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Southern Vietnam lowland dry forests

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29: 44: 197:). This climate is characterized by relatively even temperatures throughout the year, and a pronounced dry season. The driest month has less than 60 mm of precipitation, and is drier than the average month. Annual rainfall is less than 1,500 mm in most of the region, and as low as 800 mm. 225:(plants that maintain constant contact with ground water) that create forest cover up to 12 meters in height. At semi-arid higher elevations of the coastal slopes are forest and thicket stands that support other endemic species but are under human pressure. 167:
The coast in this ecoregion is a series of alluvial plains separated by ridges extending down from the Annamite Range on the west. The separating hills rise to 1,000 meters, and are typically granite or rhyolite. The region stretches for 750 km from
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Nearest the beach are extensive dunes of red sand, with woody thickets giving way to evergreen forest cover on coastal hills and higher elevations. Two endemic species of trees on these dunes are the critically endangered
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delta in the south, and averages about 50 km wide. Mean elevation is 200 meters.
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Where freshwater gathers at the base of the dunes there are communities of
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Kottek, M.; Grieser, J.; Beck, C.; Rudolf, B.; Rubel, F. (2006).
169: 99: 71: 318:"World Map of Koppen-Geiger Climate Classification Updated" 315: 155:. The region is in the rain shadow of the Southern 362: 381:Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests 77:Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests 162: 343:"Dataset - Koppen climate classifications" 297:. Digital Observatory for Protected Areas 335: 91:35,000 km (14,000 sq mi) 363: 295:"Southern Vietnam lowland dry forests" 289: 287: 248:"Southern Vietnam lowland dry forests" 262: 242: 240: 238: 187:Tropical savanna climate - dry winter 146:Southern Vietnam lowland dry forests 22:Southern Vietnam lowland dry forests 284: 13: 235: 200: 14: 392: 172:in the north to the edge of the 42: 27: 48:Ecoregion territory (in purple) 309: 1: 228: 192:Köppen climate classification 184:The climate of ecoregion is 7: 323:. Gebrüder Borntraeger 2006 250:. World Wildlife Federation 10: 397: 179: 272:. Resolve, using WWF data 105: 95: 87: 82: 70: 58: 53: 41: 26: 21: 270:"Map of Ecoregions 2017" 163:Location and description 371:Indomalayan ecoregions 35:Nui Chua National Park 33:Turtle Nesting Beach, 376:Ecoregions of Vietnam 123: /  142: 141: 388: 355: 354: 352: 350: 339: 333: 332: 330: 328: 322: 313: 307: 306: 304: 302: 291: 282: 281: 279: 277: 266: 260: 259: 257: 255: 244: 138: 137: 135: 134: 133: 128: 124: 121: 120: 119: 116: 46: 31: 19: 18: 396: 395: 391: 390: 389: 387: 386: 385: 361: 360: 359: 358: 348: 346: 341: 340: 336: 326: 324: 320: 314: 310: 300: 298: 293: 292: 285: 275: 273: 268: 267: 263: 253: 251: 246: 245: 236: 231: 203: 201:Flora and fauna 182: 165: 153:South China Sea 131: 129: 127:13.25°N 109.1°E 125: 122: 117: 114: 112: 110: 109: 49: 37: 17: 16:Ecoregion (WWF) 12: 11: 5: 394: 384: 383: 378: 373: 357: 356: 334: 308: 283: 261: 233: 232: 230: 227: 215:Shorea falcata 202: 199: 181: 178: 164: 161: 157:Annamite Range 140: 139: 107: 103: 102: 97: 93: 92: 89: 85: 84: 80: 79: 74: 68: 67: 62: 56: 55: 51: 50: 47: 39: 38: 32: 24: 23: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 393: 382: 379: 377: 374: 372: 369: 368: 366: 349:September 14, 344: 338: 327:September 14, 319: 312: 296: 290: 288: 276:September 14, 271: 265: 249: 243: 241: 239: 234: 226: 224: 223:Phreatophytes 219: 217: 216: 211: 210: 209:Hopea cordata 198: 196: 193: 189: 188: 177: 175: 171: 160: 158: 154: 150: 147: 136: 108: 104: 101: 98: 94: 90: 86: 81: 78: 75: 73: 69: 66: 63: 61: 57: 52: 45: 40: 36: 30: 25: 20: 347:. Retrieved 345:. World Bank 337: 325:. Retrieved 311: 299:. Retrieved 274:. Retrieved 264: 252:. Retrieved 220: 213: 207: 204: 185: 183: 174:Mekong River 166: 145: 143: 132:13.25; 109.1 130: / 106:Coordinates 65:Indomalayan 365:Categories 229:References 301:August 1, 254:March 21, 149:ecoregion 83:Geography 118:109°06′E 180:Climate 170:Da Nang 115:13°15′N 100:Vietnam 96:Country 54:Ecology 321:(PDF) 72:Biome 60:Realm 351:2019 329:2019 303:2020 278:2019 256:2020 212:and 195:(Aw) 144:The 88:Area 218:. 367:: 286:^ 237:^ 353:. 331:. 305:. 280:. 258:. 190:(

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Nui Chua National Park
Ecoregion territory (in purple)
Realm
Indomalayan
Biome
Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests
Vietnam
13°15′N 109°06′E / 13.25°N 109.1°E / 13.25; 109.1
ecoregion
South China Sea
Annamite Range
Da Nang
Mekong River
Tropical savanna climate - dry winter
Köppen climate classification
(Aw)
Hopea cordata
Shorea falcata
Phreatophytes



"Southern Vietnam lowland dry forests"
"Map of Ecoregions 2017"


"Southern Vietnam lowland dry forests"
"World Map of Koppen-Geiger Climate Classification Updated"
"Dataset - Koppen climate classifications"

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