3.3. INDIAN FOREST TYPES

India has a diverse range of forests from the rainforest of Kerala in the south to the alpine pastures of Ladakh in the north, from the deserts of Rajasthan in the west to the evergreen forests in the north-east. Climate, soil type, topography, and elevation are the main factors that determine the type of forest. Forests varied according to their nature and composition, the type of climate in which they thrive, and its relationship with the surrounding environment.

Champion and Seth Classification of Forest 3.3.1. Tropical Wet evergreen forests 3.3.2. Tropical Semi-evergreen forests 3.3.3. Tropical Moist deciduous forests 3.3.4. Littoral and swamp 3.3.5. Tropical Dry deciduous forest 3.3.6. Tropical Thorn forests 3.3.7. Tropical Dry evergreen forest 3.3.8. Sub tropical Broad-leaved forests 3.3.9. Sub tropical Pine forests 3.3.10. Sub tropical Dry evergreen forests 3.3.11. Montane Wet temperate forests 3.3.12. Himalayan Moist temperate Forest 3.3.13. Himalayan Dry temperate Forest 3.3.14. Sub alpine forest 3.3.15. Moist Alpine scrub 3.3.16. Dry alpine scrub Importance of Forest