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TREJO VAZQUEZ, Irma. El clima de la selva baja caducifolia en México. Invest. Geog [online]. 1999, n.39, pp.40-52. ISSN 2448-7279.

In this paper it is analyzed the main climatic characteristics of mexican seasonally dry tropical forest. In order to know the corresponding climatic environment for this type of vegetation, elements such as precipitation, temperature, days with appreciable rain, dry months and climate type, are evaluated with data from 390 climatological stations. Although the most suitable climate for this forest is the subhumid warm (Awo); it shows a wide distribution including dry and humide climates, due to the combined effect of environmental factors. The environmental variation of most dry forest locatlonship has a strong influence on their phlslonomic and structural characteristics.

Palabras llave : Seasonally dry tropical forest; climate-vegetation relation.

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