"Tropical trees" redirects here. For the biome, see tropical forest.
Tropical coastline vegetation in Maui with Scaevola taccada bush in the foregroundDense rainforest vegetation in the Itatiaia National Park in Brazil.Typical Caribbean vegetation in Cuba.Emperor Pedro II of Brazil surrounded by tropical vegetation at Quinta da Boa Vista, 1846
Tropical vegetation is any vegetation in tropical latitudes. Plant life that occurs in climates that are warm year-round is in general more biologically diverse that in other latitudes. Some tropical areas may receive abundant rain the whole year round, but others have long dry seasons which last several months and may vary in length and intensity with geographic location. These seasonal droughts have great impact on the vegetation, such as in the Madagascar spiny forests.[1]
Rainforest vegetation is categorized by five layers. The top layer being the upper tree layer. Here you will find the largest and widest trees in all the forest. These trees tend to have very large canopy's so they can be fully exposed to sunlight. A layer below that is the middle tree layer. Here you will find more compact trees and vegetation. These trees tend to be more skinny as they are trying to gain any sunlight they can. The third layer is the lower tree area. These trees tend to be around five to ten meters high and tightly compacted. The trees found in the third layer are young trees trying to grow into the larger canopy trees. The fourth layer is the shrub layer beneath the tree canopy. This layer is mainly populated by sapling trees, shrubs, and seedlings. The fifth and final layer is the herb layer which is the forest floor. The forest floor is mainly bare except for various plants, mosses, and ferns. The forest floor is much more dense than above because of little sunlight and air movement.[2]
Plant species native to the tropics found in tropical ecosystems are known as tropical plants. Some examples of tropical ecosystem are the Guinean Forests of West Africa, the Madagascar dry deciduous forests and the broadleaf forests of the Thai highlands and the El Yunque National Forest in the Puerto Rico.
^2006-01-13, Sciencedaily: Deep-rooted Plants Have Much Greater Impact On Climate Than Experts Thought
^Park, Chris (2002). Tropical Rainforest. New York: Routledge. pp. 17-18. ISBN 0-415-06238-1.
and 29 Related for: Tropical vegetation information
Tropicalvegetation is any vegetation in tropical latitudes. Plant life that occurs in climates that are warm year-round is in general more biologically...
Vegetation is an assemblage of plant species and the ground cover they provide. It is a general term, without specific reference to particular taxa, life...
A jungle is land covered with dense forest and tangled vegetation, usually in tropical climates. Application of the term has varied greatly during the...
The Vegetation of the Humid Tropical Region of North Queensland, pp. 13–20 Tracey, J. G. (John Geoffrey) (1982), The Vegetation of the Humid Tropical Region...
are the types of vegetation unique to each of the three climates that make up the tropical climate biome. Tropical rainforest vegetation including: Bengal...
probably in areas once cleared for transportion agriculture. The tropicalvegetation of north-east India (which includes the states of Assam, Nagaland...
Africa Tropical Asia Tropical forest Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests Tropical rainforest climate Tropicalvegetation Why the Amazon Rainforest...
it has a deep relationship with vegetation studies: Class A Tropical rainforest (Af) Tropical monsoon (Am) Tropical savanna (Aw, As) Class B Desert (BWh...
moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforests can be generally classified as tropical rainforests...
pronunciation: [kaaˈtʃĩɡɐ]) is a type of semi-arid tropicalvegetation, and an ecoregion characterized by this vegetation in interior northeastern Brazil. The name...
(/ˈbaɪ.oʊm/) is a distinct geographical region with specific climate, vegetation, and animal life. It consists of a biological community that has formed...
PMID 26764269. Tracey, J. G. (John Geoffrey) (1982), The Vegetation of the Humid Tropical Region of North Queensland, pp. 34–38 Mulligan, M. (2011)....
tropical forest Tropicalvegetation This article incorporates text available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license. World Wide Fund for Nature. "Tropical and...
that both soil and the climax vegetation can be mapped once the climate is known. While it was first designed for tropical and subtropical areas, the system...
(ITTO) List of tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ecoregions Trees of the world Tropical dry forest Tropical rainforest Tropicalvegetation...
Nettai Shokubutsuen), variously known as Kagoshima Tropical Botanical Garden, Kagoshima TropicalVegetation Park, or Kagoshima Prefecture Botanical Gardens...
Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region. The Pearl Cays are covered with tropicalvegetation and are lined with white sandy beaches. They are an important nesting...
and climate conditions, most tropical deserts are covered with sand and rocks, and thus too flat and lacking in vegetation to block out the wind. Wind...
The system is considered more appropriate to the complexities of tropicalvegetation than Merriam's system. Biogeographic realm Biome Ecoregion Köppen...
during the middle of the warm season; Typical vegetation in these areas ranges from moist seasonal tropical forests to savannahs. When the wet season occurs...
plantations, resulting in increasing pressure on remaining peatlands. Tropical peatland vegetation varies with climate and location. Three different characterizations...
can be severely damaged or destroyed by tropical cyclones, which erode land and destroy vegetation. Tropical cyclones can cause harmful algae blooms to...
present, and this was almost certainly associated with reduced moist tropicalvegetation cover in the basin. In present day, the Amazon receives approximately...
The normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) is a widely-used metric for quantifying the health and density of vegetation using sensor data. It is...
oriole (Oriolus flavocinctus) is an inconspicuous inhabitant of lush tropicalvegetation throughout Australia and New Guinea. Alternate names for the green...
A (1991). Phytogeography and vegetation ecology of Cuba. Budapest, Hungary: Akadémiai Kiadó. Media related to Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests...
well preserved. When it ceased to be used for military purposes, tropicalvegetation covered the battlements and walls, and soil accumulated in the tunnels...
hinterland as a major tourist region in Queensland. Since the 1890s the tropicalvegetation of the Atherton Tableland has been known variously as scrub, jungle...
mountains down to canyons and valleys. The different vegetation as elevation changes includes tropical rainforests at 500 to 1,500 meters (1,600–4,900 ft)...
Global Information
