Diversities related to forests are found in India. In addition to the main forests, there are also some secondary forests found in India.
1. Dry Himalayan Forests: These type of forests are found in Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir which are mainly extended to western Kashmir.
2. Humid Himalayan Forests: These type of forests are found in the northern states of Jammu – Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. These are found in the south western part of Jammu Kashmir, central part of Himachal Pradesh and south – western and eastern part of Uttarakhand.
3. Sub Tropical Forests: These type of forests are found in the form of Shivalik Range in the lower parts of Himalayas. They are extended in the form of a long belt from west to east in the western part of Jammu-Kashmir, northern part of Punjab, northern part of Haryana, Southern part of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and in the central part of Arunachal Pradesh.
4. Alpine Forests: These type of forests are found in the highest regions of Himalayas and southern hills. These type of forests are extended in the central part of Kashmir from north – west to south – east in the form of a transversal line.
Alpine forests are found in the north – eastern parts of Himachal Pradesh, north of Uttarakhand, northern parts of Sikkim, most of Arunachal Pradesh and high hills of Nagaland. Regions of these forests are shown in the following map:
