Question

How are thorn forests different from mangrove forests?

Answer 1

Hint: A forest is a land area that is dominated by trees. Hundreds of definitions of forest are used around the world, with factors such as tree density, tree height, land use, legal standing, and ecological function being included. 80 percent of the world's terrestrial biodiversity is found in forests. Plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria are all part of these ecosystems' complex webs of organisms.

Complete answer:
Thorn forest: A thorn forest is dense shrubland with vegetation typical of dry subtropical and warm temperate areas, with seasonal rainfall ranging from 250 to 500 mm. Thorn forests are found throughout southwestern North America and southwestern Africa, with smaller populations in Africa, South America, and Australia.

Mangrove forests: A mangrove is a shrub or small tree that grows in saline or brackish water along the coast. The term is also applied to tropical coastal vegetation made up of such species. Mangrove trees, also known as halophytes, are salt-tolerant trees that have adapted to life in harsh coastal conditions. To deal with salt water immersion and wave action, they have a complex salt filtration system and a complex root system.

The difference between thorn forests and mangrove forests is given as:

Thorn forests	Mangrove forests
The average annual rainfall in these forests is less than 70 cm.	These types of forests grow in the deltaic region and are unaffected by rainfall.
The main plants are babool, kikar, palm, cacti, and acacia.	Sundari is the most common tree in these types of forests. Agar and Keora are the other two.
The semi-arid regions of Gujarat, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh are home to this species.	Found in the Ganges, Mahanadi, Kaveri, Krishna, and Godavari deltas.

Note: The Deccan thorn scrub forests are a type of xeric shrubland found in southern India and northern Sri Lanka. The Sundarbans Reserve Forest (SRF), located in Bangladesh's southwest between the rivers Baleswar in the east and Harinbanga in the west, and bordering the Bay of Bengal, is the world's largest contiguous mangrove forest.