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)• Cedrela odorata (Spanish Cedar)

Vegetation (cont.)

• Dalbergia retusa var retusa (Nicaragua Rosewood)

• Guaiacum sanctum (Holywood)• Cyderoxyllumcapiri sub tempisque

(Níspero)• Exostema caribaeum (Princewood)

Wildlife

• Southern White Rhino • Giraffe• Crested Guan • Ctenosaur• Blindsnake• Capuchin Monkey

Wildlife (cont)

• Scorpion• White-throated Magpie-Jay • Blue-crowned Motmot• Roadside Hawk• Agouti• Variegated Squirrel

Net Primary Production

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

Limiting Factors

• Sunlight is the main limiting factor• Canopy• Lower canopy• Floor dimly lit

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

http://thebirdzoo.com/Tropical%20Dry%20Forest.htm

Work Cited

• http://www.desertmuseum.org/programs/• http://www.marietta.edu/~

biol/biomes/tropdry.htm• http://marialice4.tripod.com/