1. TROPICAL DRY FOREST
Madagascan Dry Deciduous
Forests
SABRINA, CHRISTOPHER

2. TROPICAL DRY FOREST
• found in
India, Australia,
Central and
South
America, the
Caribbean, Mex
ico, Africa, and
Madagascar.

3. WHERE IS IT ??
• The dry deciduous
forests of western
Madagascar are some
of the world’s richest
and most distinctive
tropical dry forests.

4. ABIOTIC FACTORS
• ABIOTIC FACTORS
* warm year around
* rich soils
* alternating wet and
dry season
* sunlight

5. NATIVE PLANTS
• Endemism
• Baobabs
• Acacias
• Indio Desnuda

6. NATIVE ANIMALS
• The biggest predator, FOSSA
• Fat-tailed dwarf lemur
• Sifaka
• Mouse lemur
• Sportive lemur

7. COOPERATION BETWEEN SPECIES
• Cooperation:
Herbivores watching
over each other’s back
(EX: Allen’s Gallinule and White-throated Rail)

8. COMPETITION BETWEEN SPECIES
• Competition:
Carnivores competing
against prey
(EX: Fossa and small animals)

9. RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
• Hiking
• Camping
• Swimming
• Tree climbing
• Animal viewing

10. POINTS OF INTEREST
Sarodrano caves
TOLIARA
Nosy Satana

11. AVERAGE TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL
• Temperatures are high all year
• Dry forests receive low rainfall amounts, as
little as 20 inches (50 cm) per year

12. SUGGEST SUPPLIES

13. THREATS
• Agricultural fires
• Erosion and soil
degradation
• hunting and over-
collection of species
from the wild.

14. ENDANGERED SPECIES
• Fossa
• Golden-crowned sifaka
• Perrier’s Sifaka

15. FEAR OF CLIMATE CHANGE
GLOBAL WARMING!!!

16. Why is this biome important??
• Tropical dry forest contains
fertile soils(rich in nutrients )
• It contains different kinds of
animals (tigers, lizards, birds)

17. QUESTIONS
• What are the suggested supplies you should
bring?
• What is the biggest predator in Madagascan
Dry Deciduous Forests?
• Where is Madagascan Dry Deciduous Forests?

18. REFERANCE
• http://www.parcs-madagascar.com/fiche-aire-
protegee_en.php?Ap=38
• http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%
2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0000402
• http://www.wildmadagascar.org/overview/ec
osystems.html
• http://wwf.panda.org/about_our_earth/ecore
gions/madagascar_dry_forests.cfm