Tropical Rainforest and Tropical Seasonal Forest - Biomes#1

The greatest biodiversity of any area of earth with over half of all plant and animal species. Known commonly as jungle, selva or rainforest, these regions are in fact two distinct biomes - the evergreen rainforest and seasonal forest (dry forest) of the tropics. 🌳🌴🌱
In this biogeography video I'll look at the tropical forests that are basically found in two types - the classic rainforest that has hardwood evergreen trees, and the dry forest or seasonal forest that sheds its leaves in the dry season. We also look at the various rainforest plants that come in three main groups depending on the continent. 🌺🌸
🕐CHAPTERS🕖
👉0:00 Opening Montage
👉0:57 Introduction and Titles
👉1:59 Tropical Rainforest and Dry Forest
👉3:34 Tropical Forest Floor, Understory, Canopy, Emergent Layers
👉6:23 Relationship to Climate Zones
👉7:21 Central America and Caribbean
👉7:45 Amazon Basin and Brazil Coast
👉8:22 West Africa, Congo Basin, Madagascar
👉8:55 India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
👉9:43 South-East Asia, South China, Taiwan
👉10:03 Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia
👉10:22 Australia, Pacific, Hawaii
👉10:52 Biodiversity
👉11:54 Plant Species
👉12:45 Threats and Deforestation
👉13:58 Outro
A typical tropical forest in cross section has these layers:
- Forest floor
- Understorey
- Canopy (Rainforest Canopy)
- Emergent
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Tropical forest, also known as equatorial forest is found all around the equatorial regions, including:
- Central America and the Caribbean (Costa Rica, Panama, Dominican Republic, Colombia)
- The Amazon Basin of South America (Ecuador Amazon, Ecuador Jungle, Brazil Forest, Peru Rainforest)
- West Africa and the Congo Basin (Congo Rainforest)
- The Indian Subcontinent (India Forest)
- South East Asia and the southern coast of China (Thailand Forest, South China Forest, Taiwan Forest)
- The archipelagos of The Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia (Philippines Forest, Malaysia Rainforest, Singapore Rainforest)
- The north-west coasts of Australia, and most Pacific islands including Fiji and Hawaii (Hawaii Forest)
The tropical forests are under greater threat of deforestation than at any time, as they are cut down to make way for agriculture.
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FURTHER READING 💻📚✏️
LONS08 - A new world natural vegetation map for global change studies - www.scielo.br/pdf/aabc/v80n2/a...
Holdridge Life Zones - www.researchgate.net/figure/H...
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Narrated, Written and Produced by
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[@Geodiode]

Hi everyone! I hope you enjoyed this presentation of these beautiful and precious forests of the tropics. Let me know of your experiences in seeing these first hand!

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Breaks my heart to see how humans treat this planet...

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[@Geodiode]

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[@losenikromah]

In Trinidad and Tobago we have mostly dry seaonal forests. In the mountains and valleys we have patches of rain forests and higher up we have small subtropical highland climates with cloud forests. Drought tolerate tropical plants with deep taproots grown well at lower elevation. Grasses and Shrubs like verbenas and borages. Trees like legumes, Sapotes and myrtaceae. In the hills and valleys: chives and herbs, Citrus, bananas, papaya, cocoa, cofee and passiflora grow well.

[@richardtorres2676]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts KromeDragon it seems you have a very diverse tropical island, the presence of mountains always leads to more diverse climate and biomes, depending how high are the mountains, I also live in the Caribbean in the Dominican Republic and we have a very diverse richness in terms of biomes and climate! Hope you can enjoy the rest of the content!

[@cagelsthrough]

That is because most of west Trinidad has according to the Koeppen Classification a Tropical Monsoon and even Savannah Climates. There areas east of Arima near the mountains have a rainforest climate especially Sangre Grande and Valencia.

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Now I understand the differences between climates and biomes. Thanks!!

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[@janboreczek3045]

It is worth noting that a significant part of those rainforests, especially in South America, actually create the rainfall they need with a precipitation - evapotranspiration feedback loop. If we cut too much of them, it is possible that this feedback loop will be broken, and the rest of the forest will eventually turn to the savanna. Which, obviously, is a far cry from the tropical rainforest biodiveristy

[@Geodiode]

Spot on. And it is actually a theory that much of the Tropical Savannah of Africa could have been caused by tens of thousands of years of deforestation by humans.

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[@SofiaCalotti]

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[@Tastan9]

That's why in my village in the summer, when the heat comes after heavy rain, the grass grows well)

[@richardtorres2676]

Excellent work as always 👏👏👏, I loved it, I'm dying to see the following biomes. These forests being so important in terms of biodiversity and balance for the planet, our mission must be apart from admiring, protecting and caring for them. Thank you for highlighting the importance and beauty of these jewels.

