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, Cedrelinga cateniformis, Socratea exorrhiza, Eugenia spp. Plant species found in the lowland rainforest zone of the park include: Bertholletia excelsa, Nectandra spp. A study found a total of 1108 species of trees inside the park, from several plots between the mountain tree line and the lowland forest. This variety of vegetation types is represented in 162 families, 1191 genera and 4385 identified species of plants, with as much as 250 tree species in one hectare. Vegetation types inside the park include puna grassland (in areas over 4000 m), high Andean forests, cloud forests and lowland Amazon rainforest. In the park, the mean annual temperature in the lowland rainforest is 25.6 ☌, while in the Andean zone it is 8 ☌.
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The less rainy season is from May to September, accompanied by lower temperatures. The southern section (mountainous) has an annual precipitation between 1500–2000 mm while in the middle section it is between 3000–3500 mm and in the northwestern section the annual precipitation reaches 8000 mm or more. Climate Ĭlimate in the park is highly variable, rainy and depends on the elevation. The national park is divided in the following areas: the restricted use zone (with pristine forests and native communities, access is granted to researchers only) the reserved zone (for recreation and research) the recuperation zone (for the recovery of disturbed areas) and the cultural zone (for human settlement and most activities including nature tourism ).
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Manu National Park covers an area of 1,716,295.22 hectares (17,162.95 km 2) which comprises mountainous areas (traversed by creeks and valleys) with elevations close to 4000 m above sea level and a portion of the Amazon Basin plains.