Tropical+Dry+Forest+Period+2

By Kaitlynn Thomas and Cory Bay
 * TROPICAL DRY FOREST**

Prezi: [] **Facts/characteristics of the Biome:**
 * A tropical dry forest biome is home to a variety of plants, animals, and insects.
 * This biome gets much less rainfall then a tropical rain forest because the dry season here is much, much longer.
 * Wetter or drier soils in a tropical rainforest often produce patches of this biome within a tropical rain forest.
 * Rainfall is higher seasonal rather than year-round.
 * During the dry season nearly every leave falls of the trees.







**Location of the Biome**:
 * India
 * Indochina
 * Western and Southern Africa
 * South and Central America
 * Mexico
 * Nothern Austrailia
 * Some other tropical islands

**Consumers/Animals living in the biome** :
 * Bengal Tigers
 * Tasmanian Devils
 * Marriam's Kangaroo Cats
 * American Alligators
 * Shrews
 * Bobcats
 * Mountain Lions
 * Monkeys
 * Herbivores like elephants
 * Indian rhinos
 * Hog deer



**Producers/Plants living in the biome:**
 * Columnar Cacti
 * Agaves
 * Deciduous Trees
 * Drought-Tolerant Orchids and Bromeliads
 * Aloes
 * Other Succulents
 * Shrubs
 * Fungi



** Dominant (keystone) species in the biome: **


 * Hog deer is a dominant species.
 * These deer are herbivores and eat many plants in the area.
 * Eat mushrooms, beechnuts, herbs, acorns, and fruits.
 * Wolves and tigers eat these deer.
 * They have clipped toes and changing fur to adapt them to their environment.
 * If they were to go away, then the carnivores in the area may die out due to lack of a source of food.
 * [[image:biomesduff/43f74d81a656c6a7c2fef9b137d68661.jpg caption="Hog Deer in the tropical dry forest habitat"]] ||

**Average Temperature Range for the biome:** Generally warm year round. Dry winters Grows where the seasons go from exreamly dry to extremly wet.

** Annual Precipiation for the biome: **
 * Annual rainfall in the typical tropical dry forest is 150-200 cm per year.
 * The forest goes through a routine that leads to a period of high rainfall followed by a relatively long drought.
 * The time period with little to no rainfall at all is between May and September.
 * Wet/dry tropical climate due to the seasonal alternation.