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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.
Brazil, found only in the states of Minas Gerais and Bahia, growing in caatinga vegetation.
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.
 
 
 
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