Forest and wildlife resources - X
Flora and Fauna in India Biodiversity includes wildlife, cultivated species and different types of life found on earth.They are linked in a system through multiple network of interdependence. For example : e.g. eagle depends on snake, snake on frog, frog on butterfly, butterfly on flowers of plants and plants on sun. We humans are also dependent on the system for our existence. e.g. we depends on trees for fresh oxygen, we depends on river for drinking water, we depend on soil that produces our food. The forest and tree cover in the country is 23.81 % of the total geographical area out of which dense forests covers 12.24%, open forests covers 8.99% and mangrove forests covers 0.14%. Forest Type Covers (Percentage) Dense forest 12.24 % [increased by 10,098 sq km since 1997] Open forest 8.99 % Mangrove 0.14 % Classification of Existing plants and animal species – 1.Normal Species – These are the Species whose population levels are considered to be normal for their survival. E.g –