NATURAL VEGETATION IN INDIA
In studying the natural vegetation of India, it is necessary to know the distinction between flora, vegetation and forest. ‘Flora’ refers to plants of a particular region or period, lis…...
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DESERT AND SEMI-DESERT
Very few areas in the world, apart from ice-sheets, are absolutely vegetation-less and devoid of any form of life. But there are expansive regions where biomass and organic productivity are very lo…...
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GRASSLANDS
Grasslands are mainly of two kinds. TROPICAL GRASSLANDS Tall grasses form the domi nant plant life in these regions, but trees are common, especially where the region merges with equatorial forestâ€...
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CONSERVATION OF FORESTS
CONSERVATION OF FORESTS The need to conserve forests and control exploitation of timber wealth has been realised only recently. Some of the great forests have been indiscriminately denuded. The gia…...
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FOREST PRODUCTS
Timber, a major product of forÂests, has a wide variety of uses in construction and as an industrial raw material, and most importantly, as fuel. Whole timber is used for heavy-duty construction woâ€...
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IMPORTANCE OF FORESTS
Forests contribute in substantial manner to a nation’s economy by maki available a number of useful products. The major produ4 include timber, pulp, charcoal wood, firewood, roundwol and matc…...
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