Sri Lanka - Wildlife, Flora, Fauna
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Sri Lanka - Wildlife, Flora, Fauna: Sri Lanka’s natural vegetation covers about one-third of the total land area. The climax vegetation (i.e., natural vegetation permitted to develop uninterrupted) in most parts of the country is forest. In the Wet Zone, tropical wet evergreen forest dominates in the lowlands, and submontane and montane evergreen forests prevail in the highlands. The Dry Zone has a climax vegetation of dry evergreen forest and moist deciduous forest, with forests giving way to a stunted, shrubby, xerophytic (drought-tolerant) vegetation in its driest parts. In the highest areas of the Central Highlands, forests tend to be sparse and interspersed with grasslands. Most
Sri Lanka, island country lying in the Indian Ocean and separated from peninsular India by the Palk Strait. Proximity to the Indian subcontinent has facilitated close cultural interaction between Sri Lanka and India from ancient times. Sri Lanka gained independence from Britain in 1948.
Federation of Environmental Organizations - Sri Lanka
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Protected Areas – Department of Wildlife Conservation
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Antiquities of Kasagala Raja Maha Vihara exposed to elements, Page 51
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SRI LANKA 10 Rupees P85 1979 issue Flora & Fauna series UNC banknote, bearing the picture of Bird in tree and flowers, Animals on back.Very
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SRI LANKA 10 RUPEES P-85 1979 BIRD FROG ANIMAL FLORA FAUNA UNC CEYLON BILL NOTE
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Sri Lanka's Big Five, Wildlife In Sri Lanka
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Jagath Gunawardana, a life dedicated to protect environment
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Sri Lanka Flora/Fauna
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Wildlife of Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka as one of the greatest…
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