INTEGRATED PROJECT

INTEGRATED PROJECT

TROPICAL THORN FOREST

Tropical thorn forest

 Features of Tropical Thorn Forests
are:

(i) Areas with an annual rainfall of less than 70 cm have open stunted
forests and thorny bushes.
(ii) Babul, Kikar, Khair, Plums, Cactus, and Dates are important
species of trees.
(iii) These forests have long roots and sharp thorns. Theyhelp them get
moisture from depths. Sharp thorns protect them from animals.
(iv) Their heights vary from 6 metres to 10 metres. From east of west rainfall
decreases and trees turn into small thorny bushes and shrubs. In the Thar
Desert they too fade away into sand.
THERE ARE SOME
FACTS AND DATA
ABOUT THORN
FOREST
Major characteristics of this vegetation are:

1. These forests are characterised as vast, poor and coarse

grasslands with widely spaced trees and bushes.

2. Vast undulating poor grassland is found on the Central Plateau.

The semi-arid Rajasthan in marked with grassy patches and salt
marshes.

3. Major species include acacia, euphorbias, cactus etc. Clumps of

wild palm, spiny and thorny varieties are also found here.