Central Deccan Plateau Dry Deciduous Forests Central Deccan Plateau Dry Deciduous Forests The Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests southern India, containing large protected areas of natural habitat of the tiger. The Deccan Plateau is a large triangular plateau in southern India, bounded by the Western Ghats range to the west, the Eastern Ghats to the east, and the western Satpura Range to the north. The Central Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests occupy an area of , in which the dominant natural habitat is or was woodland of "Hardwickia binata" and "Albizia amara" trees, located on the central and southern portion of the plateau. The ecoregion
Korazim Plateau as well as parts of the Safed Mountains. Stepansky measured the area of the plateau at 135 km. According to the Ministry of Environmental Protection, which does not include the shore of the Sea of Galilee and parts of the slopes of the mountains to the west, which Stepansky do include, the area of the plateau is 117 km. According to Mapa, which marks the northern border at the Mahanayim stream, the area of the plateau is only 80 km. Geologically, the plateau is divided into two main sections. The southern two-thirds are covered in layers of basalt. The basalt