The climate of seasonal forests is typically controlled by a system called  (ITCZ)  located near the equator and created by the convergence of the trade winds from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The position of these bands vary seasonally, moving north in the northern summer and south in the northern winter, and ultimately controlling the wet and dry seasons in the tropics.NWS JetStream – Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone. Srh.noaa.gov (5 January 2010). Retrieved on 28 March 2013. These regions appear to have experienced strong warming, at a mean rate of 0.26 degrees Celsius per decade, which coincides with a global rise in temperature resulting from the anthropocentric inputs of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Studies have also found that precipitation has declined and tropical Asia has experienced an increase in dry season intensity whereas Amazonian has no significant pattern change in precipitation or dry season. Additionally, El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events drive the inter-annual climatic variability in temperature and precipitation and result in drought and increased intensity of the dry season. As anthropogenic warming increases the intensity and frequency of ENSO will increase, rendering tropical rainforest regions susceptible to stress and increased mortality of trees and other plants. Characteristic biology The fauna and flora of seasonal tropical mixed forest are usually distinctive. Examples of the biodiversity and habitat type are often well described for National Parks in: Africa represented by: the northern part of Korup National Park in Cameroon (central region) Falling Waters in KORUP National park the Upper Guinean forests (West Africa) Asia represented by Cat Tien National Park and Huai Kha Khaeng in the (Indochina region) Pacific region: including the Queensland forest reserves Central American wildlife is well represented in: Costa Rica e.g. Corcovado National Park the Soberanía National Park in Panama. South American flora listed and represented in Rio Doce State Park
The climate of seasonal forests is typically controlled by a system called the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) , located near the equator and created by the convergence of the trade winds from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The position of these bands vary seasonally, moving north in the northern summer and south in the northern winter, and ultimately controlling the wet and dry seasons in the tropics.NWS JetStream – Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone. Srh.noaa.gov (5 January 2010). Retrieved on 28 March 2013. These regions appear to have experienced strong warming, at a mean rate of 0.26 degrees Celsius per decade, which coincides with a global rise in temperature resulting from the anthropocentric inputs of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Studies have also found that precipitation has declined and tropical Asia has experienced an increase in dry season intensity whereas Amazonian has no significant pattern change in precipitation or dry season. Additionally, El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events drive the inter-annual climatic variability in temperature and precipitation and result in drought and increased intensity of the dry season. As anthropogenic warming increases the intensity and frequency of ENSO will increase, rendering tropical rainforest regions susceptible to stress and increased mortality of trees and other plants. Characteristic biology The fauna and flora of seasonal tropical mixed forest are usually distinctive. Examples of the biodiversity and habitat type are often well described for National Parks in: Africa represented by: the northern part of Korup National Park in Cameroon (central region) Falling Waters in Korup National Park the Upper Guinean forests (West Africa) Asia represented by Cat Tien National Park and Huai Kha Khaeng in the (Indochina region) Pacific region: including the Queensland forest reserves Central American wildlife is well represented in: Costa Rica e.g. Corcovado National Park the Soberanía National Park in Panama. South American flora listed and represented in Rio Doce State Park
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KORUP National park
Korup National Park