FORESTRY
FOREST PROTECTION
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Question
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Mangrove Forest
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Thorny Forest
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Coniferous Forest
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -These woods are known in the state of West Bengal as ‘Sundarbans’, the term for the largest delta.
Detailed explanation-2: -The areas where mangrove forests are found in India are the Sundarbans in West Bengal and the Ganges river delta in Bangladesh, Tamil Nadu (Pichavaram mangroves), Mahanadi mangroves, Goa mangroves, Krishna Godavari mangroves, Ratnagiri mangroves, Cauvery Delta mangroves, etc.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mangroves are a group of trees and shrubs that live in the coastal intertidal zone. Mangrove forest in Loxahatchee, Florida. There are about 80 different species of mangrove trees. All of these trees grow in areas with low-oxygen soil, where slow-moving waters allow fine sediments to accumulate.