Geoscience Reference
In-Depth Information
Figure 4.1 Seasonal forest at the beginning of the dry season in Guanacaste, Costa
Rica.
(Photo by author.)
Geographic Location
The Tropical Seasonal Forest Biome occurs globally in wide bands along the pe-
rimeter of the Tropical Rainforest toward the margins of the tropical latitudes
between 10
N and S latitudes, at elevations below 3,000 ft (1,000 m). The
biome occurs in three distinct geographic regions (see Figure 4.2). These regional
and 20
Figure 4.2 Distribution of Tropical Seasonal Forest Biomes around the world.
(Map by
Bernd Kuennecke.)
