The name caatinga is a tupi word meaning white forest or white vegetation caa forest, vegetation, tinga white. Biomass equations for brazilian semiarid caatinga plants. In semiarid environments, as in the brazilian caatinga biome, wild mammals. Uso do habitat entre as especies residentes na caatinga, 284 60,5% sao. It is a large ecosystem that contains a variety of vegetation including trees, shrubs, cacti and bromeliads. Birds of the grota do angico natural monument in the semi.
Chronic anthropogenic disturbances cad have posed tangible threats to biodiversityrelevant tropical biotas, but community and ecosystemlevel impacts still remain poorly understood. Diversity of the bee fauna of the brazilian caatinga celso feitosa martins abstract this paper discusses the diversity of bees found in the caatinga of brazil. The mammalian faunas endemic to the cerrado and the caatinga. Biogeographic history and cryptic diversity of saxicolous tropiduridae lizards endemic to the semiarid caatinga fernanda p werneck1,2, rafael n leite3, silvia r geurgas4 and miguel t rodrigues4. Plant species and habitat structure in a sand dune field in the. The semiarid scrublands of the caatinga cover some 800,000 km.
Survey of the hymenoptera fauna in a caatinga area in the state of rio grande do norte, northeastern brazil. The high degree of climatic unpredictability that is characteristic of the caatinga may preclude the development of a unique fauna adapted to xeric conditions. The sporadic occurrence of rainfall in this ecosystem has. Caatinga flora e fauna do bioma caatinga klima naturali. We present preliminary hypotheses on the origin of these three endemic faunas cerradoonly, caatingaonly, and caatingacerrado endemics. In the caatinga biome, located in northeastern brazil, there are approximately 53 anuran species, and most of them have an unknown helminth fauna albuquerque et al. Euphorbiaceae responses to chronic anthropogenic disturbances. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Dec 02, 2009 seminario biomas brasileiros, ecologia ii uesb caatinga. Biogeographic history and cryptic diversity of saxicolous.
Pdf species richness of reptiles in a caatinga area in. Finally, we examined the overlap between recovered biogeographical units and spatial patterns of habitat loss and protected area coverage. Uranium mine waste phytostabilization with native plantsa case study from. Pdf the lizard fauna of caatinga habitats at the agrarian science campus of the universidade federal do vale do sao francisco, petrolinape, brazil find, read and cite all the research. Andradelima 1981 recognized ten caatinga types that can be grouped into six large unities. Although the avifauna is the most wellknown animal group with respect to its taxonomy, geographic distribution, and natural history, there are still many gaps in our understanding of the distribution, evolution, and ecology of the avifauna of the caatinga as compared with. Pdf mammals stand out among the main game animals of the world, being exploited by. Trees, leafless for long periods and able to resist drought, also are characteristic, particularly in the basin of the sao francisco river. Caatinga is a type of desert vegetation, and an ecoregion characterized by this vegetation in. Mammals stand out among the main game animals of the world, being exploited. From the biogeographic point of view, this group, herein referred to as caatingacerrado endemics, deserves attention as a unit just as in case of the caatingaonly and the cerradoonly endemics.
The mammalian faunas endemic to the cerrado and the. A caatinga eh o unico bioma exclusivamente brasileiro caatinga is a type of vegetation, and an ecoregion characterized by this vegetation in the northeastern part of brazil. The predictions of the vicariance model were corroborated by the detection of groups of species with significantly clustered ranges biotic elements. A experiencia acumulada do autor sobre a avifauna da caatinga, resultante da participacao em diversas. Other vertebrate groups also exhibit low levels of endemism. Diet of pumas puma concolor and relative abundance of felids. The area has a very hot and dry winter and a hot and.
