Internal seed dispersal by parrots: an overview of a neglected mutualism

G Blanco, C Bravo, EC Pacifico, D Chamorro… - PeerJ, 2016 - peerj.com
Despite the fact that parrots (Psitacifformes) are generalist apex frugivores, they have largely
been considered plant antagonists and thus neglected as seed dispersers of their food …

Vegetação, unidades fitoecológicas e diversidade paisagística do estado do Ceará

MF Moro, MB Macedo, MM Moura-Fé, ASF Castro… - Rodriguésia, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
Esse artigo apresenta uma revisão dos tipos vegetacionais do estado do Ceará a partir de
sua diversidade paisagística, centrando-se, notadamente, nas condições climáticas e …

Feeding ecology and behavioral adjustments: flexibility of a small neotropical primate (Callithrix jacchus) to survive in a semiarid environment

F Abreu, MFC De la Fuente, N Schiel, A Souto - Mammal Research, 2016 - Springer
Semiarid environments are known for climate extremes such as high temperatures, low
humidity, irregular precipitations, and apparent resource scarcity. We aimed to investigate …

Cactus height increases the modularity of a plant–frugivore network in the Caatinga dry forest

VHF Paixão, VGN Gomes, CS de Souza… - Biotropica, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cacti fruits are key resources to many frugivorous animals in Neotropical arid and semiarid
regions. However, most studies have focused on a particular animal group or cacti species …

Management practices of Cereus jamacaru DC in the Caatinga dry forest differentially affect its reproductive phenology, fruit set and nectar availability

AM de Lima-Nascimento, JLS Silva, UP Albuquerque… - Acta Oecologica, 2024 - Elsevier
The management of plants and landscapes can affect the reproductive cycle of species
through changes in morphology, temporal distribution of resources, and productivity, with …

Assemblages of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in tropical humid and dry forests in the Northeast of Brazil

DMA de Assis, MAC De Melo, DKA da Silva, F Oehl… - Botany, 2018 - cdnsciencepub.com
Tropical forests concentrate most of the world's biodiversity. In the Northeast of Brazil it is
possible to record mosaics of tropical dry and moist forests growing nearby but with …

Savannas of the Brazilian semiarid region: what do we learn from floristics?

IV Nepomuceno, EB Souza, DC Zappi… - Acta Botanica …, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
The Cerrado represents the largest extension of savanna in South America. It occupies large
stretches of central Brazil, being fragmented towards the Northeast, Southeast, and South …

Ethnobotany of native cacti in the northeast region of Brazil: can traditional use influence availability?

AM Lima-Nascimento, JS Bento-Silva… - Acta Botanica …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Documenting the uses of native species of Cactaceae in Northeast Brazil contributes to
understanding how the inhabitants of this seasonally dry and low-rainfall region have used …

Flora do Ceará, Brasil: Solanum (Solanaceae)

VS Sampaio, IMF Vieira, EA Lima, MIB Loiola - Rodriguésia, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Neste trabalho é apresentado o levantamento dos representantes de Solanum
(Solanaceae) como parte do projeto “Flora do Ceará”. Estudos morfológicos, coletas e …

Impactos da exótica invasora Boerhavia diffusa L. sobre a diversidade de espécies do estrato herbáceo e arbustivo autóctone de uma área ripária na Caatinga …

LA Santos, JR Fabricante - Scientia Plena, 2019 - scientiaplena.org.br
Nosso objetivo foi estudar os impactos causados pela espécie exótica invasora Boerhavia
diffusa sobre o estrato herbáceo e arbustivo em uma área ripária de Caatinga em Canindé …