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	India Land and Climate
		In the southern part of peninsular India lies the vast Deccan Plateau, a tableland lying within a triangle formed by the Sâtpura Range, the steep mountain slopes of the Western Ghats, and the gentler slopes of the Eastern Ghats.
		The east coast’s broad alluvial plains, stretching from the Kâveri River delta in the south to the Mahânadî River delta in the north, are intensely farmed.
		Elephants roam the lower slopes of the central and eastern Himalayan foothills and the remote forests of the southern Deccan Plateau.
	india.punjabilit.com /land_and_resources.htm (3508 words)

	The Jungle Look - Tales from the Indian Jungle
		The sanctuary is surrounded by agricultural fields on the west and north., and by moist deciduous forest on the east and south.
		The landscape is rocky, with dry deciduous and scrub vegetation.
		It is located in the Mysore district The area is covered by scrub forest and cultivation adjacent to the reservoir and by degraded dry deciduous forest in the southern portion of the sanctuary.
	www.thejunglelook.com /Info/park.html (1859 words)

	Himalayas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The xeric Northwestern thorn scrub forests occupy the plains of Pakistan and the Indian Punjab.
		The moister Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests occupy the plains of Assam.
		At the middle elevations of the range, the subtropical forests yield to a belt of temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, with the Western Himalayan broadleaf forests at the western end of the range, and the Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Himalayas (2712 words)

	Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Deciduous (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Deciduous means "temporary" or "tending to fall off" (deriving from the Latin word decidere, to fall off).
		In botany, deciduous plants, principally trees and shrubs, are those that lose all of their foliage for part of the year.
		Many deciduous plants flower during the period when they are leafless, as this increases the effectiveness of pollination.
	www.hallencyclopedia.com /Deciduous (206 words)

	South India information - Search.com
		South India as a cultural and linguistic entity, comprises the four southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Pondicherry, whose inhabitants are referred to as South Indians.
		South India is a peninsula in the shape of a vast inverted triangle, bounded on the west by the Arabian Sea, on the east by the Bay of Bengal and on the north by the Vindhya and Satpura ranges.
		Tropical Dry Forests, the South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests and scrub lands Deccan thorn scrub forests are common in the interior Deccan plateau.
	domainhelp.search.com /reference/South_India (5543 words)

	Sri Lanka
		South Indian kingdoms invaded Sri Lanka on a number of occasions and so the island was ruled for extended periods by Tamil dynasties such as the Cholas, Pandyas, Cheras and Pallavas.
		The north and east are considerably drier, lying in the rain shadow of the central highlands.
		The Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests are a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion, which, like the neighboring East Deccan dry evergreen forests of India's Coromandel Coast, is characterized by evergreen trees, rather than the dry-season deciduous trees that predominate in most other tropical dry broadleaf forests.
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/sr/sri_lanka.html (4781 words)

	Chapter 23. South Asia
		The mangrove littoral forests along the southern coast are of five types (fresh water mangrove, moderately saline mangrove, salt water mangrove and mangroves on rapidly accreting sand and mudflats or on low-lying offshore islands) and occupy numerous estuaries and offshore islands.
		The tropical dry deciduous forests occur from the foot of the Himalaya to Cape Comorin except in Rajasthan, the Western Ghats and Bengal.
		Forest planning and management in the subregion is increasingly guided by national forest policies that recognize the need to set aside some forests for the conservation of biodiversity and plan for the remaining forests in a manner that tries to satisfy local needs while supporting resource sustainability.
	www.fao.org /docrep/004/y1997e/y1997e0s.htm (3158 words)

	Travel Attraction,India Travel Attraction,India Travel Guide, Travel India,Tourist Places in India, India Tourist ...
		The plateau is bounded on the east and west by the Ghats, while its northern extremity is the Satpura Mountain Range.
		The Deccan's average elevation is about 2,000 feet (600 m), sloping generally eastward; its principal rivers, the Godavari, Krishna, and Cauvery, flow from the Western Ghats eastward to the Bay of Bengal.
		The plateau's forests are moist deciduous, dry deciduous, and tropical thorn.
	www.tourmyindia.com /attraction/deccan.html (1851 words)

	Wildlife in India,Great Indian Wildlife,Famous Wildlife of India
		Vegetation also varies with altitude and ranges from the tropical and sub tropical forests of the foothills, the temperate forests and alpine meadows of the higher reaches, to the high altitude deserts in Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.
		South of the Vindhyas, the southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala are all noted for their fine wildlife sanctuaries.
		The forests in South India survive mainly along the Western Ghats - a range of fairly high hills that run parallel to the west coast.
	www.indiantravelportal.com /wildlife (593 words)

