Biodiversity of Indian Subcontinent

Tourism is a complex industry that includes a variety of economic activities, service and demand supply patterns. The most important factor is the availability of a strong resource base. Tourism Development largely depends on the variety and richness of Tourist Resources. The more unique and varied the resources, better the prospects for Tourism Development. The term Biodiversity is a recent international buzz word and is defined as the variety and variability among living organisms and the ecological complexes in which they occur. On the basis of richness of biological diversity, India is declared as one of the sixteen mega diversity countries of the world. The richness of biodiversity in India is largely due to geographical position and the fact that it possess all possible kinds of ecosystems namely mountains, valleys, rivers, lakes, oceans and islands. Indian flora and fauna is very significant as far as their uniqueness are concerned. The tourism today has acquired wide social and economic dimensions in India and has turned into a paradise and Biogeographic zone.