Institutional translations in brazil and caatinga biome, 209 pages. Pdf game mammals of the caatinga biome researchgate. 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. It is characterized by the presence of succulent plants mainly cactaceae. The brazilian caatinga in south american zoogeography. Diet of pumas puma concolor and relative abundance of felids. The mammalian faunas endemic to the cerrado and the caatinga. Uranium mine waste phytostabilization with native plantsa case study from. 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. Chronic anthropogenic disturbances cad have posed tangible threats to biodiversityrelevant tropical biotas, but community and ecosystemlevel impacts still remain poorly understood. Landscape transformations in the precolumbian americas, page 426.
The term caatinga was used by the indigenous peoples of northeast brazil to. The main characteristic components of this ecoregion can be grouped into. Surveying the mammals of the c federal university of vale. The name caatinga is a tupi word meaning white forest or white vegetation caa forest, vegetation, tinga white. In addition, a few studies have synthetized various kinds of ecological and biogeographic information of the mammalian faunas from. The semiarid scrublands of the caatinga cover some 800,000 km. In semiarid environments, as in the brazilian caatinga biome, wild mammals. The predictions of the vicariance model were corroborated by the detection of groups of species with significantly clustered ranges biotic elements. Biomass equations for brazilian semiarid caatinga plants. 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. It compares the population diversity of the caatinga area to other brazalian ecosystems and the possible reasons behind the differences. The mammalian faunas endemic to the cerrado and the.
Other vertebrate groups also exhibit low levels of endemism. Mammals stand out among the main game animals of the world, being exploited. Pages in category fauna of the caatinga the following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. Moreover, the flora of the caatinga shows several adaptations to deal with water scarcity. 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. May 22, 2011 fauna da caatinga tatupeba animais da regiao. Game mammals of the caatinga biome alves ethnobiology and. 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 high degree of climatic unpredictability that is characteristic of the caatinga may preclude the development of a unique fauna adapted to xeric conditions. Pdf survey of the hymenoptera fauna in a caatinga area.
We present preliminary hypotheses on the origin of these three endemic faunas cerradoonly, caatingaonly, and caatingacerrado endemics. The caatinga has been identified as an important center of endemism for south american birds 6972. Caatinga is a xerophilous vegetation characteristic of the semiarid region of northeastern. Survey of the hymenoptera fauna in a caatinga area in the state of rio grande do norte, northeastern brazil. The name caatinga is a tupi word meaning white forest or white vegetation kaa forest, vegetation, tinga white.
It is a large ecosystem that contains a variety of vegetation including trees, shrubs, cacti and bromeliads. Biogeographic history and cryptic diversity of saxicolous. The caatinga has a semiarid climate with average annual temperatures of about 28 c. Trabalho dos alunos da aa09 isabela, mariana, mayara. 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. Trees, leafless for long periods and able to resist drought, also are characteristic, particularly in the basin of the sao francisco river. 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 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. The area has a very hot and dry winter and a hot and. Faunabl654072020 adobe acrobat reader dcdownload adobe. 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.
Plant species and habitat structure in a sand dune field in the. We found several vulnerable points in the initial estimates, the main one being that the data were collected and analyzed without a multidisciplinary knowledge. International trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora cities is. Fauna bl654072020 adobe acrobat reader dcdownload adobe acrobat reader dc ebook pdf. Biomas continentais brasileiros area aproximada km2 area total brasil km2 amazonia 4.
Andradelima 1981 recognized ten caatinga types that can be grouped into six large unities. The caatinga is a type of tropical seasonal forest that occupies a large portion of the semiarid northeast area of brazil. 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. Pdf on apr 28, 2015, ronildo alves benicio and others published species. A experiencia acumulada do autor sobre a avifauna da caatinga, resultante da participacao em diversas. Birds of the grota do angico natural monument in the semi. The sporadic occurrence of rainfall in this ecosystem has. Finally, we examined the overlap between recovered biogeographical units and spatial patterns. Pdf mammals stand out among the main game animals of the world, being exploited by. 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. Caatinga white forest refers to the generally stunted, somewhat sparse, and often thorny vegetation of the dry interior of northeastern brazil. Relatively few studies of the avian fauna of this biome are available pacheco 2000, olmos et al. 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.
The species richness of its bee fauna is comparatively low with. Dec 02, 2009 seminario biomas brasileiros, ecologia ii uesb caatinga. Cacti, thickstemmed plants, thorny brush, and aridadapted grasses make up the ground layer. Surveying the mammals of the c federal university of. 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. Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Caatinga flora e fauna do bioma caatinga klima naturali. Uso do habitat entre as especies residentes na caatinga, 284 60,5% sao. We tested two predictions of the vicariance model via biotic element analysis using two datasets all taxa and endemics mapped onto a 1. 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. In addition, a few studies have synthetized various kinds of ecological and. We recorded 112 snake species from the caatinga, of which 22 20% are endemics. Pdf besides its extreme climate conditions, the caatinga a type of tropical. Seminario biomas brasileiros, ecologia ii uesb caatinga.
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