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[@christianlloydcomia9138]

I love Tropical with many Resources of Fruit trees and other crops for example Coconut not only for juice and fruits but also as coconut milk dish and coconut cooking oil, cocoa turn as Chocolate 🍫, Coffee ☕ and Banana 🍌 also the leaf you can coated rice 🍚 and other sweet dessert, papaya make in Factory as soap. Herbal leaves including Guava leaves, Soursop leaves, Mango leaves and others. Other tea leaf like Lagundi, oregano, for caugh and cold remedy and also ginger and Turmeric with cinammon and curry leaf for multi purposes it can be for dishes and herbal medecine.

[@alaskanbullworm5500]

In Venezuela the government has done nothing to stop deforestation by illegal gold miners, our rainforests were always relatively safe due to their location far from major population centers, this might not be the case anymore. :(

[@leonardoorchids]

Great video! Can you make a video about Florida’s climate, specifically south Florida and its biomes? Thank you!

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[@arish7218]

I never understood why the Araucaria forest that grows in the southern Brazil highlands is classified as tropical rainforest, the same classification of the forest that grows in Rio, and both are considered to be part of the Atlantic tropical rainforest, they are not only visually very different, but they are composed of different species and adapted to different conditions. For example: in the tropical rainforest in Rio you can find hundreds of different plant species in 1 square kilometer while in the Araucaria forest you will find mostly Araucaria angustifolia and Baccharis uncinella(a frost resistant shrub), of course you can find far more plant species, but these complete dominate the landscape, and these two species you would hardly find in the city of Rio de Janeiro. About the conditions: while the city of Rio de Janeiro has a soil very rich in organic matter and temperatures that almost never drop below 15°C, in the araucaria forest that you can find for example in the Santa Catarina state highlands has a rocky soil with frequent frosts sometimes even during the summer and snowfall every winter. It is very common to find plants such as oak, maple, london plane tree, liquidambar, poplar, and pines being used as ornamental trees in squares and gardens in the southern Brazil highlands, rather than national trees from the tropical zone which are much cheaper to obtain and are considered to be from the same Atlantic tropical rainforest but are unable to withstand the seasonal changes. I asked some professors why the Araucaria forest is classified as part of the Atlantic tropical rainforest and to be a tropical forest in itself and most of the time the answer was "because there is no dry season" or because it is inside the Atlantic Forest ecoregion, but this answer does not explain why it is not classified as a subtropical rainforest instead or just as temprate forest like the araucaria forests that grow in chile and argentina are. I'm not complaining, or want drama, I just want to know what criteria was used to classify it is a TROPICAL rainforest besides being not in the tropical zones or having a tropical climate or tropical forest morphology

[@arish7218]

and here is a video that show the seasonal change in the region and the temperature each season kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKiriKSPYteUabc&ab_channel=AndersMarcioSantosDuarte

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I'm from Indonesia, you were right we should protect the forest..

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[@Geodiode]

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[@muzboz]

Great videos. Very nice. :)

[@thomasoday7828]

Quite informative

[@tjohnson2139]

Make sure you do the temperate broadleaf deciduous forests as well! For the longest I’ve been trying to figure out how those forests physically look different from these tropical rainforests and I can’t find a good distinction lol. They look the same...

[@tjohnson2139]

GeoDiode Okay great!! Can’t wait to see it!!!

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@@Geodiode Do you have an idea on when this video will be released?

[@hriwrmi]

Great video!

[@Geodiode]

Glad you enjoyed it

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very informtive video. thanks

[@Geodiode]

You're welcome. Glad it was useful.

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I like this video very much. I learned so many things from this video . Thank U 🙂

[@Geodiode]

Glad it was helpful! thanks!

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[@romesh123elephant]

Thank you

[@Geodiode]

You're welcome - and thanks for the sub!

[@omniverse-writingprompts2680]

it would be great if there was a map of agriculture throughout the tropical regions, just to give perspective on the scale

[@Geodiode]

That would be a very interesting map, if it were possible! There is so much diversity of crops grown in these latitudes. If it was too simple, it could be misleading... Thought for a future video.

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[@kishandwary9378]

Please upload a video on the natural vegetation of subtropical climate region. Please it's a request! 🙏❤️

[@kishandwary9378]

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[@giannix1395]

I would also say it’s found in humid subtropical areas in general at least according to your map since it spans the area of southern Brazil 7:09

[@space-time-somdeep]

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[@azrinazfar3211]

What about mangrove forests? Please make a video on mangrove forests around the world.

[@azrinazfar3211]

Glad to know that. ♥

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👍

[@michaelpentland1581]

My favorite of all the biomes. Cool video. A plentiful of information shared, however some advise on how to help these rainforests would of been helpful.

[@amirhossein9980]

I believe we have a seasonal rainforest in the north of Iran and Georgia Anyway, it was a great video.

[@Geodiode]

Thank you. That far north it will be temperate forest. And yes I understand there is a lot in that area.

