FORESTRY
FOREST POLICY AND GOVERNANCE
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Question
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Evergreen forests
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Deciduous forests
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Thorny forests
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Middle & North Andaman are characterized by Moist Deciduous & Wet Evergreen forests respectively. The Evergreen forests are dominant in the Central & Southern Islands of the Nicobar group. The moist deciduous forests are common in the Andamans, they are almost absent in the Nicobar islands.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are mainly four types of evergreen forests that are tropical, temperature, Mediterranean and coniferous.
Detailed explanation-3: –Tropical wet evergreen forests: these forests (group 1 as per Champion and Seth’s classification) occur in the states of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Kerala, Andaman and Nicobar islands in the south and in the entire northeastern region including the sub-mountain division of West Bengal (4).