What Is Tropical Ecology?
Tropical ecology is a field which focuses on the ecology of the tropics, an immensely biodiverse region bounded by the Tropic of Capricorn and the Tropic of Cancer. Although people often think of the tropical rainforest when they hear the term “tropics,” tropical ecosystems are actually quite varied, and include dry forests, deserts, and other types of ecosystems. Tropical ecologists, like other ecologists, are interested in the natural environment and the complex relationships of the organisms which inhabit it.
