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ZOOGEOGRAPHY
V SemB.Sc. Zoology ²Core Course VII ²Ethology, Evolution & Zoogeography
SwapanaJohny
Asst. Professor
Deptof Zoology
BIOGEOGRAPHIC
ZONES of india
INTRODUCTION
}ECOZONE ²Areas equivalent to zoogeographic regions }10 biogeographic zones of India }The Trans Himalayas }The Himalayas }The Desert Zone }The Semi Arid Zone }The Western Ghats ZONES }The Deccan Plateau }The GangeticPlains }The Coasts }The Northeast Zone }The Island Zone
TRANS HIMALAYAS
}High altitude cold and arid areas of
Ladakh, Kashmir, Lahul-Spiti& North Sikkim
}Wild sheep and goat communities }Rare fauna ²snow leopard, black necked crane
TRANS HIMALAYAS
TRANS HIMALAYAS
THE HIMALAYAS
}Richest areas of species diversity }Alpine, sub alpine, large meadows, moist mixed deciduous forests }Bharal, Ibex, Himalayan Thar, Takin,
Markhor
}Rare ²Hangul, Musk Deer }One province in east Himalayas -Hot Spot
HANGUL
BHARAL
IBEX
MARKHOR
MUSK DEER
TAKIN
HIMALAYAN TAHR
HIMALAYAS
HIMALAYAS
HIMALAYAS
HIMALAYAS
THE DESERT ZONE
}THAR desert ²Gujarat & West Rajasthan }Extensive grasslands and scrub }Hot & arid condition }Rich desert flora & faunal diversity }Wolf, Caracal, Great Indian Bustard
GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD
CARACAL
DESERT
DESERT
DESERT LIFE
DESERT LIFE
SEMI ARID ZONE
}TRANSITION ZONE BETWEEN DESERT AND
WESTERN GHATS
}GUJARAT }AXIS DEER, LION,SAMBHAR, CARACAL , ETC
SEMI ARID ZONE
SEMI ARID ZONE
THE WESTERN GHATS
}1600 kms }Tapti River, Gujarat to Kanyakumari }Biodiversity hotspot }Species richness and endemism
THE WESTERN GHATS
THE WESTERN GHATS
THE DECCAN PLATEAU
}SEMI ARID REGION IN RAIN SHADOW
REGION OF WESTERN GHATS
}MADHYA PRADESH, MAHARASHTRA,
ORISSA
}DECIDUOUS FORESTS }GAUR, AXIS DEER, SAMBAR DEER, BARKING
DEER, CHOUSINGHA
CHOUSINGHA
THE DECCAN PLATEAU
THE DECCAN PLATEAU
THE GANGETIC PLAINS
}A flat alluvial plains }Rhino, elephant, swamp deer, hog deer
THE GANGETIC PLAINS
THE COASTS
}East coast & West coast }7516 kms }West Coast ²Malabar coast, Konkan coast }East Coast ²CoramandelCoast, Northern
Circas
THE COASTS
THE COASTS
MANGROVES
THE NORTH EAST
}17% FOREST COVER OF INDIA }50% OF VASCULAR PLANT SPECIES }RICH SPECIES DIVERSITY OF FAUNA
THE NORTH EAST
THE ISLANDS
}TWO TYPES ²Coralline Islands ²
Lakshadweep Islands
}-Submerged Islands ²mountain tops with tropical forests ²Andaman Nicobar
Islands
}Floral and Faunal diversity
Andaman Nicobar Islands
Andaman Nicobar Islands
Lakshadweep Islands
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