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Sholas
Sholas
Eravikulam, Kerala, 5 April 2007
Camera :  NIKON D200
Shutter-speed :   1/180 sec
Aperture :   f 11
Exposure Mode :   Aperature Priority
ISO :   160
Exposure Compensation :   0.3 EV
Flash :   No Flash
Focal Length :   20 mm
Shola forests are montane evergreen forests found in the highest reaches of Western Ghats. These forests have different scales of patchiness; at a large scale; Sholas are found on geographically isolated high elevation regions forming one of the ÒSky-islandÓ systems of the world, while on each ÔislandÕ there is a matrix of natural grassland and forests