Notes on Forests - Our Lifeline
Revision Notes on Forests - Our Lifeline What is a forest? · A forest is an area or a part of the land that is covered with trees and a wide variety of plants. · Not only this, forests form a complete ecosystem that includes various living organisms such as trees, shrubs, plants, microorganisms, wild animals and birds. · They also include non-living or abiotic factors such as sunlight, air, nutrients, water and rocks. · There are different kinds of forests present on the earth depending upon the geographical and climatic conditions of a particular region. · Forests serve various purposes for human beings as well as nature hence they are an important resource. Figure 1: Different Forests in India Forests are home of numerous of plant species · There are different kinds of trees found in the forest such as Neem, bamboo, Sheesham, fig, sal, amla and teak. · Along with trees, there are different