Heath forest is a type of
tropical moist forest
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forest, is a subtropical and tropical forest habitat type defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature.
Description
TSMF is generally found in large, discon ...
found in areas with acidic, sandy soils that are extremely nutrient-poor. Notable examples are the
Rio Negro campinarana of the
Amazon Basin
The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Bolivi ...
in
South America, and the
Sundaland heath forests (also known as ''Kerangas'' forests) of
Borneo and neighboring islands.
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Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests
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