Write the main characteristics of Tropical Evergreen forests and Tropical Deciduous forests
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◆】Tropicalforests are characterized by the greatest diversity of species.
◆】They occur nearthe equator, within the area bounded by latitudes 23.5 degrees N and 23.5degrees S.
◆】One of the major characteristics of tropical forests is theirdistinct seasonality: winter is absent, and only two seasons are present....
characteristics of the Tropical Deciduous Forests are:
◆】 Tropical Deciduous forests shed their leaves for about six to eight months during the dry season.
◆】These forests are less dense...that depends on the amount of water present thare or amount of rainfall...
Evergreen forest ==>
evergreen forests are found on the eastern and western slopes of the Western Ghats in such states as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra.
The tropical evergreen forests usually occur in areas receiving more than 200 cm of rainfall and having a temperature of 15 to 30 degrees Celsius.
Evergreen forests are important for the protection and sustenance they provide for a wide variety of species ranging from birds to mammals.
Temperate coniferous or evergreen forests exist in places that have warm
summers
Deciduous forest ==>
Forests where a majority of the trees lose their foliage at the end of the typical growing season are called deciduous forests.
Deciduous biomes are located primarily in the eastern half of the United States, Canada, Europe, parts of Russia, China, and Japan.
The word "Deciduous" means "falling off or out at a certain season".
Deciduous forest, vegetation composed primarily of broad-leaved trees