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tropical forest ecosystem  

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  • The interacting system of a biological community and its non-living environmental surroundings in forests found in tropical regions near the equator, which are characterized by warm to hot weather and abundant rainfall.

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http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/8686

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