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Seasonal tropical forest: also known as moist deciduous, semi-evergreen seasonal, tropical mixed or monsoon () forests, typically contain a range of tree species: only some of which drop some or all of their leaves during the dry season. This tropical forest is classified under the Walter system as (ii) tropical climate with high overall rainfall (typically in the 1000–2000 mm range) concentrated in the summer wet season and cooler “winter” dry season: representing a range of habitats influenced by monsoon (Am) or tropical wet savannah (Aw) climates (as in the Köppen climate classification). Drier forests in the Aw climate zone are typically deciduous and placed in the Tropical dry forest biome: with further transitional zones (ecotones) of savannah woodland then tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands. ==Distribution== Seasonal (mixed) tropical forests can be found in many parts of the tropical zone,〔http://www.biome-explorer.net/World-Biomes/Tropical-Seasonal-Forest.html〕 with examples found in: * In the Americas * * Atlantic forests of Brazil * * Central and eastern Panama: with Barro Colorado Island especially well studied 〔Leigh EG, Rand AS, Windsor DM (Eds. 1983) The ecology of a tropical forest. Seasonal rhythms and long-term changes. Oxford University Press 468 pp.〕 * In coastal West Africa * * Guinean seasonal forest: from south-western Gambia to eastern Ghana * In Asia-Pacific region, seasonal forests predominate across much the Indian subcontinent and Indochina * * Brahmaputra Valley semi-evergreen forests * * Mondulkiri Province, Cambodia * * Cat Tien National Park, Viet Nam * * Khao Yai National Park, Thailand * * Northern Australia: Queensland 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Seasonal tropical forest」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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