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Silent valley has been preserved, as it has
Silent valley has been preserved, as it has
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The correct option is D Rare plants and animals
India has three biodiversity hot spots Indo Burma, Western Ghats and Himalaya. Western Ghats occur along the western coast of India for a distance of about 1600 kilometers in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala extending over to Sri lanka. At low elevation up to 500 meters above sea level, the area contains tropical evergreen rain forests, while semi evergreen forests occur at a level of 500 meter to 1500 meters. Major centers of biodiversity are Agasthyamalai Hills, Silent Valley and Amambalam reserve. There is a high degree of endemism of rare plants and animals as well as richness of species of flowering plants, amphibians, reptiles, some mammals and butterflies.
India has three biodiversity hot spots Indo Burma, Western Ghats and Himalaya. Western Ghats occur along the western coast of India for a distance of about 1600 kilometers in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala extending over to Sri lanka. At low elevation up to 500 meters above sea level, the area contains tropical evergreen rain forests, while semi evergreen forests occur at a level of 500 meter to 1500 meters. Major centers of biodiversity are Agasthyamalai Hills, Silent Valley and Amambalam reserve. There is a high degree of endemism of rare plants and animals as well as richness of species of flowering plants, amphibians, reptiles, some mammals and butterflies.
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