Structure of the Forest

Overview

It has three vertical layers unlike Tropical Rainforest, which has five. This is because the trees found in the Monsoon forest are not as tall the ones found in Tropical Rainforest as it lack of water during the dry seasons.

Canopy layer

The height ranges from 25m to 30m. Unlike tropical rainforest, the trees in the monsoon rainforest are more spread out.Plants such as creepers, vines, epiphytes and parasite plant can be found there.


             Creeper

                  Vines

               Epiphytes

           parasite plants
Understorey layer

They are about 15m in height

Undergrowth

It is less dense during the dry season. However during the wet season grasses and bamboo thickets grow densely there.


             bamboo thrickets



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