Forests In Our Earth-Montane forest

Montane forest
It is found in highland of above 900m above the sea level. Annual rain fall is 4000mm. There is no stultification. It have strong wind. This is a water catchment area.





Eg for Montane forest:-

• Pidurutalagala montane forest 

  

• Adem's peak montane forest

 

• Kikiliyamana montane forest

 

• Knuckles ranges montane forest

• Horton plains montane forest

• Pattipola montane forest

 Trees are short and stunded. Trunks are twisted and gnarled. Top of the trees form a flat canopy. Leaves are small. These trunks are moist. Leaves are covered with lichen, mosses and epiphytes.

Eg for Plant:-

• Walsapu Plant

• Veralu Plant

• Mikiriya Plant

• Dan Plant

Eg for animal:-

• Loris
• monkey
• wild bear
• Deer
• Fish
• Giants squirrel
• Sambhur
• Amphibians
• Lizards