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Intro; Foreword; Preface; Contents; Contributors; About the Editors; Part I: Introduction; Chapter 1: The Caatinga: Understanding the Challenges; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Geographical Boundaries; 1.3 Ecological System; 1.4 Human System; 1.5 Interactions Between Natural and Human Systems; 1.6 The Challenges Ahead; References; Part II: Biodiversity; Chapter 2: Diversity and Evolution of Flowering Plants of the Caatinga Domain; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Caatinga Vegetation in the Context of Global Biomes; 2.2.1 Minor Biomes within the Caatinga Domain; 2.2.1.1 Tropical Rain Forests

2.2.1.2 Savannas2.2.1.3 Rupestrian Grasslands; 2.3 Caatinga Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest and Woodlands (SDTFW); 2.3.1 Crystalline Caatinga; 2.3.2 Sedimentary Caatinga; 2.3.3 Tall Deciduous and Semi-Deciduous Caatinga Forests; 2.3.4 Special Environments within the Caatinga SDTFW Biome; 2.3.4.1 Rocky Outcrops; 2.3.4.2 Aquatic Plant Communities; 2.3.5 Plant Diversity and Endemism in the Caatinga SDTFW; 2.4 Origin and Evolution of SDTFW Plant Lineages in the Caatinga; 2.4.1 Did Evolutionary Processes Shape the Phylogenetic Patterns of the Caatinga Plant Lineages Equally?

2.5 ConclusionsReferences; Chapter 3: Ants of the Caatinga: Diversity, Biogeography, and Functional Responses to Anthropogenic Disturbance and Climate Change; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Caatinga Ant Fauna; 3.3 Functional Composition; 3.4 Responses to Anthropogenic Disturbance; 3.5 Responses to Climate Change; 3.6 Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Diversity, Distribution, and Conservation of the Caatinga Fishes: Advances and Challenges; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Aquatic Ecoregions in the Caatinga; 4.3 History of Ichthyology in the Caatinga; 4.4 Advances in Terms of Fish Diversity

4.5 Distribution Patterns4.6 Conservation; 4.7 Challenges; References; Chapter 5: Ecology, Biogeography, and Conservation of Amphibians of the Caatinga; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Caatinga Amphibians; 5.2.1 Taxonomy; 5.2.2 Ecology; 5.2.3 Biogeography; 5.3 Potential Richness of Caatinga Amphibia; 5.4 Conservation; References; Chapter 6: Species Composition, Biogeography, and Conservation of the Caatinga Lizards; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 The Origin and Diversification of Caatinga Lizards; 6.3 Species Composition and Distribution Patterns of Caatinga Lizards; 6.3.1 Widely Distributed Species

6.3.2 Species with Relictual Distribution6.3.3 Species with Limited Distribution in the Caatinga; 6.3.4 Species Related to Paleoquaternary Sandy Dunes from São Francisco River; 6.3.5 Species with Distributions Limited to Rocky Outcrops from EspinhaÃo Range; 6.3.6 Species from Adjacent Open Regions, Such as Cerrado/Chaco/Tabuleiros and Coastal Restingas; 6.3.7 Species Related to Atlantic Forest and/or Humid Forest Enclaves; 6.4 Richness Gradient of Caatinga Lizard Species; 6.5 Patterns of Species Endemism

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