Category: Artigos

16. Domingos-Melo et al 2021 –  Nocturnal ant integrates generalist pollination system in the Caatinga dry forest Brazilian Journal of Biology

15. Rito et al 2021 – Unraveling the drivers of plant taxonomic and phylogenetic β‑diversity in a human‑modified tropical dry forest. Biodiversity and Conservation

14. Aecyo et al 2021 –  Plastome evolution in the Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae) and its application in phylogenomics and populations genetics. Planta

13. Domingos-Melo et al 2021-  Sweet Rain- from Bat-Pollinated Flowers: How Does Sugar Concentration Modulate Nectar Retention? International Journal of Plant Sciences

12. Leal et al 2021a –  First record of albinism in a mustached bat (Chiroptera, Mormoopidae) from South America. Notas sobre Mamíferos Sudamericanos

11. Leal et al 2021b –  Morcegos cavernícolas do carste arenítico do Parque Nacional do catimbau, Nordeste do Brasil. Mastozoología Neotropical

10. Leal et al 2021c – Mobility of bats between caves: ecological aspects and implications for conservation and environmental licensing activities in Brazil. Studies on neotropical fauna and environment

9. Arnan et al 2021 – Individual and interactive effects of chronic anthropogenic disturbance and rainfall on taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic composition and diversity of extrafloral nectary‑bearing plants in Brazilian Caatinga. Conservation Ecology

8. Laurentino et al 2021 – Socioeconomic and ecological indicators in willingness to accept compensation for the conservation of medicinal plants in a tropical dry forest. Environment, Development and Sustainability

7. Filgueiras et al 2021 – Recovery of dung beetle assemblages in regenerating Caatinga dry forests following slash-and-burn agriculture. Forest Ecology and Management

6. Gonçalves et al 2021 –  Livelihood strategies and use of forest resources in a protected area in the Brazilian semiarid. Environment, Development and Sustainability

5. Gonçalves et al 2021 – Effects of domestic wood collection on tree community structure in a human-dominated seasonally dry tropical forest. Journal of Arid Environments

4. Vanderlei et al 2021 – Extensive clonal propagation and resprouting drive the regeneration of a Brazilian dry forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology

3. Jamelli et al 2021 – Habitat use and feeding behavior of domestic free-ranging goats in a seasonal tropical dry forest. Journal of Arid Environments

2. Silva et al 2021 –  Effect of land use and seasonality on nematode faunal structure and ecosystem functions in the Caatinga dry forest. European Journal of Soil Biology

1. Barros et al 2021 – Resprouting drives successional pathways and the resilience of Caatinga dry forest in human-modified landscapes. Forest Ecology and Management

22. Silva et al 2022a Higher flower number in Jatropha mutabilis (Euphorbiaceae) increases the frequency of floral visitors in the Caatinga dry forest. Arthropod-Plant Interactions

21. Silva et al 2022b Climate change will likely threaten areas of suitable habitats for the most relevant medicinal plants native to the Caatinga dry forest. Ethnobiology and Conservation 

20. Oliveira et al 2022 Aridity mediates the effect of wood extraction on the reproductive output of an endemic disturbance-adapted woody species (Cenostigma microphyllum, Leguminosae) in the Caatinga dry forest. Austral Ecology

19. Centeno-Alvarado et al 2022a Climate change may reduce suitable habitats for Tacinga palmadora (Cactaceae) in the Caatinga dry forest: species distribution modeling considering plant‑pollinator interactions. Regional Environmental Change

18. Centeno-Alvarado et al 2022b Increasing chronic anthropogenic disturbances and aridity in differentially impact pollen traits and female reproductive success of Tacinga palmadora (Cactaceae) in a Caatinga dry forest. Regional Environmental Change

17. Barral et al 2022 Scented at day and night: diel variation in the floral scent chemistry of the threatened tree Amburana cearensis (Leguminosae) and effects of this variation on its pollinators. Flora 

16. Lins et al 2022 Exotic goats do not affect the seed bank but reduce seedling survival in a human-modified landscape of Caatinga dry forest. Journal of Arid Environments 

15. Oliveira et al 2022 Morphology of four common and phylogenetically distant ant species varies along disturbance and aridity gradients in the Caatinga dry forest. Biotropica

14. Câmara et al 2022 Drought-induced reductions in plant defenses: Insights from extrafloral nectaries in the Caatinga dry forest. Biotropica

13. Melo et al 2022 Aridity and chronic anthropogenic disturbance as organizing forces of fruit-feeding butterfly assemblages in a Caatinga dry forest. Biotropica.

