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The Caatinga enclaves moist forests are a tropical moist forest
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests , also known as tropical moist forests, are a tropical and subtropical forest biome.Tropical and subtropical forest regions with lower rainfall are home to tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests....
 ecoregion
Ecoregion

An ecoregion , sometimes called a bioregion, is an ecology and geographically defined area smaller than a "realm" or "ecozone". Ecoregions cover relatively large areas of land or water, and contain characteristic, geographically distinct assemblages of natural community and species....
 of northeastern Brazil, which forms a series of discontinuous, island-like enclaves in the dry Caatingas xeric shrubland and thorn forests
Deserts and xeric shrublands

Desert and xeric shrublands is a biome characterized by, relating to, or requiring only a small amount of moisture. Deserts and xeric shrublands receive an annual average rainfall of ten inches or less, and have an arid or hyperarid climate, characterized by a strong moisture deficit, where annual potential loss of moisture from evapotransp...
 and Cerrado
Cerrado

The cerrado is a vast tropical savanna ecoregion of Brazil. The cerrado is characterised by an enormous range of plant and animal biodiversity....
 savannas.

Caatinga enclaves moist forests cover an area of 4,800 square kilometers (1,900 square miles) in northeastern Brazil. The enclaves are found mostly on four major regional plateaus, the Chapada do Araripe
Chapada do Araripe

The Chapada do Araripe, also known as the Serra do Araripe, is a chapada in northeastern Brazil. The chapada forms the boundary of Cear? and Pernambuco states, and forms the watershed between the Jaguaribe River of Cear?, which flows northward into the Atlantic, and the much larger basin of the S?o Francisco River of Pernambuco an...
, Serra de Ibiapaba
Serra de Ibiapaba

The Serra de Ibiapaba is an upland in northeastern Brazil, which lies on the boundary of Piau? and Cear? states. The range runs north and south, extending from near the Atlantic coast in the north to connect with the Serra do Araripe, which forms the southern boundary of Cear?....
, Serra de Baturité, and Serra da Borborema.






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The Caatinga enclaves moist forests are a tropical moist forest
Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests

Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests , also known as tropical moist forests, are a tropical and subtropical forest biome.Tropical and subtropical forest regions with lower rainfall are home to tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests....
 ecoregion
Ecoregion

An ecoregion , sometimes called a bioregion, is an ecology and geographically defined area smaller than a "realm" or "ecozone". Ecoregions cover relatively large areas of land or water, and contain characteristic, geographically distinct assemblages of natural community and species....
 of northeastern Brazil, which forms a series of discontinuous, island-like enclaves in the dry Caatingas xeric shrubland and thorn forests
Deserts and xeric shrublands

Desert and xeric shrublands is a biome characterized by, relating to, or requiring only a small amount of moisture. Deserts and xeric shrublands receive an annual average rainfall of ten inches or less, and have an arid or hyperarid climate, characterized by a strong moisture deficit, where annual potential loss of moisture from evapotransp...
 and Cerrado
Cerrado

The cerrado is a vast tropical savanna ecoregion of Brazil. The cerrado is characterised by an enormous range of plant and animal biodiversity....
 savannas.

Setting

The Caatinga enclaves moist forests cover an area of 4,800 square kilometers (1,900 square miles) in northeastern Brazil. The enclaves are found mostly on four major regional plateaus, the Chapada do Araripe
Chapada do Araripe

The Chapada do Araripe, also known as the Serra do Araripe, is a chapada in northeastern Brazil. The chapada forms the boundary of Cear? and Pernambuco states, and forms the watershed between the Jaguaribe River of Cear?, which flows northward into the Atlantic, and the much larger basin of the S?o Francisco River of Pernambuco an...
, Serra de Ibiapaba
Serra de Ibiapaba

The Serra de Ibiapaba is an upland in northeastern Brazil, which lies on the boundary of Piau? and Cear? states. The range runs north and south, extending from near the Atlantic coast in the north to connect with the Serra do Araripe, which forms the southern boundary of Cear?....
, Serra de Baturité, and Serra da Borborema. The enclaves are found on windward slopes and plateaus between 600 and 800 m elevation.

Flora

The main vegetation type is semi-deciduous forest with four strata of vegetation and emergent trees taller than 30 meters. The forest is generally similar in composition to the Atlantic forests further east, but includes species from the caatinga, Cerrado, and Amazonia as well. The emergent and canopy layers are made up mostly of tree species of the families Leguminosae (Peltophorum dubium), Meliaceae
Meliaceae

The Meliaceae, or the Mahogany family, is a flowering plant family of mostly trees and shrubs in the order Sapindales,They are characterised by alternate, usually pinnate leaves without stipules, and by syncarpous, apparently bisexual flowers borne in panicles, cymes, spikes, or clusters....
 (Cedrella fissilis) and Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae

The Apocynaceae or dogbane family is a family of Angiosperms that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, and lianas.Many species are tall trees found in tropical rainforests, and most are from the tropics and subtropics, but some grow in tropical dry, xeric environments....
 (Aspidosperma pyricollum).

Fauna

Fauna associated with this habitat shows a strong connection with both the Amazon and the Atlantic Forest, and, to a lesser degree, the Caatinga. Animals associated with this habitat include birds such as the Grey-breasted Parakeet
Grey-breasted Parakeet

The Grey-breasted Parakeet is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is endemic to Cear? in north-eastern Brazil and restricted to a few mountains with relatively humid forest and woodland in a region otherwise dominated by arid Caatinga....
 (Pyrrhura griseipectus), Ochraceous Piculet
Ochraceous Piculet

The Ochraceous Piculet is a species of bird in the Picidae family. It is Endemism to Brazil.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests....
 (Picumnus limae), Ceará Gnateater (Conopophaga lineata cearae) and Araripe Manakin
Araripe Manakin

The Araripe Manakin is a critically endangered bird from the family of Manakins ....
 (Antilophia bokermanni), frogs such as Adelophryne baturitensis
Adelophryne baturitensis

Adelophryne baturitensis is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family.It is Endemism to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and plantations ....
 and A. maranguapensis
Adelophryne maranguapensis

Adelophryne maranguapensis is a species of frog in the Leptodactylidae family.It is Endemism to Brazil.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, and plantations ....
, and lizard
Lizard

Lizards are a large and widespread group of squamate reptiles, with nearly 5,000 species, ranging across all continents except Antarctica as well as most oceanic island chains....
s such as Mabuya arajara and Leposoma baturitensis. In contrast to other groups, only a single species of mammal
Mammal

Mammals are a class of vertebrate animals whose name is derived from their distinctive feature, mammary glands, with which they feed their young....
 is endemic to these moist forests enclaves, the recently described rodent
Rodent

Rodentia is an Order of mammals also known as rodents, characterised by two continuously growing Incisors#The_Rodent_incisor in the upper and lower jaws which must be kept short by gnawing....
 Rhipidomys cariri.

Conservation and threats

Most birds endemic to these moist forests enclaves are considered threatened, primarily due to habitat loss, by BirdLife International
BirdLife International

BirdLife International is the international Conservation ecology organization working to bird conservation the world?s birds and their habitats....
 and, consequently, IUCN. In general the status of other animals is comparably poorly known, but likely to be similar to that of the birds.

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