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| Table 11 (Geo., Topography ) |
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| Ecosystem Diversity of Sri
Lanka |
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| Geo11e |
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| Item |
Hectares |
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| Forest & Related Ecosystems |
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| Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest
( Lowland Rain Forest ) |
141,549 |
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| Tropical Moist Evergreen
Forest |
243,877 |
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| Tropical Dry Mixed Evergreen
Forest |
109,287 |
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| Tropical Thorn Forest |
n.a. |
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| Savannah |
n.a. |
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| Riverine Forest |
22,411 |
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| Tropical Sub Montane Forest |
68,838 |
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| Tropical Montane Forest |
3,108 |
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| Dry Montane Grasslands Dry
Patanas |
n.a. |
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| Inland Wetland
Ecosystem |
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| Flood Plains |
n.a. |
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| Swamps |
n.a. |
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| Streams & Rivers |
5,913,800 |
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| Reservoirs & Ponds |
179,789 |
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| Wet Villu Grasslands |
n.a. |
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| Wet Montane Grasslands Wet
Patanas |
n.a. |
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| Coastal &
Marine Ecosystems |
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| Mangrove Vegetation |
8,688 |
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| Salt Marshes |
23,819 |
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| Sand Dunes & Beaches |
19,394 |
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| Mud Flats |
9,754 |
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| Sea Grass Beds |
n.a. |
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| Lagoons & Basin Estuaries |
158,017 |
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| Coral Reefs |
n.a. |
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| Coastal Seas |
n.a. |
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| Agricultural Ecosystems |
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| Paddy Lands |
491,129 |
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| Fruit Cultivation |
97,000 |
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| Small Crop Holdings or Other
Field Crops |
128,000 |
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| Crop Plantations |
772,000 |
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| Home Gardens ( Cultivated ) |
367,800 |
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| Chena Lands ( Slash &
Burn Cultivation ) |
n.a. |
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| © ２００４， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) |
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| Source: |
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| Statistical
Compendium on Natural Resources Management Sri Lanka 2000, |
| Ministry of Forestry &
Environment |
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| Revised: 2003(y)/12(m)/01(d) |
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| Chief Editor: |
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| Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc.,
Ph.D.) |
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| The
former Head, Department of Management Studies |
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University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. |
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