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Tropical Dry Forest

Tropical Dry Forest. Courtney & TJ. Climate. Climate- severe dry season Temp. range 24.3 C. (66 deg. F.) Annual Rainfall-250 to 2000 mm per year (10-80 in). Vegetation. Hawaiian Reynoldsia Kapok Tree Teak Tree Swietenia humilis (Pacific Coast Mahogany)

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Tropical Dry Forest

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  1. Tropical Dry Forest Courtney & TJ

  2. Climate • Climate- severe dry season • Temp. range 24.3 C. (66 deg. F.) • Annual Rainfall-250 to 2000 mm per year (10-80 in)

  3. Vegetation • Hawaiian Reynoldsia • Kapok Tree • Teak Tree • Swieteniahumilis(Pacific Coast Mahogany) • Cedrelaodorata (Spanish Cedar)

  4. Vegetation (cont.) • Dalbergiaretusavarretusa (Nicaragua Rosewood) • Guaiacum sanctum(Holywood) • Cyderoxyllumcapiri sub tempisque(Níspero) • Exostemacaribaeum(Princewood)

  5. Wildlife • Southern White Rhino • Giraffe • Crested Guan • Ctenosaur • Blindsnake • Capuchin Monkey

  6. Wildlife (cont) • Scorpion • White-throated Magpie-Jay • Blue-crowned Motmot • Roadside Hawk • Agouti • Variegated Squirrel

  7. Net Primary Production

  8. Location • The tropical dry forest is a type of forest found near the Equator that has distinct rainy and dry seasons. Tropical dry forest can be found in some parts of Africa, South and Central America, Mexico, India, Austraulia, and tropical islands

  9. Limiting Factors • Sunlight is the main limiting factor • Canopy • Lower canopy • Floor dimly lit

  10. Human Impacts • One of the main things that are destroying these forests is human pollution • Waste left in tropical dry forest cause the diverse species of plants to be unable to pollinate • Game hunting has a big impact on the population of the wildlife

  11. Work Cited • http://www.desertmuseum.org/programs/ • http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/tropdry.htm • http://marialice4.tripod.com/

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