Because Monsoon RainForests are marked by a dry season plants growth is linited and many species loose there leaves during the dry season. Monsoon RainForests grow in areas where the annual rainfall is less then 51in. They are found widespread in Burma, Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia. A Montane RainForest is a tropical Forest found 3280 to 9842 ft. within or bordering tropical rainforests. The plants species cease to be purly tropical and are derived from more temperate plant groups.
Diversity is reduced and the trees become smaller a altitude increases.
They are sometimes called cloud forests. One of the main threats to the RainForests is Slash and Burn Deforestation. This deforestation technique is utilized extensively to clear large area of forest for agricultural and other purposes. Slash and Burn cause major environmental damage that will take hundreds of years to restore. It destroys all the plant and animal life and releases very large amounts of carbon dioxide which adds to the greenhouse affect.