	South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests - Encyclopedia of Earth
		Although not exceptionally outstanding for biological richness or endemism by itself, the South Deccan Plateau Dry Deciduous Forests ecoregion is contiguous with the moist deciduous forests that lie along the foothills of the southern extent of the Western Ghats Mountains.
		The dry deciduous forests of this ecoregion are flanked by the moist deciduous forests along the lower elevations and foothills of the Western Ghats to the west and by thorn scrub to the east.
		The remaining forests are highly threatened with conversion to cash crop plantations, excessive fuelwood collection, and overgrazing by large herds of cattle.
	www.eoearth.org /article/South_Deccan_Plateau_dry_deciduous_forests (1501 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests (IM0209)
		Although not exceptionally outstanding for biological richness or endemism by itself, the South Deccan Plateau Dry Deciduous Forests [IM0209] ecoregion is contiguous with the moist deciduous forests that lie along the foothills of the southern extent of the Western Ghats Mountains.
		Structurally, these dry forests have a three-storied forest, with an upper canopy at 15-25 m, an understory at 10-15 m, and undergrowth at 3-5 m (Puri et al.
		Most of the dry deciduous forests represented by this ecoregion have already been degraded to thorn scrub (Champion and Seth 1968).
	www.worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0209_full.html (1182 words)

	Art of Legend India: Know India
		Much of the rain forest, however, is in hilly regions that have been repeatedly burned over and cleared for slash-and-burn agriculture, a type of farming particularly associated with India's tribal population.
		Mangrove forests are found in the brackish deltas of the east coast, and many types of palms grow in sandy or salty soils.
		The south of India was never completely conquered, but the empire of the north, under such rulers as Akbar and Shah Jahan, was among the most brilliant in the history of the Orient.
	www.artoflegendindia.com /library/knowindia (10966 words)

	Chapter 20. Asia: ecological zones
		The forest climax is Quercus cerris accompanied by Quercus boissieri and fragments of Quercus libani.
		The Hyrcanian montane forest is Fagetea hyrcanica with Fagus orientalis, accompanied by Carpinus betulus, Acer insigne and Quercus castaneifolia.
		The forest belt of the Khangai Mountains is in the range of 1 800 to 2 300 m with larch stands.
	www.fao.org /DOCREP/004/Y1997E/y1997e0p.htm (5998 words)

	South India
		South India is the region that encompasses the Indian peninsular region towards the south of the Vindhya Range.
		The Southern region is surrounded by the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Indian Ocean in the south and The Arabian Ocean on its west.
		South India with rich lush green forests, historical locations, tranquil sunlight beaches, mighty green hills, colorful folk art, soothing music, distinctive and beautiful culture, and warm and friendly environment forms an exotic and exquisite tourist destination.
	www.mapsofworld.com /india/south-india.html (326 words)

	Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal \| States of India
		The Vakataka dynasty were the southern neighbors of the Guptas, ruling the northern Deccan plateau from the Arabian Sea to the Bay of Bengal.
		The state is bordered on the west by Gujarat, on the northwest by Rajasthan, on the northeast by Uttar Pradesh, on the east by Chhattisgarh, and on the south by Maharashtra.
		The forest area of the state is 95,221 km² constituting 31% of the geographical area of the state and 12.44% of the forest area of India.
	www.haryana-online.com /madhya_pradesh.htm (1913 words)

	Terrestrial Ecoregions -- South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests (IM0209)
		This ecoregion links the moist mountain forests to the west with the dry thorn scrub to the east.
		In addition to the elephant and tiger, these forests are home to more than 75 species of mammals.
		Yet they are all that remain of once vast forests that have been cleared for crops, pasture, and firewood.
	www.ngeo.com /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/im/im0209.html (343 words)

	Western Gahts @ CES - National Parks
		Towards its north-western fringes, there is a gradual shift in the vegetation from open dry deciduous forests to tropical mixed deciduous forests.
		Moving west, there is a gradual increase in rainfall which signals a shift in the vegetation from deciduous forests to tropical moist and semi-evergreen forests.
		Interspersed with these forests are swampy fallows called hadlus, which are dominated by grasses and represent favoured grazing areas of many wild herbivores.
	ces.iisc.ernet.in /biodiversity/documents/national.htm (1525 words)

	Sathyamangalam, India
		The Sathyamangalam forest is tropical dry forest, part of the South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests ecoregion.
		The forests are home to Asian Elephants, and the herd that ranges between the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats through the Sathyamangalam forests numbers 6000 animals, the largest herd in India.
		The forests were also the home of the legendary Indian bandit Koose Muniswamy Veerapan, who made a living exploiting ivory and sandalwood from the forests and selling them on the fl market.
	www.creekin.net /c4245-n85-sathyamangalam-india.html (360 words)

	thebharat.com
		The vegetation comprises of tropical moist deciduous forests, dry deciduous forests and scrub forests.
		The forests are tropical, a mixture of deciduous, semi-evergreen, and evergreen ‘sholas’, the last occurring in the moist valleys and characterised by tall trees and a closed canopy.
		A dam constructed on the Periyar river led to the submersion of a large forest area and the formation of a 55 sq km lake, which assured the local wildlife a perennial source of water and led to its rapid growth.
	www.thebharat.com /tourism/wildlife/south.html (1125 words)

