Our review focuses on the projections of climate change in the Brazilian semiarid region, the
Caatinga, based on recent publications about global climate change and biology. We found …

Abstract The South American Dry Diagonal, also called the Diagonal of Open Formations, is
a large region of seasonally dry vegetation extending from northeastern Brazil to northern …

Faunal resources have played a wide range of roles in human life from the earliest days of
recorded history. In addition to their utilitarian importance, animals have been recognized in …

Background Humans in various cultures have feared snakes, provoking an aversion and
persecution that hinders conservation efforts for these reptiles. Such fact suggests that …

Recent paleoclimatic studies suggest that changes in the tropical rainbelt across the Atlantic
Ocean during the past two millennia are linked to a latitudinal shift of the Intertropical …

The desertification process directly influences agricultural production and the maintenance
of terrestrial life. Despite being an important agricultural centre, Brazil's semi-arid region is …

Abstract The Feline Night Monkey, Aotus azarae infulatus (Kuhl, 1820), is recorded for the
first time in the Caatinga biome and in the state of Piauí, northeastern Brazil, and represents …

Drylands occupy approximately 41% of the Earth's terrestrial surface. Climate change and
land use practices are expected to affect biogeochemical cycling by the soil microbiome in …

A caça eo uso da fauna são práticas antigas e que desempenham um importante papel
socioeconômico no semiárido nordestino. De uma perspectiva conservacionista, essas …

Soil salinization and sodification, caused by inadequate land management, is one of the
main threats to the semiarid agroecosystems. It is essential to investigate saline levels under …