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LITTORAL AND SWAMP FORESTS.
#Naturalvegetation□ FEATURES :-
◇ They can survive and grow both in
fresh as well as
brackish water.◇ Occur in and around the
deltas,
estuaries and
creeks prone to
tidal influences.
◇ Littoral (relating to or on the shore of the sea or a lake) forests occur at several places along the coast.
◇ Swamp forests are confined to the deltas of the
Ganga, the
Mahanadi, the
Godavari (Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary), the
Krishna and the
Cauvery.
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Dense mangroves occur all along the coastline in sheltered estuaries, tidal creeks, backwaters, salt marshes and mudflats. It provides useful fuelwood.
◇ The most pronounced and the densest is the
Sundarbans in the
Ganga delta where the predominant species is
Sundri (Heriteera).
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SOURCE - D.R. KHULLAR, CHAPTER 7.
