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Tropical Dry Forest

Tropical Dry Forest. Kelly Brown & Renee Lopez. Tropical Dry Forest . Found in regions where there are several months of severe to absolute dry season, with most rain falling during a brief wet season.

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Tropical Dry Forest

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  1. Tropical Dry Forest Kelly Brown & Renee Lopez

  2. Tropical Dry Forest • Found in regions where there are several months of severe to absolute dry season, with most rain falling during a brief wet season. • Characterized by plants and animals possessing specific adaptations to survive the dry season. • The mean annual temperature is greater than 17C (63F), and where rainfall is in the range of 250 to 2000 mm per year (10 to 80 inches).

  3. Location • Most of Mexico • West Coast of Central America. • Northeast of South America • Brazil to Argentina • Africa • sub-saharan Africa to the eastern coast • band across the continent south of the tropical rainforest • India • Southeast Asia • Northern Australia

  4. Average Monthly Temperatures & Rainfall

  5. Animals • Scorpions • Giraffe • White Rhino • Monkeys • Pumas • Jaguars • Deer • Squirrels

  6. Vegetation • Indio Desnuda • Acacias • Palm trees • Lotus • Ironwood • Pepper • Cotton • Ceiba trichastandra trees • Trees either have to have deep roots to underground sources of water, or they will have to shed their leaves to reduce their water loss until the rainy season comes. • As in the temperate deciduous forest, the leaves laying on the forest floor will decompose and release their nutrients back to the soil, where the tree can use them once again.

  7. Why Tropical Dry Forest is Unique Unusual Adaptations • Precipitation levels range from 20 to 40 inches (500 to 1000 mm) annually, and the region is strongly seasonal. • During the dry season, many plants lose their leaves to conserve water, and many of the animals gather around permanent water holes. • The rainy season causes the landscape to change from yellow and brown to vibrant green in just a few days.

  8. Work Cited http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/tropdry.htm http://thebirdzoo.com/Tropical%20Dry%20Forest.htm http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/world-biomes/characteristics-of-bioclimatic/tropical-dry-forest/ http://www.hipecuador.com/html/ups/regions/dryforest.htm http://traveltips.usatoday.com/animals-live-tropical-dry-forest-100072.html

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