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Dry Tropical Forest of Hawaii on the island of Oahu.
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Tropical dry forests occur near the equator, and have a distinct dry and rainy season. They are controlled by the ITCZ and have many diverse plants such as short canopies, deciduous trees and unlike tropical rain forests, they have few epiphytes.Tropical Dry Forests can be found in Southern Mexico, SE Africa, central India, Madagascar, New Caledonia, Central Brazil, the Caribbean, along the Coasts of Ecuador and Peru, and Hawaii. The world's most endangered forests occurs in biodiversity hotspots, mainly along the tropics. The Dry Tropical Forest of Hawaii is the world's most endangered forest. (3 and Lecture Notes)
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Map of the study area
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/geog/tdfpacific/hawaii.html#Molokai
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_49R_J8Zpaw |
Mariam Hovhannisyan