classified into four types-tropical, subtropical, temperate, and alpine-each of which prevails in a zone determined mainly by elevation and precipitation.
Detailed explanation-3: -Himalayan vegetation varies according to both altitude and climatic conditions. They range from the tropical deciduous forests in the foothills, to temperate forests in the middle altitudes. Higher up, coniferous, sub-alpine, and alpine forests spring up.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Western Himalayan broadleaf forests may be divided into forests of two types: evergreen and deciduous broadleaved forests. The evergreen broadleaf forest is dominated by oaks, consisting of Quercus semecarpifolia, Quercus leucotrichophora, Quercus floribunda, Quercus lanata, Quercus glauca and Quercus baloot.
Detailed explanation-5: -With the increase in altitude there is a decrease in temperature. This is the reason why Himalayas have varied vegetation, with tropical dense forest to Tundra forests in which growth is hindered by lower temperatures.