Tropical Thorn Forest

THIS PIE CHART SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE (%) OF TROPICAL THORN FOREST FOUND IN DIFFERENT STATES OF INDIA STATE PERCENTAGE GUJARAT 12% RAJASTHAN 25.50% MADHYA PRADESH 13.50% CHATTISGHAR 17% UTTAR PRADESH 13% HARYANA 20%

TROPICAL THORN FOREST CONTENTS: 1.        TROPICAL THORN FOREST 2.      AREA 3.      CLIMATIC CONDITION 4.      SPECIAL FEATURES TROPICAL THORN FOREST Thorn forest is a tropical vegetation formed with thorny shrubs and bushy trees, perhaps with a few taller trees, set in a sparse ground flora in which grasses are often lacking. AREA This vegetation covers a large part of southwestern North America and southwestern Africa and smaller areas in Africa, South America, and Australia . In India, they are found in north western parts, semi- arid areas of Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana. CLIMATIC CONDITIONS These forests are found in dry subtropical  and warm temperate  areas with a seasonal rainfall averaging 250 to 500 mm. VEGETATION The trees found here include Acacias, Palms Euphorbias and Cacti.

TROPICAL THORN FOREST                                   .                                    VEGETATION AND WILDLIFE A  thorn forest  is a dense scrub like vegetation characteristic of dry  subtropical  and warm  temperate areas with a seasonal rainfall averaging 250 to 500 mm (9.8 to 19.7 in). This vegetation covers a large part of southwestern North America and southwestern Africa and smaller areas in Africa, South America, and Australia. In South America, thorn forest is sometimes called  caatinga , and consists primarily of small, thorny trees that shed their leaves seasonally. Trees typically do not exceed 10 metres (33 ft) in height, usually averaging between 7 and 8 metres (23 and 26 ft) tall. Thorn forest grades into  savanna woodland as the rainfall increases and into desert as the climate becomes drier . CLIMATE Thorn forest consists of dense, scrub like vegetation characteristic of dry subtropical and warm temperate areas with a seaso

TROPICAL THORN FOREST A Thorn Forest is a dense, scrub like vegetation characteristic of dry subtropical and warm temperate areas with a seasonal rainfall less 70 cm. This type of vegetation covers a large part of north-west in India including semi-arid areas of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana. In South America, Thorn Forest is sometimes called Caatinga, and consists primarily of small, thorny trees that shed their leaves seasonally. Trees typically do not exceed 10 meters(33 ft.) in height, usually averaging between 7 and 8 meters (23 and 26 ft.) tall. CLIMATIC CONDITIONS The climatic condition found is a dense,scrub like vegetation characteristic of dry subtropical and warm temperate areas with a seasonal rainfall averaging 250 to 500 mm (9.8 to 19.7 in.). Thorn forest grades into savanna woodland as the rainfall increases and into desert as the climate becomes drier. VEGETATION