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The Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests are made up mostly of evergreen trees, which distinguish them from the deciduous trees that characterize most other tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregions. The dry-zone dry evergreen forests most closely resemble the East Deccan dry evergreen forests of India's southeast coast.
Sri Lanka map of climate classification zones. Sri Lanka is in the north-equatorial tropical zone. Therefore it experiences a climate with high rainfall and temperature which permits the county to be broadly classified into groups as follows. Terrestrial ecosystems Forests – Lowland rain forests, dry monsoon forests, montane forests, thorn scrubs
July–September is the dry season. The highest elevation of the National Park is Sudu Kanda (White Mountain), which is 470 metres (1,540 ft) in height. The soil of the national park contains quartz and marble. The forests of Wasgamuwa represent Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests. [5]
Pages in category "Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Located on the northwest coast lowland dry zone of Sri Lanka, the park is 30 km (19 mi) west of Anuradhapura and 26 km (16 mi) north of Puttalam (approximately 180 km (110 mi) north of Colombo). The park is 1,317 km 2 (508 sq mi) (131,693 hectares) in area and ranges from 0–152 m (0–499 ft) above sea level. Nearly one hundred and six lakes ...
The forest reserve is an important habitat of the Sri Lankan elephant. [2] Hurulu forest reserve represents Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests. [3] There are many other protected areas situated around Hurulu Forest Reserve viz. Ritigala strict nature reserve, Minneriya-Girithale and Mahaweli flood plains nature reserves, Wasgamuwa ...
The national park's vegetation is classified into Sri Lanka dry-zone dry evergreen forests. [4] Dominant grass species Sacciolepis interrupta is a main food source for elephants. [3] Common floral species of the park include Drypetes sepiaria, Manilkara hexandra, Berrya cordifolia, Vitex pinnata, Chloroxylon swietenia, and the golden shower ...
The following is a list of ecoregions in Sri Lanka. Due to High rainfall and even sunlight throughout the year, Sri Lanka exhibits a great variety in ecoregions in all living habitats. Together with Western Ghats, Sri Lanka forms Western Ghats and Sri Lanka hotspot. It is considered one of the eight super-hotspots. [1]