Figure 8.8
Tropical seasonal forest. (A) Tropical seasonal forest near Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. (B) Climate diagram for Ho Chi Minh City. Average annual temperatures in this biome are similar to those of the tropical rainforest biome, never dropping below 18°C (64°F). Precipitation averages 150 to 250 cm (60 to 98 in) per year. (C) Most of the tropical seasonal forest lies within the tropics. In India, however, it was once found as far north as 30 degrees latitude (but has been converted to agriculture).(A. mathess/iStock/360/Getty Images)