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Concept
Seasonal tropical forest
Summary
Seasonal tropical forest, also known as moist deciduous, semi-evergreen seasonal, tropical mixed or monsoon forest, typically contains a range of tree species: only some of which drop some or all of their leaves during the dry season. This tropical forest is classified under the Walter system as (i) tropical climate with high overall rainfall (typically in the 1000–2500 mm range; 39–98 inches) and (ii) having a very distinct wet season with (an often cooler “winter”) dry season. These forests represent a range of habitats influenced by monsoon (Am) or tropical wet savannah (Aw) climates (as in the Köppen climate classification). Drier forests in the Aw climate zone are typically deciduous and placed in the Tropical dry forest biome: with further transitional zones (ecotones) of savannah woodland then tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands.
Global 200#Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
Seasonal (mixed) tropical forests can be found in many parts of the tropical zone, with examples found in:
In the Asia-Pacific region: seasonal forests predominate across large areas of the Eastern Java, Wallacea, Indian subcontinent and Indochina
Eastern Java monsoon forests
Wallacea Forest
Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests
Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia
Cat Tien National Park, Vietnam
Khao Yai National Park and Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand
Northern Australia: Cape York Peninsula (Queensland), Arnhem Land (Northern Territory), The Kimberly (Western Australia)
In the Americas
Atlantic forests of Brazil
Central and eastern Panama: with Barro Colorado Island especially well studied
In Africa
Coastal West Africa: Guinean seasonal forest: from south-western Gambia to eastern Ghana
The climate of seasonal forests is typically controlled by a system called the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), located near the equator and created by the convergence of the trade winds from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
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