Faunabl654072020 adobe acrobat reader dcdownload adobe. The caatinga has a semiarid climate with average annual temperatures of about 28 c. Game mammals of the caatinga biome alves ethnobiology and. Biomas continentais brasileiros area aproximada km2 area total brasil km2 amazonia 4. The species richness of its bee fauna is comparatively low with. Trabalho dos alunos da aa09 isabela, mariana, mayara. Caatinga white forest refers to the generally stunted, somewhat sparse, and often thorny vegetation of the dry interior of northeastern brazil. Seminario biomas brasileiros, ecologia ii uesb caatinga. The caatinga is a type of tropical seasonal forest that occupies a large portion of the semiarid northeast area of brazil. The main characteristic components of this ecoregion can be grouped into. Pdf besides its extreme climate conditions, the caatinga a type of tropical. Implementing an effective conservation agenda for the caatinga is not an easy task but, with creativity and consistent financial support, it should be possible to nurture this unique biome and guarantee the preservation of its rich and diversified fauna and flora, and, with this, the well. Institutional translations in brazil and caatinga biome, 209 pages.
Fauna bl654072020 adobe acrobat reader dcdownload adobe acrobat reader dc ebook pdf. The worlds best pdf solution lets you create sign and send documents on any device view and annotate pdf files with acrobat reader dc you can do more than just open and view pdf files its easy to add annotations to documents using a complete set of commenting tools. In addition, several of these studies are rather specific, which does not allow for a general view of the diversity of fish fauna in this environment. The authors point out that caatinga contains over 1,000 vascular plant species in addition to 187 bees, 240 fish species, 167 reptiles and amphibians, 516 birds, and 148 mammal species, with. The term caatinga was used by the indigenous peoples of northeast brazil to. Moreover, the flora of the caatinga shows several adaptations to deal with water scarcity. Landscape transformations in the precolumbian americas, page 426.
Pdf on apr 28, 2015, ronildo alves benicio and others published species. Surveying the mammals of the c federal university of vale. Caatinga is the largest dry forest region in south america and characterized by a semi arid climate, low and unregular rainfall, fertile soils and an apparently dry vegetation. The name caatinga is a tupi word meaning white forest or white vegetation kaa forest, vegetation, tinga white. In addition to a narrow view on resource use, the sfm package. It is characterized by the presence of succulent plants mainly cactaceae. The term caatinga was used by the indigenous peoples of northeast brazil to designate the dry forests and shrub vegetation typically found in such semiarid areas of the. May 22, 2011 fauna da caatinga tatupeba animais da regiao. We found several vulnerable points in the initial estimates, the main one being that the data were collected and analyzed without a multidisciplinary knowledge. Pdf game mammals of the caatinga biome researchgate. Relatively few studies of the avian fauna of this biome are available pacheco 2000, olmos et al.
Surveying the mammals of the c federal university of. International trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora cities is. Finally, we examined the overlap between recovered biogeographical units and spatial patterns. Here we address a 152 km2 caatinga landscape in northeast brazil in order to investigate how euphorbiaceae species and these seasonally dry tropical plant assemblages respond to a cad. Caatinga types range from low shrubby caatinga up to 1 m tall associated with shallow sandy soils and a level or gently undulating surface to tall caatinga forest up to 25 to 30 m tall associated with eutrophic soils derived from basic rocks. Pdf survey of the hymenoptera fauna in a caatinga area.
A bahia foi o unico estado a ser subdivido em tres regioes distintas. Caatinga is a xerophilous vegetation characteristic of the semiarid region of northeastern. The caatinga is a type of sdtf exclusive to brazil, characterized by limited and irregular rainfall, high temperature throughout the year, low air and soil humidity and a local fauna and flora. In addition, a few studies have synthetized various kinds of ecological and biogeographic information of the mammalian faunas from. In addition, a few studies have synthetized various kinds of ecological and. Pages in category fauna of the caatinga the following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. It compares the population diversity of the caatinga area to other brazalian ecosystems and the possible reasons behind the differences. We tested two predictions of the vicariance model via biotic element analysis using two datasets all taxa and endemics mapped onto a 1. The caatinga has been identified as an important center of endemism for south american birds 6972. We recorded 112 snake species from the caatinga, of which 22 20% are endemics. The brazilian caatinga in south american zoogeography.
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