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A tropical forest is a dense ecosystem found in warm regions near the equator, characterized by high rainfall and year-round warm temperatures that support an incredible diversity of plants and animals. These forests matter because they play a crucial role in regulating Earth's climate, producing oxygen, storing carbon, and providing habitat for more species than any other terrestrial ecosystem on the planet.
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An area of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. The tropical rainforests of South America contain the largest diversity of species on Earth. Tropical rainforest climate zones (Af). Tropical forests: from the UN FRA2000 report
Tropical rainforests are dense and warm rainforests with high rainfall typically found between 10° north and south of the Equator. They are a subset of the tropical forest biome that occurs roughly within the 28° latitudes (in the torrid zone between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn). Tropical rainforests are a type of tropical moist broadleaf forest, that includes the more extensive seasonal tropical forests. True rainforests usually occur in tropical rainforest climates where no dry season occurs; all months have an average precipitation of at least 60 mm (2.4 in). Seasonal tropical forests with tropical monsoon or savanna climates are sometimes included in the broader definition.