Our review focuses on the projections of climate change in the Brazilian semiarid region, the
Caatinga, based on recent publications about global climate change and biology. We found …

Background and Aims Myrmecochory is a conspicuous feature of several sclerophyll
ecosystems around the world but it has received little attention in the semi-arid areas of …

The biodiversity hotspot of the Equatorial Pacific region in western Ecuador and
northwestern Peru comprises the most extensive seasonally dry forest formations west of the …

Recent evidence suggests that the traditional view of myrmecochory as a highly diffuse
interaction between diaspores and a wide range of ant species attracted to their elaiosomes …

Chronic anthropogenic disturbances (CAD) have posed tangible threats to biodiversity-
relevant tropical biotas, but community-and ecosystem-level impacts still remain poorly …

Para verificar se a composição florística constitui unidades discretas ou contínuas ao longo
de um gradiente topográfico foram analisadas três fitofisionomias (caatinga sobre altitudes …

Chec List Herpetofauna of protected areas in the Caatinga I: Raso da Catarina Ecological
Station (Bahia, Brazil) Page 1 Journal of species lists and distribution Chec List 405 Lis T S O …

The use of indicator taxa as biodiversity surrogates has received widespread attention in
conservation planning, but remains a highly contentious issue. Here we assess biodiversity …

The species richness and distribution of useful plants in the semi-arid caatinga vegetation of
northeastern Brazil was evaluated based on 20 phytosociological surveys conducted over a …

Habitat loss is widely recognized as the major cause of global biodiversity decline, but
remaining habitat is increasingly threatened by chronic human disturbances. Using a multi …