tropical habitats
Warm, wet ecosystems
Tropical habitats are environments found in the tropics—the warm regions near the equator between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.
These include rainforests, savannas, coral reefs, and mangrove swamps, characterized by warm temperatures year-round and often high biodiversity: Tropical habitats support more species than any other ecosystem type.
- cloud forestMist-immersed mountain ecosystem
- humid climatePersistently moist atmospheric condition
- rainforestWet tropical woodland ecosystem
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
- canopy layerForest's uppermost leafy stratum
palm tree · poison dart frog · endangered species · ecotourism · coral reef · island ecosystem · bromeliad · mangrove forest · jaguar · howler monkey · tropical savanna · macaw · sloth · anaconda · river dolphin · strangler fig · seasonal rainfall · toucan
- stick insectsstick insects, stick insect, walking sticks, stick bug, walking stick
tropical habitatspolar habitats
Ecosystems near the poles
tundra · taiga · polar regions · frozen tundra · ice caps
tropical habitatsdesert
To leave behind completely
barren landscapes · polar desert · wastelands · cold desert · Sahara Desert