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The regions with rich soil have diverse flora and fauna with many endemic species. Mostly the forests are evergreen tropical rainforest on terra firme, not subject to flooding. There is lowland forest along the Amazon River. Further south the forest is submontane, open canopy forest with patches of
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is "Am": equatorial, monsoonal. Temperatures are fairly uniform throughout the year, slightly cooler in July and slightly warmer in April. They range from 21.5 °C (70.7 °F) to 32.5 °C (90.5 °F), with a mean of just under 27 °C (81 °F). Annual rainfall is 1,524 to 2,032
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The Tapajós–Xingu moist forests lie between the Tapajós river to the west and the Xingu rivers to the east, tributaries of the Amazon River to the north. They have an area of 336,698.45 square kilometres (130,000.00 sq mi). The rivers act as barriers to the movement of plants, animals and
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905:Tapajós-Xingu moist forests – Myers
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216:Uatuma–Trombetas moist forests
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276:Köppen climate classification
208:Madeira–Tapajós moist forests
183:at the mouth of the Tapajós,
224:Mato Grosso seasonal forests
214:along the Amazon River. The
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19:Tapajós–Xingu moist forests
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498:Handroanthus heptaphyllus
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287:The ecoregion is in the
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809:Tapajós National Forest
492:Alchornea castaneifolia
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801:Amazônia National Park
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634:Amazon river dolphin
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530:Chiropotes albinasus
518:Chiropotes albinasus
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100:Coordinates
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112:54°26′13″W
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260:Curuá Una
144:ecoregion
109:5°54′36″S
85:Geography
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333:Fabaceae
291:and the
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170:Location
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295:biome.
283:Ecology
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191:on the
160:Tapajós
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815:Notes
505:Fauna
317:igapó
299:Flora
252:Curuá
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164:Xingu
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