Tropical forests as stratified forests

Question

Explain why tropical forests are also called as stratified forests?

Answer 1

In the tropical forests, tall trees of different species have their crowns making a superior layer under which other trees and plants develop making other inferior layers. From the upper layer to the inferior layers, the penetration of the light lowers regularly and exposure to wind and rain, the moisture and the temperature alters. Several compositions of the abiotic factor condition the prevailing of several vegetation in each layer.