1. Tropical Dry Forest
Mylah Ferland

2. Climate Dry season: the forest is earth tones, trees are dormant,
More seasonal than tropical rain forest
Dry season last 6-7 months
Abundant rainfall last 5-6 months
Dry season: the forest is earth tones, trees are dormant,
Birds, mammals, and even insects make seasonal migrations to wetter habitats
As rain approaches the trees will start to flower and insects appear to pollinate
Rainy season: it’s an emerald tangle, trees produce leaves for the first storm, landscape transforms

3. Location Africa; both north and south of central African rain forest
Americas; north and south of Amazon rain forest, west coast of Central America and into North America alone west coast of Mexico
Asia; most of India, and the Indochina peninsula
Australia; band across

4. Soils
Less acidic than those of rain forest and generally richer in nutrients
Highly vulnerable to erosion from all the rain that happens at once.
Average rainfall is cm

5. Fauna Most common: Tigers Raccoons Bobcats Coyotes Kit and gray foxes
Mountain lions
Badger

6. Plant life Up to 40 tree species in a small forest
Trees, shrubs, and undergrowth
Some of the dominant plants are: Columnar cacti, deciduous trees, drought-tolerant orchids

7. Threats Deforestation Fires; caused by nature and humans Pollution
Erosion
Animals being chased away in some areas