Caatinga The Largest Tropical Dry Forest Region in South America

Caatinga The Largest Tropical Dry Forest Region in South America / edited by José Maria Cardoso da Silva, Inara R. Leal, Marcelo Tabarelli.

This book provides in-depth information on Caatinga’s geographical boundaries and ecological systems, including plants, insects, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals. It also discusses the major threats to the region’s socio-ecological systems and includes chapters on climate change and...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Silva, José Maria Cardoso da (Editor), Leal, Inara R. (Editor), Tabarelli, Marcelo (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Biodiversity.
Ecosystems.
Plant ecology.
Conservation biology.
Ecology .
Animal ecology.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I Introduction: Chapter 1: The Caatinga: understanding the challenges
  • Part II Biodiversity: Chapter 2: Diversity and evolution of the flowering plants of the Caatinga Domain
  • Chapter 3: Ants of the Caatinga: diversity, biogeography and functional responses to anthropogenic disturbance and climate change
  • Chapter 4: Diversity, distribution and conservation of the Caatinga fishes: advances and challenges
  • Chapter 5: Ecology, biogeography and conservation of amphibians of the Caatinga
  • Chapter 6: Species composition, biogeography and conservation of the Caatinga Lizards
  • Chapter 7: The avifauna of the Caatinga: biogeography, ecology, and conservation
  • Chapter 8: Mammals of the Caatinga: diversity, ecology, biogeography and conservation
  • Chapter 9: Plant-animal interactions in the Caatinga: overview and perspectives
  • Part III Ecosystem Services: Chapter 10: Water as capital and its uses in the Caatinga
  • Chapter 11: People and natural resources in the Caatinga
  • Chapter 12: Cultural Services in the Caatinga
  • Part IV Threats: Chapter 13: Human impacts on the Caatinga
  • Chapter 14: The socioecology of the Caatinga: understanding how natural resource use shapes an ecosystem
  • Chapter 15: Future climate change in the Caatinga
  • Part V Solutions: Chapter 16: Sustainable agricultural uses in the Caatinga
  • Chapter 17: Conservation opportunities in the Caatinga
  • Chapter 18: Sustainable development in the Caatinga
  • Part VI Conclusions: Chapter 19: The future of the Caatinga
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