Seasonal tropical forest, also known as moist deciduous, semi-evergreen seasonal, tropical mixed or monsoon forest, typically contains a range of tree species: only some of which drop some or all of their leaves during the dry season. This tropical forest is classified under the Walter system as (i) tropical climate with high overall rainfall and (ii) having a very distinct wet season with dry season. These forests represent a range of habitats influenced by monsoon (Am) or tropical wet savanna (Aw/As) climates. Drier forests in the Aw/As climate zone are typically deciduous and placed in the Tropical dry forest biome: with further transitional zones (ecotones) of savannah woodland then tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands.
Trees at Cat Tien National Park: showing seasonal forest structure in the early dry season (December)
Seasonal forest in Northern Thailand
Emergent tree rising above the main canopy in Khao Yai National Park forest
Falling Waters in Korup National Park
Tropical forests are forested landscapes in tropical regions: i.e. land areas approximately bounded by the tropic of Cancer and Capricorn, but possibly affected by other factors such as prevailing winds.
Borneo rainforest
Guyaneese log "bulletwood" near the Berbice River, Guyana
Tropical forest ecological zones (FAO)
Tropical forest land from the UN FO FRA2000 report