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Descriptor English: Amazonian Ecosystem
Descriptor Spanish: Ecosistema Amazónico
Descriptor ecosistema amazónico
Entry term(s) Amazonia
región amazónica
Descriptor Portuguese: Ecossistema Amazônico
Descriptor French: Écosystème Amazonien
Entry term(s): Amazon
Amazon Region
Tree number(s): SP4.606.405.200
Scope note: Ecosystem located in the north of South America, covering part of the territories of nine countries: Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana. The region's climate is hot and humid equatorial and has high temperatures and rainfall. Average temperatures range between 22°C and 28°C and average rainfall varies between 1500 mm and 3600 mm per year and high relative humidity, around 80%. (Adapted from https://bit.ly/3eFX4ph)
Allowable Qualifiers: No qualifiers
Related: Tropical Ecosystem DeCS
Tropical Zone DeCS
DeCS ID: 32449
Unique ID: DDCS032449
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Amazonian Ecosystem - Preferred
Concept UI FD00060392
Scope note Ecosystem located in the north of South America, covering part of the territories of nine countries: Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana and French Guiana. The region's climate is hot and humid equatorial and has high temperatures and rainfall. Average temperatures range between 22°C and 28°C and average rainfall varies between 1500 mm and 3600 mm per year and high relative humidity, around 80%. (Adapted from https://bit.ly/3eFX4ph)
Preferred term Amazonian Ecosystem
Entry term(s) Amazon
Amazon Region



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