Dry Mixed Evergreen Forest.
This ecosystem can be see in the dry zone land area of Sri Lanka witch is about three- fifths(3/5) of the country. The characteristic feature of the dry zone is the presence of Dry period (May to August).Normally receive less than 150 mm of rain fall.( Annual Rain fall is 1250 - 1900 mm) Temperature go above 30o C. The plant species include Dryperes sepiaria (wira), Chloroxylon swietenia (burutha), Manilkara hexandra ( Palu), Berrya cordifolia(halmilla), Alseodaphne semecarpifolia (wewarana), Diospyros ebenum(kaluwaara), Vitex altissima (milla).
This ecosystem is an impotent habitat for large mammals like the elephant and faunal groups like carnivores, ungulates, and primates shows high species diversity.
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very informative
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