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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

41. "Tidal Forest" is otherwise called as :

(A) Evergreen Forest
(B) Monsoon Forest
(C) Mangrove Forest
(D) Coniferous Forest

Ans. (C) Mangrove Forest

Tidal Forests are otherwise called Mangrove Forest. Mangroves are various kinds of trees up to medium height and shrubs that grow in saline coastal sediment habitats in the tropics and subtropics – mainly between latitudes 25° N and 25° S. The remaining mangrove forest areas of the world in 2000 was 53,190 square miles (137,760 km²) spanning 118 countries and territories.

In India mangroves occur in its coastal areas :


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