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The Khathiar–Gir dry deciduous forests (also Kathiarbar-Gir or Kathiawar-Gir) is a mostly arid ecoregion in northwestern India that stretches over 103,100 sq mi (267,000 km 2 Gujarat , Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh . The dry deciduous forests in the region are dominated by teak , and thorny trees and scrub in drier areas.[3]
Landscape [ edit ]
The Aravalli Range is part of this ecoregion
The Khathiar–Gir dry deciduous forests include the Aravalli Range , the high point of which is Mount Abu with an elevation of 1,721 m (5,646 feet), and a small part of the Northwestern thorn scrub forests in the west.
In the west is the Kathiawar Peninsula and the strip of western Rajasthan between the Aravalli Range and Thar Desert . To the northwest, the Kathiawar-Gir dry deciduous forests transit to the Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests . To the southeast lies the Narmada Valley dry deciduous forests , of the Vindhya Range , and the Narmada River Valley. The ecoregion also borders the North Western Ghats moist deciduous forests in southeastern Gujarat.[citation needed
The ecoregion has a tropical monsoon climate , with most of its 550 to 700 mm average annual rainfall during the June–September southwest monsoon and little for the remaining months of the year, while temperatures often exceed 40 °C. Higher elevations of the Aravallis stay cooler, and the windward slopes (generally southeast-facing) receive higher rainfall. This results in a dry landscape of thorny scrub, bare trees and rocks.[3]
A silk-cotton tree in full bloom
The composition of the ecoregion's forests varies with moisture and soil. They have a three-storied structure, with the top story reaching 15 to 25 m (49 to 82 ft ). Arid areas are dominated by Anogeissus pendula khair , especially on the quartzite ridges and gneiss hillocks of the Aravalli Range. Less arid areas are dominated by teak (Tectona grandis ), bael (Aegle marmelos ), Boswellia serrata Desmodium oojeinense Diospyros species , silk-cotton tree , Sterculia urens Phyllanthus emblica Dalbergia paniculataTerminalia elliptica Mount Abu is covered in dry deciduous forest with conifers at the highest elevations. Thorn scrub forests, characterized by Euphorbia caducifoliaMaytenus emarginataAcacia senegal Commiphora mukul Wrightia tinctoria Flueggea leucopyrusGrewia Dicliptera abuensisStrobilanthes halbergiiVeronica anagallisPhoenix sylvestris Ficus racemosa [3]
Bird species include the:[3]
The protected areas of this region are also home to 80 mammal species including[3]
Bengal tiger in
Ranthambore National Park , Rajasthan
Male Asiatic lion in Gir Forest National Park, Gujarat
Indian leopard at Gir
Striped hyena
Golden jackal in the area of
Rajkot
An Indian sloth bear walking on the road in Ratan Mahal Sloth Bear Sanctuary
Great Indian bustard at the Naliya grasslands,
Kutch
White-naped tit foraging on
Prosopis juliflora at Kutch
A female lesser florican in flight from Rajasthan
Threats to biodiversity [ edit ]
The human population in the region is growing, and wildlife habitats have mostly been removed or degraded due to collection of firewood and timber, and use as grazing land for livestock.[citation needed
Protected areas [ edit ]
Protected areas cover 8,980 km 2 mi ) in this ecoregion, and include:[3]
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Eric Dinerstein, David Olson, et al. (2017). An Ecoregion-Based Approach to Protecting Half the Terrestrial Realm, BioScience, Volume 67, Issue 6, June 2017, Pages 534–545; Supplemental material 2 table S1b. [1 ]
^ a b c d e f "Khathiar-Gir Dry Deciduous Forests" . Terrestrial Ecoregions . World Wildlife Fund. Retrieved 14 February 2017 .
^ Pathak, B. J. (1990). "Rusty-spotted Cat Felis rubiginosa Geoffroy: a new record for Gir Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park". Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society (87 ): 8.
^ Alam, M. S.; Khan, J. A.; Njoroge, C. H.; Kumar, S.; Meena, R. L. (2015). "Food preferences of the Golden Jackal Canis aureus in the Gir National Park and Sanctuary, Gujarat, India" . Journal of Threatened Taxa . 7 2 ): 6927–6933. doi :10.11609/jott.o3954.6927-33
^ Jhala, Y. V.; Qureshi, Q.; Sinha, P. R., eds. (2011). Status of tigers, co-predators and prey in India, 2010. TR 2011/003 pp-302 (PDF) . New Delhi, Dehradun: National Tiger Conservation Authority, Govt. of India, and Wildlife Institute of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2012.
^ Singh, H. S.; Gibson, L. (2011). "A conservation success story in the otherwise dire megafauna extinction crisis: The Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica ) of Gir forest" (PDF) . Biological Conservation . 144 (5 ): 1753–1757. doi :10.1016/j.biocon.2011.02.009 .
^ Garshelis, D. L.; Joshi, A. R.; Smith, J. L. D. & Rice, C. G. "Sloth Bear Conservation Action Plan". Bears: status survey and conservation action plan (PDF) . Gland: IUCN. pp. 225–240. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011 .
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