Caatinga

Part I. Introduction

1. The Caatinga: Understanding the Challenges
José Maria Cardoso da Silva, Luis Cláudio Fernandes Barbosa, Inara R. Leal, Marcelo Tabarelli

Part II. Biodiversity

2. Diversity and Evolution of Flowering Plants of the Caatinga Domain
Luciano Paganucci Queiroz, Domingos Cardoso, Moabe Ferreira Fernandes, Marcelo Freire Moro

3. Ants of the Caatinga: Diversity, Biogeography, and Functional Responses to Anthropogenic Disturbance and Climate Change
Inara R. Leal, José Domingos Ribeiro-Neto, Xavier Arnan, Fernanda M. P. Oliveira, Gabriela B. Arcoverde, Rodrigo M. Feitosa, Alan N. Andersen

4. Diversity, Distribution, and Conservation of the Caatinga Fishes: Advances and Challenges
Sergio Maia Queiroz Lima, Telton Pedro Anselmo Ramos, Márcio Joaquim Silva, Ricardo Souza Rosa

5. Ecology, Biogeography, and Conservation of Amphibians of the Caatinga
Adrian Antonio Garda, Mariana Garcez Stein, Ricardo Bonfim Machado, Marília Bruzzi Lion, Flora Acuña Juncá, Marcelo Felgueiras Napoli

6. Species Composition, Biogeography, and Conservation of the Caatinga Lizards
Daniel Oliveira Mesquita, Gabriel Corrêa Costa, Adrian Antonio Garda, Fagner Ribeiro Delfim

7. The Avifauna of the Caatinga: Biogeography, Ecology, and Conservation
Helder Farias Pereira Araujo, José Maria Cardoso da Silva

8. Mammals of the Caatinga: Diversity, Ecology, Biogeography, and Conservation
Ana Paula Carmignotto, Diego Astúa

9. Plant–Animal Interactions in the Caatinga: Overview and Perspectives
Inara R. Leal, Ariadna V. Lopes, Isabel C. Machado, Marcelo Tabarelli

Part III. Ecosystem Services

10. Water as Capital and Its Uses in theCaatinga
Eunice Maia Andrade, Deodato do Nascimento Aquino, Luiz Carlos Guerreiro Chaves, Fernando Bezerra Lopes

11. People and Natural Resources in the Caatinga
Ulysses Paulino Albuquerque, Elcida de Lima Araújo, Cibele Cardoso Castro, Rômulo Romeu Nóbrega Alves

12. Cultural Services in the Caatinga
Chiara Bragagnolo, Felipe A. S. Vieira, Ricardo A. Correia, Ana Claudia M. Malhado, Richard J. Ladle

Part IV. Threats

13. Impact of Human Activities on theCaatinga
José Maria Cardoso da Silva, Luis Claúdio Fernandes Barbosa

14. The Socio-Ecology of the Caatinga: Understanding How Natural Resource Use Shapes an Ecosystem
Felipe P. L. Melo

15. Future Climate Change in the Caatinga
Roger Rodrigues Torres, David Montenegro Lapola, Nancy Laura Rios Gamarra

Part V. Solutions

16. Sustainable Agricultural Uses in the Caatinga
Everardo Valadares SáBarretto Sampaio, Rômulo Simões Cezar Menezes, Yony SáBarretto Sampaio, Ana Dolores Santiago Freitas

17. Conservation Opportunities in the Caatinga
Carlos Roberto Fonseca, Marina Antongiovanni, Marcelo Matsumoto, Enrico Bernard, Eduardo Martins Venticinque

18. Sustainable Development in the Caatinga
José Maria Cardoso da Silva, Luis Cláudio Fernandes Barbosa, Luiz Paulo Souza Pinto, Courtney Marie Chennault

Part VI. Conclusions

19. The Future of the Caatinga
Marcelo Tabarelli, Inara R. Leal, Fabio Rubio Scarano, José Maria Cardoso da Silva

Keywords: Life Sciences, Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Plant Ecology, Conservation Biology/Ecology, Animal Ecology