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.

Sep 23, 2020 · The Sri Lanka Dry-Zone Dry Evergreen Forest ecoregion supports one of Asia’s largest Asian elephant populations, estimated at over 6,000 elephants in this relatively small ecoregion, and has one of the best opportunities to conserve Asia’s largest land vertebrate.

recently discovered unique dry canal-associated evergreen forest grow near the ancient canals of the Polonnaruwa kingdom, dominated by Vitex leucoxylon which represents half of the vegetation, and Terminalia arjuna, which is a common river forest tree, makes up only a fifth, but still holds the place as the second most common tree.

The Sri Lanka Dry-Zone Dry Evergreen Forests represent the tropical dry forests throughout most of the island of Sri Lanka, except for the southwestern quarter, the central mountain range, and the Jaffna Peninsula in the extreme north.

Dry mixed evergreen forests are the most extensive type of forests and are found in the dry zone. They are characterized by monsoon forests and thorn scrub lands. Evergreen forests represent the tropical dry forests covering a major part of the dry zone adding up to 16.8% of the land area except for the southwestern quarter, the central ...

Apr 25, 2017 · Sri Lanka Dry-Zone Dry Evergreen Forests . This ecoregion is classified in the Tropical and Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests Biome. It is characterized by evergreen forests and thorny scrubs spread in a flat land. Dominant tree communities in the area are Chloroxylon sweitenia, Vitex altissima, and Manilkara hexandra.

The Dry Zone of Sri Lanka extends from the south-east of the island, all through the eastern and northern lowlands. The natural cover for this expanse is the dry evergreen forest, that varies locally in plant species richness according to rainfall.

Jan 1, 2010 · The area is primarily influenced by monsoon rains and has four different forest types: tropical dry evergreen forests, tropical thorn forests, riverine dry forests, and mangroves...

Formerly known as Likelihood of Drought Impact (LDI), it differs from the latter in that soil moisture anomaly is now included and updated every ten days (dekad). See also the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) of last month.

Jan 1, 2012 · The dry forests of Sri Lanka can broadly be categorized as tropical semi-deciduous and tropical seasonal forests (Perera, 2012). Since many protected areas in the country lie within these...