caatinga
(ecology) A sparse, stunted forest in areas of little rainfall in northeastern Brazil; trees are leafless in the dry season.
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(ecology) A sparse, stunted forest in areas of little rainfall in northeastern Brazil; trees are leafless in the dry season.
Light, thorny woodland, composed of drought-resistant species, found in north-eastern Brazil; either where rainfall is low or unreliable, or where the presence of pervious rocks creates a physiological drought.
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