Mangrove forests live life on the edge-with one foot on the land and one in the sea.
a) Where in India are Mangrove forests found?
b) Give another name for Mangrove forests. Which famous place has the largest collection
of mangrove forests?
c) Which famous carnivore and tree is associated with this forest?
Mangrove forests live life on the edge-with one foot on the land and one in the sea.
a) Where in India are Mangrove forests found?
b) Give another name for Mangrove forests. Which famous place has the largest collection
of mangrove forests?
c) Which famous carnivore and tree is associated with this forest?
Mangrove forests are also known as the rainforests by the sea. The trees in a mangrove forest look like they are standing on stilts which are in reality the aerial roots of the trees.
a) The mangroves mostly grow in the tropical and subtropical regions. In India, they are found in the Sundarban delta, Godavari-Krishna delta, the Pichavaram forest near Chidambaram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Gulf of Kutch and Bhitarkanika.
b) Mangrove forests are also known as tidal forests because of their location. The Sundarban has the largest mangrove forest, spread over 140,000 hectares, on the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta at the Bay of Bengal.
c) The Royal Bengal Tiger is the most famous carnivorous animal associated with the Mangrove Forests. They are found in the Sundarbans. The red mangrove, black mangrove, white mangrove and large-leaf mangrove off generas Acanthaceae, Arecaceae, Rhizophoraceae, etc. are the most famous trees associated with mangrove forests around the globe. In India, Sundari tree is found in most abundance in the Sundarban forest (hence the name) and is the most famous tree associated with the forest.
Mangrove forests are also known as the rainforests by the sea. The trees in a mangrove forest look like they are standing on stilts which are in reality the aerial roots of the trees.
a) The mangroves mostly grow in the tropical and subtropical regions. In India, they are found in the Sundarban delta, Godavari-Krishna delta, the Pichavaram forest near Chidambaram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Gulf of Kutch and Bhitarkanika.
b) Mangrove forests are also known as tidal forests because of their location. The Sundarban has the largest mangrove forest, spread over 140,000 hectares, on the Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna delta at the Bay of Bengal.
c) The Royal Bengal Tiger is the most famous carnivorous animal associated with the Mangrove Forests. They are found in the Sundarbans. The red mangrove, black mangrove, white mangrove and large-leaf mangrove off generas Acanthaceae, Arecaceae, Rhizophoraceae, etc. are the most famous trees associated with mangrove forests around the globe. In India, Sundari tree is found in most abundance in the Sundarban forest (hence the name) and is the most famous tree associated with the forest.