	Western Ghats Summary
		The dense forests also contribute to the precipitation of the area by acting as a substrate for condensation of moist rising (orographic) winds from the sea, and releasing much of the moisture back into the air via transpiration, allowing it to later condense and fall again as rain.
		The evergreen Wayanad forests of Kerala mark the transition zone between the northern and southern ecoregions of the Western Ghats.
		These moist forests transition to the drier South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests to the east, in the mountains' rain shadow.
	www.bookrags.com /Western_Ghats (1838 words)

	Sanctuary Asia - Resources
		For eons forests of the Deccan Peninsula harnessed the elements to form the catchment of mighty rivers such as the Narmada, Tapti, Mahanadi Indravati and Godavari.
		In the north, the dominant deciduous tree species are sal, teak, Terminalia spp., Anogeissus and Chloroxylon etc. South of the river Krishna, in the Karnataka plateau, Tamil Nadu plains and adjoining mountains, dry, thorny species such as Acacia, Hardwickia and Albizia dominate the landscape.
		Similarly, much of the forest cover has been severely tattered, a tragedy for the principal rivers of peninsular and southern India for which the Deccan plateau functions as the catchment area.
	www.sanctuaryasia.com /resources/biogeozones/decpen.php (1746 words)

	WWF - Bengal tiger
		Dry and wet deciduous forests, grassland and sal forests and temperate forests, mangrove forests
		It mostly inhabits the dry and wet deciduous forests of central and south India, the Terai-Duar grassland and sal forests of the Himalayan foothills, and the temperate forests of Bhutan.
		Southwestern Ghats Moist Forests, Eastern Deccan Plateau Moist Forests, Naga-Manupuri-Chin Hills Moist Forests, Chhota-Nagpur Dry Forests, Eastern Himalayan Broadleaf and Conifer Forests, Terai-Duar Savannas and Grasslands, Sundarbans Mangroves, Western Ghats Rivers and Streams.
	www.panda.org /about_wwf/what_we_do/species/about_species/species_factsheets/tigers/bengal_tiger (364 words)

	Deccan
		Its forests are also relatively dry but serve to retain the rain to form streams that feed into rivers that flow into basins and then into the Bay of Bengal.
		The vast volcanic basalt beds of the Deccan were laid down in the massive Deccan Traps eruption, which occurred at the end of the Cretaceous period, 65 million years ago.
		Tamil is the main language of the country to the south of the plateau, and Malayalam that of the hills and coast to the south-west.
	www.wordinfo.co.za /wiki/Deccan (2043 words)

	India, indias.com, Incredible India, Land for all seasons, India Travel, India tourism, indian hotels (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Several times, South Indian kings were expelled from the island by Sinhalese rulers from the South; the most famous story is that of the victory of the Sinhalese prince Dutugemunu over the Tamil king Elara of Anuradhapura in 161 B.C.E. Over the centuries, several Sinhalese kingdoms with different capitals existed, often simultaneously.
		The Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests are a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion, which, like the neighbouring East Deccan dry evergreen forests of India\'s Coromandel Coast, is characterized by evergreen trees, rather than the dry-season deciduous trees that predominate in most other tropical dry broadleaf forests.
		These forests have been largely cleared for agriculture, timber or grazing, and many of the dry evergreen forests have been degraded to thorn scrub, savannah, or thickets.
	www.indias.com /php/wiki-Sri_Lanka (4916 words)

	Tropical Deciduous Forests \| Tropical
		Tropical deciduous forests are like tropical rain forests, but have a pronounced dry season which causes the trees to lose their leaves.
		Mandchurian temperate broadleaf(or deciduous forest) in the Sikhote Alin mountains.
		"This biome is alternately known as the tropical and subtropical dry forest biome or the tropical and subtropical deciduous forest biome.
	tropical.jpreid.org /tropical-deciduous-forests.html (413 words)

	Western Ghat (Site not responding. Last check: )
		These forests are home to an interesting and diverse fauna and flora, many of them showing affinities to Southeast Asia, but are increasingly threatened by human activity.
		The evergreen Wayanad forests of Kerala and Tamil Nadu mark the transition zone between the northern and southern ecoregions of the Western Ghats.
		At lower elevations are the South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests, with Cullenia is the characteristic tree genus, accompanied by teak, dipterocarps, and other trees.
	geocities.com /sahyadri_explorers/westsrn_ghat.html (750 words)

	Kerala Tour Packages \| Kerala Houseboat Cruise \| Backwaters of Kerala \| Munnar tour \| South Indian Tour Packages \| ...
		Hampi was once the glorious capital of mighty Vijayanagar Empire (1336-1565), from the Deccan Plateau to the tip of the Peninsula.
		Founded in the middle of the 14th century by two local princes, Hukka and Bukka, the Vijayanagara empire came to be celebrated for its might and wealth and as a showpiece of imperial magnificence.
		A number of streams snake through the rich tropical forests of Nagarhole which is situated in picturesque districts of Kodagu and Mysore in Southern Karnataka.
	www.southindianholidays.com /karnataka1.htm (1547 words)

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