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Caatinga

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caatinga [kä′tiŋ·gə]
(ecology)
A sparse, stunted forest in areas of little rainfall in northeastern Brazil; trees are leafless in the dry season.
Caatinga 

a tropical deciduous vegetation growing sparselyin the forests of northeastern Brazil. The constant arid conditions, interrupted by short rains, favor mainly the growth ofscrubs, medium-height trees, and shrubs. The caatinga is charac-terized by bottle trees, thorny trees, and leaf succulents (sunspurges and cacti) and cauline succulents.
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000) dos remanescentes da cobertura vegetal nos biomas brasileiros (Floresta Amazónica, Mata Atlántica, Cerrado, Pantanal, Caatinga e Campos Sulinos), tendo por base imagens Landsat ETM+, obtidas cm 2001 e 2002, e analisadas por métodos de classificagáo automática e interpretagáo visual.
Sensoriamento remoto da vegetacao: evolucao e estado-da-arte by Ferreira, Guimarães Laerte; Ferreira, Nilson Clementino; Ferreira, Manuel Eduardo / Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciences (UEM)
Brazil, found only in the states of Minas Gerais and Bahia, growing in caatinga vegetation.
Resurrection of the fern name Trachypteris gilliana (Baker) Svenson ... by Giacosa, J.P. Ramos; Giudice, G.E.; Morbelli, M.A. / American Fern Journal
Conservação e usos De modo geral, as mangabeiras situadas no município de Barra dos Coqueiros apresentam-se em grande número e são descritas pelas suas catadoras como plantas de terreno seco, de areia ou, como elas denominam, de caatinga.
Uso e conservacao dos remanescentes de mangabeira por populacoes ... by Mota, Dalva Maria da; dos Santos, Jane Velma / Acta Scientiarum Human and Social Sciences (UEM)
 
 
 
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