Tropical Dry Forest

Biologist/EnvironmentalistAmanda Davanzati

Different countries that are within this biome.

• Neotropical(Amazonia into Central America)

• Africa • Indo-MalaysianParts of: Africa, South & Central America,

Mexico, India, Australia, & Tropical Islands

What are some of the plants, animals, and other living things

that are found in this biome?• There is a variation of species throughout this

biome. • Some biotic factors that are plants are:orchids,

bromeliads, vines,ferns, mosses, and palms.• Some biotic factors that are animals are: birds, bats,

small mammals, insects, reptiles, and amphibians.• The specialists in the Tropical Dry Forest is the

White-Tipped Dove and the Yellow-Napped Parrot.

“Introduced Species”

• Cattle Ranches• Exotic Grasses

What types of medicine can be found? What types of fruits do

the plants bear?• The rabbit-sized rodents mainly feed on

nuts and fruit that fall to the ground.-Helps disperse seed.

• Aracia tress bear nectaries, which is at the base of the leaves.

• The “Naked Indian” tree, when cut, has sap that is made into medicine.

What types of pollution effect the Tropical Dry Forest?

• The soil is nutrient, which means it is poor and has acid pollution.

• The subject is to heavy leaching.

What human activities endanger or damage the areas?

• There is cutting down of trees. • The population growth rate is at a high

standard.

Natural Disasters

• The is some signs of smoke.

• This biome is not maintained by fire.

• The dryness will cause combustion.

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Organizations

• People worked to protect the unique habitat around them.

Parks that have “protected”

• The Santa Rosa National Park let people stay here.

• This allowed them to help with the pollution and other problems.

Energy Pyramids

Sources

• http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/glossary/gloss5/biome/index.html

• http://www.worldbiomes.com/• http://www.teachersfirst.com/lessons/biomes/

deciduous.html• http://library.thinkquest.org/11353/tdforest.htm• http://thebirdzoo.com/Tropical%20Dry

%20Forest.htm• http://www.marietta.edu/~biol/biomes/tropdry.htm