12. Oitaven et al 2022 Trophic ecology of Gymnodactylus geckoides Spix, 1825 (Squamata, Phyllodactylidae) from Caatinga, Northeastern Brazil. Herpetozoa.

11. Oliveira et al 2022 Diet composition and tropic niche overlap of Ameivula ocellifera Spix 1825 (Squamata: Teiidae) and Tropidurus cocorobensis Rodrigues 1987 (Squamata: Tropiduridae), sympatric species with different foraging modes, in Caatinga. Herpetological Journal. 

10. Pontes et al 2022 Staminode of Jacaranda rugosa A.H. Gentry (Bignoniaceae) promotes functional specialization by ensuring signaling and mechanical fito medium‑sized bees. Organisms Diversity & Evolution

9. Pinho et al 2022 Cross-scale drivers of woody plant species commonness and rarity in the Brazilian drylands. Diversity and Distributions

8. Oliveira et al 2022 Chronic anthropogenic disturbances and aridity negatively affect specialized reproductive traits and strategies of edible fruit plant assemblages in a Caatinga dry forest. Forest Ecology and Management

7. Santos-Neto et al 2022 Aridity, but not disturbance, reduces the specialization and modularity of plant–insect herbivore interaction networks in Caatinga dry forest. Journal of Insect Conservation

6. Souza et al 2022 Extrafloral nectar secretion does not mediate ant predatory activity on Pityrocarpa moniliformis plants in a seasonally dry forest. Acta Oecologia

5. Pimentel et al 2022 Estimates of insect consumption and guano input in bat caves in Brazil. Mammal Research

4. Bezerra et al 2022 Drastic impoverishment of the soil seed bank in a tropical dry forest exposed to slash-and-burn agriculture. Forest Ecology and Management

3. Vanderlei et al 2022 Impoverished woody seedling assemblages and the regeneration of Caatinga dry forest in a human-modified landscape.Biotropica

2. Merano et al 2022 Contrasting effects of chronic anthropogenic disturbance on activity and species richness of insectivorous bats in neotropical dry forest. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

1. Vieira et al 2022 Divergent herb communities in drier and chronically disturbed areas of the Brazilian CaatingaPerspectives in Ecology and Conservation

15. Oliveira et al., 2023 – Cenostigma microphyllum seedlings in semiarid region grow faster under arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis, regardless of water availability

14. Cavalcanti & Astúa 2023 Coat color in Thylamys karimii (Petter, 1968) (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) in northeastern Brazil: intraspecific variation and geographic distribution

13. Bezerra et al. 2023 Habemus seeds but they are non-viable: The importance of assessing seed viability in seed rain

12. Araújo et al. 2023 Human disturbance is the major driver of vegetation changes in the Caatinga dry forest region

11. Kulka et al. 2023 Chronic anthropogenic disturbance alters litter decomposition and nutrient concentrations and stocks across a Caatinga dry forest chronosequence

10. Oliveira et al 2023 Divergent effects of leaf-cutting ant herbivory and soil engineering on the reproductive success of plants in a Caatinga dry forest

9. Almeida et al 2023 Notes on the diet and reproduction of Dryophylax phoenix in the Catimbau National Park, Pernambuco State, Brazil

8. Melo et al 2023 Resilient fruit‑feeding butterfly assemblages across a Caatinga dry forest chronosequence submitted to chronic anthropogenic disturbance. Journal of Insect Conservation

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7. Silva et al 2023 Reproductive functional organization of woody plant assemblages along regeneration in a Caatinga dry forest. Forest Ecology and Management

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6. Oliveira et al 2023 Leaf-cutting ant nests support less dense and impoverished seed assemblages in a human-modified Caatinga dry forest. Biotropica

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5. Bezerra et al 2023 Negative impact of slash-and-burn agriculture on the seed rain in a tropical dry forest. Forest Ecology and Management 

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4. De Paula et al 2023 The role of seed rain and soil seed bank in the regeneration of a Caatinga dry forest following slash-and-burn agriculture. Journal Arid Environments 

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3. Noutcheu et al 2023 Coppicing as a driver of plant resprouting and the regeneration of a Caatinga dry forest. Forest Ecology and Management

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2. Bezerra-Silva et al 2023 Comparative nectar dynamics in four ornithophilous Melocactus (Cactaceae) species in a seasonally dry tropical forest. Plant Species Biology

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1. Pereira et al 2023 The influence of chronic anthropogenic disturbance and precipitation on endemic birds in a Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest. Forest Ecology and Management