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Rainfall varies considerably from month to month, with little rain in June–July and 348 millimetres (13.7 in) in March. Total annual precipitation is around 2,100 millimetres (83 in). The serras in the east have wet seasons that last for 6–8 months. The central body of the ecoregion in Mato
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During the period from 2004 to 2011 the ecoregion experienced an annual rate of habitat loss of 0.76%. Global warming will force tropical species to migrate uphill to find areas with suitable temperature and rainfall. Ecoregions such as the Mato Grosso seasonal forests are extremely vulnerable since
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to the south. The annual floods and periodic fires in the dry season form a complex mosaic of forest, grasslands and transitional vegetation. The dominant habitat is dry forest, but the ecoregion also contains savannas, gallery forests and areas of dense thicket. Much of the habitat is found in
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Grosso, and the portions to the west, have wet seasons from 8–9 months. During the rainy season from
December to May large areas are flooded. In the dry season the porous soil quickly drains the wetlands and pools, leaving large flats and patches of dry forest, savanna and moist forest.
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is "Aw": equatorial, dry winter. There is relatively little temperature variation throughout the year. Average temperatures range from 20 °C (68 °F) to 33 °C (91 °F) with a mean of 26 °C (79 °F).
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forest. The central and western areas hold tropical semi-deciduous seasonal forest. Forests are not as lush as those found further west, and the trees are shorter at 10 to 15 metres (33 to 49 ft). Flora includes
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The various seasonal habitats support diverse fauna with many endemic species including cayman lizards and colorful butterflies. In 1967–69 the
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ecoregions, and extends north for some distance between them. In the east patches of the Mato Grosso tropical dry forests are interspersed with the
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The Mato Grosso tropical dry forests ecoregion covers 41,388,010 hectares (102,272,000 acres). The forests are mainly in the north of the state of
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The Mato Grosso tropical dry forests ecoregion is a transitional zone between the moist forests of the Amazon basin to the north and the
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undertook an expedition in the Mato Grosso (upper Xingu River). They found 46 genera of rodents including the large
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in central Brazil to the south of the Amazon region. It contains vegetation in the transition between the
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savanna to the south. The opening of highways through the region has caused rapid population growth,
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211:Some sources include the ecoregion in the
229:Tocantins–Araguaia–Maranhão moist forests
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717:Feeley, Kenneth J.; Rehm, Evan (2013),
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693:Land use Status and Trends in Amazonia
225:Xingu–Tocantins–Araguaia moist forests
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662:Mato Grosso seasonal forests – Myers
647:Mato Grosso seasonal forests – Myers
574:Mato Grosso seasonal forests – Myers
562:Mato Grosso seasonal forests – Myers
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365:genera. Cerrado species include
158:Mato Grosso tropical dry forests
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33:Mato Grosso tropical dry forests
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60:Ecoregion territory (in purple)
758:"Mato Grosso seasonal forests"
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301:Köppen climate classification
217:Madeira–Tapajós moist forests
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162:Mato Grosso seasonal forests
18:Mato Grosso seasonal forests
454:white-cheeked spider monkey
452:Endangered mammals include
221:Tapajós–Xingu moist forests
27:Ecoregion in central Brazil
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409:Royal Geographical Society
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417:Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris
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486:Pteroglossus bitorquatus
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737:Locklin, Claudia C.,
576:, WWF Abstract (map).
537:Xingu Indigenous Park
441:Herpsilochmus sellowi
394:Blue-and-yellow macaw
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802:Ecoregions of Brazil
466:Chiropotes albinasus
446:Tropidurus insulanus
745:World Wildlife Fund
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378:Kielmeyera coriacea
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474:Chiropotes satanas
470:black bearded saki
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285:Neotropical realm
261:Serra do Roncador
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245:Serra do Cachimbo
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335:Calea lutea
257:Xingu River
235:ecoregion.
190:Mato Grosso
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118:Coordinates
77:Neotropical
796:Categories
784:2017-03-25
777:WildFinder
768:2017-03-25
750:2017-03-25
730:2017-04-03
710:2017-03-25
362:Machaerium
130:53°31′41″W
127:11°46′05″S
429:edentates
352:Bowdichia
202:Tocantins
166:ecoregion
95:Geography
510:BrasĂlia
425:Molossus
421:Artibeus
413:capybara
356:Hymenaea
340:caatinga
287:and the
269:entisols
265:ultisols
239:Physical
206:MaranhĂŁo
194:Amazonas
184:Location
164:, is an
743:, WWF:
683:Sources
632:Locklin
320:of the
318:Cerrado
295:Climate
291:biome.
279:Ecology
273:oxisols
233:Cerrado
174:cerrado
108:Country
66:Ecology
522:Cuiabá
518:BR-163
506:BR-364
502:BR-070
492:Status
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372:Qualea
359:, and
112:Brazil
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520:from
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385:Fauna
312:Flora
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514:Acre
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