caatinga

[kä′tiŋ·gə]

(ecology)

A sparse, stunted forest in areas of little rainfall in northeastern Brazil; trees are leafless in the dry season.

The following article is from The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1979). It might be outdated or ideologically biased.

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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The dm 1 occurs in the Pampas and Atlantic Forest biomes (South region; H1 and H2), dm 2 in the Caatinga and Atlantic Forest biomes (Northeast region; H3-H8) and dm 5 Cerrado, Caatinga, Atlantic Forest and ecotones (Southeast regions; H16-H19).

Genetic variability of populations of the white-eared opossum, Didelphis albiventris Lund 1840 (Didelphimorphia; Didelphidae) in Brazil/Variabilidade genetica de populacoes do gamba de orelha branca, Didelphis albiventris Lund 1840 (Didelphimorphia; Didelphidae) no Brasil

For SOC stocks, the area of Caatinga (native vegetation) on Farm I presented a total stock (i.e.

Combined effect of intercropping and minimum tillage on soil carbon sequestration and organic matter pools in the semiarid region of Brazil

Dessa forma, a fim de amenizar o passivo ambiental provocado pelo desmatamento nos biomas, incluindo o dominio fitogeografico Caatinga, criou-se uma alternativa de exploracao florestal por meio do manejo florestal.

Characterization of forest management plans in the state of Piaui/Caracterizacao dos planos de manejo florestal no estado do Piaui

Land cover changes in the Brazilian Cerrado and Caatinga biomes from 1990 to 2010 based on a systematic remote sensing sampling approach.

Entomofauna diversity in areas of Caatinga under forest management in the semi-arid region of Ceara

A vegetacao da Caatinga, conforme o Ministerio do Meio Ambiente (2010), desempenha um papel importante na agropecuaria tradicional como restaurador da fertilidade de solo e como suporte forrageiro para a criacao extensiva de ovinos, bovinos e caprinos, fato que explica a estreita relacao existente entre os produtores rurais dos assentamentos e o seu ambiente.

EXPLORACAO DA CAATINGA EM ASSENTAMENTOS RURAIS DO SEMIARIDO ALAGOANO

However, studies related to this subject are still scarce, especially in Caatinga conditions.

Oxidizable fractions of soil organic carbon in Caatinga forest submitted to different forest managements/Fracoes oxidaveis do carbono organico do solo em Caatinga arborea submetida a manejo florestal

1): four sites in the Grande River sub-basin (Cerrado); nine sites in the Corrente River sub-basin (Cerrado); and four sites in the Ras River sub-basin (Caatinga).

Changes in fish assemblages caused by different Neotropical biomes

Caatinga vegetation is classified as steppe savannah (bush and dense), with species of genera Spondias, Mimosa and Aspidosperma, and is atypical vegetation type in the semi-arid region of Brazil.

Geospatial assessment of eco-environmental changes in desertification area of the Brazilian semi-arid region/Evaluacion geoespacial de los cambios ecoambientales en el area de desertificacion de la region semiarida brasilena

Os tipos de fitofisionomia presentes na area sao: Floresta Caducifolia Espinhosa, Caatinga arbustiva aberta, Carrasco e Floresta Subcaducifolia Tropical Pluvial (Lemos e Meguro, 2010).

MORCEGOS DA ESTACAO ECOLOGICA AIUABA, CEARA, NORDESTE DO BRASIL: UMA UNIDADE DE PROTECAO INTEGRAL NA CAATINGA

In the present study, we report phoresy of the Chernetid pseudoscorpion Sphenochernes camponoti (Beier, 1970) on flies in the Caatinga biome in Northeastern Brazil.

Report of Sphenochernes camponoti (Beier, 1970) (Pseudoscorpiones, Chernetidae) in phoresy on Fanniidae (Diptera)/Relato de Sphenochernes camponoti (Beier, 1970) (Pseudoscorpiones, Chernetidae) em foresia em Fanniidae (Diptera)