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प्रश्न
With reference to Littoral forest, answer the following questions:
Why do the trees in this forest grow aerial roots?
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उत्तर
The underground root system requires oxygen. Trees of the littoral forests have aerial roots because these are found in wet and marshy regions. The soil is not able to support the underground root system, and hence, they grow vertically up to the air above the soil.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
With reference to Littoral forest, answer the following questions:
Name one area in India where this forest is found.
Name the forest which is commercially most important in India.
Why do tropical evergreen forests grow in Western Ghats region?
State the disadvantage of deforestation.
Name the tree, the timber of which could be used for the following:
A soft and white timber used for making toys and matchboxes.
Name one region in India for each of the following:
Explain why thorn and scrub forests are found in the above-mentioned regions.
What are Littoral forests or Tidal forests? Name the principal trees that grow in these forests.
What are Sundarbans?
What are the characteristics of the Mangrove and give one use.
Give one use of each: teak, sal, myrobalan, sisam, sandalwood, eucalyptus.
