Seasonal leaf fall in tropical forests is particularly marked near the boundary of the tropical zone, even if the climate there is very wet. In arid regions (such as the forests of western Sri Lanka) tropical forests are dense and evergreen but consist of low-growing xeromorphic species. Tr...
Evergreen trees are widely distributed around the world, particularly in colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Coniferous forests cover roughly 15 percent of the land on Earth and are comprised of mostly evergreen trees like cedars, junipers, pines, Douglas-firs and hemlocks. Tropical rainfore...
RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook tropical disturbance [′träp·ə·kəl di′stər·bəns] (meteorology) A cyclonic wind system of the tropics, of lesser intensity than a tropical cyclone. ...
Our planet has three main types of forests: tropical, boreal, and temperate forests. And these three types of forest can be further broken down into different subgroups. One of those is rainforests. This mini-lesson for children ages 9 to 12 years old will explore learning about rainforests a...
Leaf Traits of Trees in Tropical Dry Evergreen Forests of Peninsular India A plant functional trait study was conducted to know the existing relationship between important leaf traits namely, specific leaf area (SLA), leaf dry matter content (LDMC), and leaf life span (LL) in tropical dry ...
Evergreen mountain forests give way to broad-leaved and coniferous forests as elevations increase. On the plains, rice is double-cropped. In southern Japan, which comprises the southern part of Kyushu and all of the Ryukyu Islands, hills and middle-mountain relief predominate. The region has a...
(seeepiphyte). Although some tropical forests are deciduous, most tropical trees are considered evergreen because their leaves are not shed simultaneously at a certain season; however, they are believed to drop and renew their leaves sporadically each year. Even though they cover only 7% of the...
The Islands have dense tropical forests of all types ranging from Tidal Swamp forests to Evergreen Forests. It has beautiful virgin silvery beaches along its coasts at Lalaji Bay and Merk Bay of North Passage Island adjacent to Long Island. ...
1. Tropical lowland rainforest Most lowland rainforests are distributed below 800m above sea level in the central mountainous areas, and as the most typical vegetation type among tropic rainforests, they are the moistest and most evergreen and have constituted a forestry community most characterized ...
Vegetation and animal life: There are green plants on the plains all the year around. As the climate varies with altitude, so does the natural vegetation. Stands of mixed bamboo, palm, and tropical evergreen grow in the lowlands; subtropical evergreen forests including camphor laurel are found...