Local Rainfall Variability - A Potential Bias for Bioecological Studies in the Central Amazon
Rainfall data registered betwe en 1910 and 1979 at Manaus confirm the existence of a dry season between June and November (monthly rainfall: 42-162mm) and a rainy season from December until May (monthly rainfall: 211-300mm). Annual precipitation amounted to 2105mm with about 75% of the rainfall reco...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
1984-01-01
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Series: | Acta Amazonica |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59671984000100159&tlng=en |