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<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">( | <div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">(''Also called'' equatorial forest, selvas.) A type of [[rain forest]] that exists in tropical regions where [[precipitation]] is heavy, generally more than 250 cm (98 in.) per year.</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">It consists mainly of a wide variety of lofty trees, which carry a profusion of parasitic or climbing plants, and, in some portions, a "jungle" of dense undergrowth near the ground. For lack of marked climatic seasons, growth proceeds throughout the year. <br/>''Compare'' [[temperate rain forest]].</div><br/> </div> | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:21, 20 February 2012
tropical rain forest
(Also called equatorial forest, selvas.) A type of rain forest that exists in tropical regions where precipitation is heavy, generally more than 250 cm (98 in.) per year.
It consists mainly of a wide variety of lofty trees, which carry a profusion of parasitic or climbing plants, and, in some portions, a "jungle" of dense undergrowth near the ground. For lack of marked climatic seasons, growth proceeds throughout the year.
Compare temperate rain forest.
Compare temperate rain forest.