South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests
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The South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests is a tropical dry forest ecoregion in southern India. The ecoregion lies in the southernmost portion of the Deccan Plateau, and includes the southernmost portion of the Eastern Ghats.
South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Indomalayan |
Biome | tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests |
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Geography | |
Area | 81,925 km2 (31,631 sq mi) |
Country | India |
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Conservation | |
Conservation status | critical/endangered |
Protected | 7,597 km2 (9%)[1] |
The ecoregion lies in the rain shadow of the Western Ghats, and receives most of its rainfall with the June–September southwest monsoon. It is characterized by tall trees that drop their leaves during the dry winter and spring months. Much of the forest has been degraded through over-use, and thorn forests and shrub thickets are common. To the north and east, the dry deciduous forests transition to the drier Deccan thorn scrub forests.