[@hriwrmi]

Good job

[@Geodiode]

Thanks

[@nerdwisdomyo9563]

Time for the usual brazil rant under every tropical rainforest video (ahem) Maybe going into one of the two most ecologically important biomes on the planet a biome that has hosted unbelievable numbers specialized species for like millions of years where an abundance of trees is invaluable in maintaining the weather where the ecology makes one of the biggest carbon sequesters and the eco layer is the only thing keeping it fertile duo to constant chemical weathering in the soil, and then burning it all down to feed some cows for a few years isn’t a good thing??????? Also this video is a very good overview of one of my favorite biomes

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[@wizard-iv7mm]

sorry for bad english

[@marcusmagellan]

Why is Palm Beach Florida classified as “tropical rainforest” according to Köppen?

[@Geodiode]

Watch my tropical rainforest climate video which explains the phenomenon of Trade Wind Coasts

[@njnihal3049]

So how many years it will take to claim back ever green tropical Forest if some government or NGO wants to and has the money to do so can it be bring back to atleast it's half glory

[@start3215]

1:44 beauty!

[@Alc2308]

The lungs of the world are the oceans but the rainforest is very important too

[@Alc2308]

GeoDiode 👍

[@taniorganik4702]

The tropical nature conservation community in Indonesia is ready to receive financial assistance from sympathizers who care about the environment in Indonesia's tropical forests, hopefully your good deeds will be rewarded by the almighty God....

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Great

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[@user-jg1ve4iw1n]

Good video and nice voice!☺️

[@Geodiode]

Thank you! 😃

[@kishandwary9378]

Sir please ans which type of natural vegetation is found in Southeast China? 🙏

[@kishandwary9378]

@@Geodiode this question was asked in an examination n the options are : (a) subtropical broadleaf evergreen forest, (b) tropical broadleaf evergreen forest, (c) tropical deciduous forest, (d) temperate evergreen forest....... So what should be the ans, I'm very much confused 😐

[@johonanandrewgomes7593]

Where can I find a list of all the biomes you will make videos for?

[@Alc2308]

All the O2 is consumed in the same forest that was produced

[@Bruhman5]

What are the sub biomes of the tropical rainforest?

[@richardtorres2676]

The Tropical forests have two basics forms: The Evergreen forest and the Seasonal forest, the first one retain their leaves all year round due to the constant rain during the year, the other one is located where there is a noticeable dry season or significant reduction of rain so the trees lose their leaves in the dry season to preserve the internal moisture. Hope you enjoy the rest of the series!

[@sarasweety9861]

@@richardtorres2676 Are you geographer sir?

[@richardtorres2676]

@@sarasweety9861 No, I'm just passionate about geography and climates! 😊

[@sarasweety9861]

@@richardtorres2676 ok sir 👍. You have a great thoughts of world. Continue to your best knowledge about the earth surfaces. Thanks for your reply.💐

[@richardtorres2676]

@@sarasweety9861 Thanks a lot!

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[@anotherdavidc]

Teak trees are drought deciduous.

[@richardtorres2676]

Yes they are! They are tropical deciduous trees and are commons in the forests of Southeast Asia. Hope you can enjoy the rest of the series!

[@anotherdavidc]

@@richardtorres2676 I do. I wonder which site has the most accurant koppen climate maps? I have seen several conflicting graphics, especially with Central Europe.

[@richardtorres2676]

@@anotherdavidc You can try on Wikipedia, most of the countries have a very well detailed map of each specific country in the climate and geography part.

[@dchan520]

First

[@jklmao7698]

What is the background music?

[@budedmisten8561]

9:52 dog on the map

[@ricardomassei9469]

WHY DESTROY THE AMAZON

[@Takaba95]

This is amazing, but cannot stand the leechs. Make sure wear boots and long pants when you go to tropical rainforest.

[@Geodiode]

I'm way too squeamish. I don't think I could ever take one of those Amazon cruises...

[@DanielSouza-qu5we]

Does someone know the name of the white tree? 10:54

[@Geodiode]

I was wondering the same!

[@christianlloydcomia9138]

White Tabebuia Tree also known as Rosea alba tree with lot of flowers.

[@DanielSouza-qu5we]

@@christianlloydcomia9138 Very beautiful but I think that is not the same tree as the one in the video. This one is white due to its flowers and the one from the video is white due to its leaves. Where i live in Brasil there is the yellow tabebuia tree in the forests. Thay are so beautiful.

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Icikiwir

[@elfootman]

Would be nice to also listen to nature when showing it, not only music.

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Rip

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IQ+?nnc

[@zaquieu22]

2 erros.amazon it's not lung of the world.the phitoplacton yes

[@leroybabcock6652]

Yikes, stop cutting those og trees and there carpet of biological and nonbiological companions! We have what we need let's be reasonable.

[@kirstenrigney9789]

Isn't this supposed to be a forest video not music

[@Alc2308]

And the CO2 doesn’t change the climate

[@johonanandrewgomes7593]

It does lol

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Stop gaslighting me

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Thats rude

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Why

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You stay in the desert ?