Arrange the following tropical forest groups in the correct order of sequence based on area covered in India beginning from the largest covered area
- Moist deciduous
- Dry deciduous
- Wet evergreen
- Semi-evergreen
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- 1-2-3-4
- 3-4-2-1
- 1-3-2-4
- 4-3-2-1
- Explanation:
As per State of Forest Report 2009, the forests indicated above occupy the area as follows: Moist Deciduous Forest - 33.92%, Dry Deciduous - 30.16%, Wet Evergreen - 8.75%, Semi-evergreen - 3.35%. However as per the report of 2011 - Moist Deciduous Forest - 19.73%, Dry Deciduous - 41.87%, Wet Evergreen - 2.92%, Semi-evergreen - 13.79%. The report may be accessed at the Forest Survey of India website