**2.4 Climate data**

The climate in the region is Am according to the Köppen classification, hot and humid with an average annual rainfall of about 2,500 mm [12]. The climate data (**Figure 2**) were obtained from the records of the meteorological station of the Embrapa Eastern Amazon research unit (*Embrapa Amazônia Oriental*), which is located at latitude 01°11'S, longitude 47°35'W, and an altitude of 45 m, about 10 km from the sampling point. We collected samples in four climatic periods—rainy (March to June), transition 1- TR1 (July and August), dry (September to December), and transition 2- TR2 (January and February).
