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Stream & River (Amazon River)

Stream & River (Amazon River). Research. Climate. Heavy rainfall and continuous high temperatures. Average temperature of eighty degrees during the day and at night drops drastically to about fifty degrees.

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Stream & River (Amazon River)

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  1. Stream & River (Amazon River) Research

  2. Climate • Heavy rainfall and continuous high temperatures. • Average temperature of eighty degrees during the day and at night drops drastically to about fifty degrees. • Average rainfall is about 300 centimeters per year. June through November are the dry months.

  3. Location • The Amazon River is located in South America. • It flows through the countries Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Brazil.

  4. Anaconda Snake Eunectes Manatee Trichechidae Trichechus Piranha Serrasalmus nattereri Diatom Bacillariophyta Odontella Boto Dolphin Inia geoffrensis Thorny Catfish Megalodoras uranoscopus Pirarucu Arapaima gigas Dogfish Rhaphiodon vulpinus Tambaqui Colossoma macropomum Pacu Piaractus brachypomus Dominant Animals

  5. Eurasian Watermilfoil Myriophyllum spicatum Clavillia Mirabilis jalapa Curare Chondrodendron tomentosum Red Fungus Pycnoporus sanguineus Oyster Mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus Achiote Bixa orellan Aguaje Mauritia flexuosa Verbena Verbena littoralis Paico Chenopodium ambroioides Guaraní Paullinia cupana Vegetation

  6. Positive Humans hunt the predators which increases the amount of prey. Negative Humans build mills on the Amazon River, which pollutes the water and kills off many species of plants. Human Effects

  7. Reference Page • Science Castle LLC (2006-2008). Sunnyvale, CA: The Amazon River: the Greatest River. Retrieved November 16, 2008 from sciencecastle.com/sc/index.php/articles/view/137 • Machu Pichu. (2004). The Amazon Rainforest. Retrieved November 16, 2008 from www.theperuguide.com/grafica/amazon-river-map.jpg • Jungle Photos. (2000-2007). Amazon Fishes. Retrieved November 16, 2008 from http://www.junglephotos.com/amazon/amanimals/amfishes/amfishes.shtml

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