ForestA
plant association, predominantly of trees and other woody vegetation which
occupies an extensive area of land. Covers more than 2,82,840 sq. mls. In
India, 22.3 % of total land area (world average 27.6percent). Broadly
classified into types; tropical wet evergreen, tropical moist deciduous forest,
tropical dry deciduous, tropical thorn, subtropical pine, moist temperature,
and alpine.