Amazon flooded rainforest. Photo by Irina Melnikova. (IMAGE)

National Institute for Environmental Studies

Amazon flooded rainforest. Photo by Irina Melnikova.

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In the Eastern Amazon flooded forest, trees stay partly covered by water due to the rainy season that typically lasts from February to June. Photo is taken in early August when the water levels start going down.

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