Problem
Threatened tropical dry forest habitats
Other Names:
Threatened monsoon forest habitatsThreatened habitats deciduous or eucalypt forest of warm climates
Threatened habitats of seasonal tropical forest
Nature:
The most threatened of major tropical forest types is the tropical dry forest.
Background:
According to Holdridge's system of ecological zones, tropical dry forest has a mean annual temperature of 24 degrees C or more and an average annual rainfall of 1,000-2,000 mm.
Large areas of tropical dry forests are found in India, Australia, Central and South America, the Caribbean, Mexico, Africa, and Madagascar. Characterized by species well adapted to drought, trees of dry tropical forests are usually smaller than those in rain forests, and many lose their leaves during the dry season.
Broader Problems:
Threatened forest habitatsThreatened tropical habitatsThreatened dry forest habitats Related Problems:
Threatened subtropical dry forest habitatsThreatened tropical very dry forest habitats Values:
Threat Subject(s):
Agriculture, Fisheries → Forestry??Climatology → Climatology ??
Climatology → Tropical zones??
Geography → Wild??
Meteorology → Meteorology ??
Plant Life → Trees??
Societal Problems → Vulnerability??
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
29.05.2019 – 18:34 CEST