Tropical Dry Forest

By: Kenneth GutierrezMarlon Amador Eli Gonzalez Stephanie M.

Location• Tropical dry forests are to be found north

and south of the equatorial forest belt.• There are two main places to find them

between 10° and 20°N latitude and the other between 10° and 20°S latitude.

• The most diverse tropical dry forest are in southern Mexico and Bolivian lowlands.

• The most known tropical dry forest are located in: parts of Africa, South and Central America, Mexico, India, Australia, and tropical islands

Climate

• The Temperatures are high all year.• Hard dry seasons last several

months.• Better developed dry season than in

the tropical rain forest.• Receives about several hundreds

centimeters of rain per year.

Plant Life• Trees and plants must be able to survive

periods of low precipitation and moisture.• Most of the trees are deciduous.• Most plant life in dry season will drop

their leaves in order to reduce the water needs in them and to able to conserve what's left of it.

• In order to survive trees have thicker, more ridged, bark; deeper roots, much more variable leaves; and more types with thorns.

Animal Life • Tropical dry forest has a lot of wide variety of

wildlife from the Gray Wolf to the African Lion.• Mammalian biomass tends to be higher in dry

forest than in rain forest.• Most animals have to do adaptations in order

to survive the dry weather since dry seasons are extremely long.

• The dominant wild life is tigers; monkeys; herbivores such as elephants, Indian rhinoceros, hog deer; birds such as great pied hornbill, pied harrier, and spot-billed pelican; insects such as termites; reptiles such as snakes and monitor lizards.

Abiotic and Biotic Factors

• Abiotic: Generally warm year-round; alternating wet and dry seasons; rich soils subject to erosion.

• Abiotic: Rocks, soil, sunlight, and dense foliage.

• Biotic: Wild plant and animal life.

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