Indochina dry forests
E569554
The Indochina dry forests are a tropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion of mainland Southeast Asia, characterized by a pronounced dry season, deciduous trees, and diverse wildlife adapted to seasonal drought.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecoregion
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tropical dry broadleaf forest ⓘ |
| biomeType | tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Cardamom Mountains rain forests
ⓘ
Central Indochina dry forests NERFINISHED ⓘ Indochina moist forests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| dominantVegetation |
deciduous trees
ⓘ
tropical dry deciduous forest ⓘ |
| fireRegime | frequent surface fires ⓘ |
| hasCanopyPhenology | seasonally leafless canopy ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristicBird |
Sarus crane
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bustards ⓘ green peafowl ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristicMammal |
Asian elephant
ⓘ
Eld's deer NERFINISHED ⓘ Indochinese tiger NERFINISHED ⓘ banteng NERFINISHED ⓘ dhole ⓘ gaur ⓘ leopard ⓘ sambar deer ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristicSpecies |
Dipterocarpus tuberculatus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shorea obtusa NERFINISHED ⓘ Shorea siamensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Terminalia spp. ⓘ |
| hasClimate | tropical monsoonal ⓘ |
| hasFaunaAdaptation | adaptation to seasonal drought ⓘ |
| hasFloraAdaptation | drought tolerance ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
grazing
ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ |
| hasRainfallPattern | highly seasonal rainfall ⓘ |
| hasSeasonality |
distinct wet season
ⓘ
pronounced dry season ⓘ |
| hasThreat |
conversion to agriculture
ⓘ
deforestation ⓘ fragmentation ⓘ hunting ⓘ logging ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
Cambodia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ Myanmar NERFINISHED ⓘ Thailand NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | mainland Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| partOf | Indomalayan realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soilType | nutrient-poor soils ⓘ |
| vegetationStructure |
open woodland
ⓘ
savanna-like grass layer ⓘ |
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