The Brazilian Cerrado is becoming hotter and drier

GS Hofmann, MF Cardoso, RJV Alves… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Brazilian Cerrado is a global biodiversity hotspot with notoriously high rates of
native vegetation suppression and wildfires over the past three decades. As a result, climate …

Mammals of the Caatinga: diversity, ecology, biogeography, and conservation

AP Carmignotto, D Astúa - Caatinga: the largest tropical dry forest region in …, 2017 - Springer
In this chapter we provide an updated checklist of Caatinga mammals, with a critical review
of previous lists, and an overview of our current knowledge on the distribution and …

Distribution extension of Aotus azarae infulatus (Kuhl, 1820) (Primates: Aotidae) and first record from the Caatinga biome

T Pinto, IJ Roberto - Check List, 2016 - biotaxa.org
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 …

No net loss of species diversity after prescribed fires in the Brazilian savanna

G Durigan, NAL Pilon, RCR Abreu… - Frontiers in Forests …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Although savannas are fire-adapted ecosystems, prescribing fire for biodiversity
conservation remains controversial at least in some regions where savannas occur. Faced …

Delimiting floristic biogeographic districts in the Cerrado and assessing their conservation status

RD Francoso, KG Dexter, RB Machado… - Biodiversity and …, 2020 - Springer
The Cerrado is a biodiversity hotspot in central Brazil that is the largest expanse of savanna
in the Neotropics. Here, we aim to identify and delimit biogeographic districts within the …

The mammalian faunas endemic to the Cerrado and the Caatinga

EE Gutiérrez, J Marinho-Filho - ZooKeys, 2017 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We undertook a comprehensive, critical review of literature concerning the distribution,
conservation status, and taxonomy of species of mammals endemic to the Cerrado and the …

Climate change should drive mammal defaunation in tropical dry forests

MR Moura, GA Oliveira, AP Paglia… - Global change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Human‐induced climate change has intensified negative impacts on socioeconomic factors,
the environment, and biodiversity, including changes in rainfall patterns and an increase in …

Distribution of Tolypeutes Illiger, 1811 (Xenarthra: Cingulata) with comments on its biogeography and conservation

A Feijó, GST Garbino, BATP Campos, PA Rocha… - Zoological Science, 2015 - BioOne
This study reviews the data available on the distribution of three-banded armadillos of the
genus Tolypeutes, identifying potential geographic barriers and evaluating possible …

[PDF][PDF] Mamíferos de médio e grande porte do Nordeste do Brasil: distribuição e taxonomia, com descrição de novas espécies

A Feijó, A Langguth - Revista Nordestina de Biologia, 2013 - academia.edu
Mamíferos de médio e grande porte do Nordeste do Brasil: distribuição e taxonomia, com
descrição de novas espécies. Este trabalho pretende compilar o conhecimento atual da …

Systematics of the genus Oecomys (Sigmodontinae: Oryzomyini): molecular phylogenetic, cytogenetic and morphological approaches reveal cryptic species

EY Suárez-Villota, AP Carmignotto… - Zoological Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Oecomys is a genus of Neotropical arboreal rodents composed of 17 species with diploid
number ranging from 2 n= 54 to 86. Despite this high taxonomic and karyotypic diversity, the …