Bat pollination in the Caatinga: A review of studies and peculiarities of the system in the new world's largest and most diverse seasonally dry tropical forest

A Domingos-Melo, S Albuquerque-Lima, UM Diniz… - Flora, 2023 - Elsevier
Bat pollination is one of the most recent pollination systems to have been discovered. While
recent studies have provided novel insight into bat-flower interactions, there are gaps in …

Neotropical bromeliads as food sources for birds: a systematic review and perspectives on the management of ecological interactions

J Rocha - Ibis, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The loss of interactions and ecosystem functions is a concerning by‐product of pervasive
Anthropocene species decline and extinction. Ecological interactions between species …

Bromeliads going batty: pollinator partitioning among sympatric chiropterophilous Bromeliaceae

PA Aguilar-Rodríguez, M Tschapka… - AoB Plants, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Pollinators can be a limited resource and natural selection should favour differences in
phenotypic characteristics to reduce competition among plants. Bats are important …

Among flowers and thorns: birds associated with Encholirium spectabile, a keystone bromeliad in a Brazilian semi-arid region

JS Jorge, PHP Sousa, BR de Albuquerque França… - Ornithology …, 2023 - Springer
Birds are common visitors of bromeliads, despite the scarcity of studies on the association of
these plants with bird communities, especially for terrestrial and rupicolous species. In the …

Living among thorns: herpetofaunal community (Anura and Squamata) associated to the rupicolous bromeliad Encholirium spectabile (Pitcairnioideae) in the …

JS Jorge, RFD Sales, RL Santos, EMX Freire - Zoologia (Curitiba), 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Bromeliads are important habitats for reptiles and amphibians, and are constantly used as
shelter, refuge, foraging or thermoregulation sites due to their foliar architecture, which …

The rupicolous bromeliad (Encholirium spectabile) as a keystone species for Brazilian semiarid biodiversity

JS Jorge, EMX Freire, A Caliman - Ecology, 2021 - JSTOR
The rupicolous bromeliad (Encholirium spectabile) as a keystone species for Brazilian
semiarid biodiversity Page 1 The rupicolous bromeliad (Encholirium spectabile) as a keystone …

Lizards and bromeliads in the Neotropics: literature review and relevance of this association to conservation

JS Jorge, RFD Sales, VTC Silva, EMX Freire - Symbiosis, 2021 - Springer
Bromeliads are widely recognized for their role as biodiversity amplifiers in the Neotropical
region. Some animal taxa are well known for their relationships with bromeliads, such as …

Semi-arid's Unsung Heroes: Hymenoptera and the Vital Ecosystem Services Enabled by Encholirium spectabile, a Rupicolous Bromeliad in the Brazilian Semi-arid …

JS Jorge, AFV Duarte, RL Santos, EM Freire… - Neotropical …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract The concept of Ecosystem Services (ES) recognizes the importance of natural
ecosystems in supporting human well-being. Hymenoptera, a diverse group of insects …

Association of Strymon serapio (Lycaenidae: Theclinae) and Castnia invaria (Castniidae: Castniini) with the Habitat-Forming Bromeliad Encholirium spectabile …

J da Silva Jorge, JP Silva-Jorge, RL Santos… - The Journal of the …, 2021 - BioOne
Bromeliads provide habitat and food resources for various organisms. Besides the nectar
and pollen, the leaf and fruit tissues of these plants supply food for various animal groups …

[HTML][HTML] Percepção etnobotânica associada à apicultura: espécies vegetais com potencial melífero para o Semiárido Potiguar, região de Caatinga, Estado do Rio …

CP Câmara, RTM Ribeiro, EG Girão, MIB Loiola - Hoehnea, 2021 - SciELO Brasil
RESUMO A apicultura é uma das principais atividades econômicas do Semiárido Potiguar.
Este estudo objetivou identificar as espécies vegetais mais representativas da flora melífera …