In Brazil, the country with the highest plant species richness in the world, biodiverse
savannas and grasslands–ie, grassy ecosystems, which occupy 27% of the country–have …

Understanding the impacts on the Brazilian semi-arid coast, which is a drought-prone area
(> 1000 km) in the tropical Atlantic, and how ecosystems survive and adapt to such extreme …

Abstract The Caatinga Domain (CD) in northeastern Brazil harbors the largest and most
continuous expanse of the seasonally dry tropical forest and woodland biome (SDTFW) in …

Abstract Seasonally Dry Tropical Plant Formations (SDTFs) are among the most threatened
biomes worldwide. Nevertheless, they have received less scientific attention than rainforests …

Our aims were to quantify and map the plant sub regions of the the Caatinga, that covers
844,453 km2 and is the largest block of seasonally dry forest in South America. We …

Abstract The Caatinga Dominion in Northeastern Brazil represents the largest semiarid
phytogeographical area in South America. It was understudied during the twentieth century …

Coendou comprises the most speciose genus in Erethizontidae, with 15 currently
recognized species. Although several taxonomic studies in the last two decades have …

Although the conservation of tropical biodiversity depends on protected areas, there is still a
very large 'gap'of knowledge on the flora of Brazilian reserves, especially in the Northeast …

The biota of the humid mountain ranges of the Brazilian semiarid is still poorly understood.
In order to fill this scientific gap, we carried out an extensive survey along altitudinal ranges …

Las comunidades vegetales son componentes principales de los ecosistemas terrestres de
las cuales dependen numerosos grupos de organismos para su supervivencia. Entre ellos …