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Rev. bras. entomol ; 59(4): 332-336, Oct.-Dec. 2015. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-769915

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ABSTRACT Biomass is a fundamental measure for understanding the structure and functioning (e.g. fluxes of energy and nutrients in the food chain) of aquatic ecosystems. We aim to provide predictive models to estimate the biomass of Triplectides egleri Sattler, 1963, in a stream in Central Amazonia, based on body and case dimensions. We used body length, head-capsule width, interocular distance and case length and width to derive biomass estimations. Linear, exponential and power regression models were used to assess the relationship between biomass and body or case dimensions. All regression models used in the biomass estimation of T. egleri were significant. The best fit between biomass and body or case dimensions was obtained using the power model, followed by the exponential and linear models. Body length provided the best estimate of biomass. However, the dimensions of sclerotized structures (interocular distance and head-capsule width) also provided good biomass predictions, and may be useful in estimating biomass of preserved and/or damaged material. Case width was the dimension of the case that provided the best estimate of biomass. Despite the low relation, case width may be useful in studies that require low stress on individuals.

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Acta amaz ; 44(1): 121-134, 2014. ilus, map, tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS, VETINDEX | ID: biblio-1455171

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Lakes play an important role in biogeochemical, ecological and hydrological processes in the river-floodplain system. The aim of this study was to evaluate the dynamics of the limnological conditions of Catalمo Lake, an Amazon floodplain lake. Thus, some of the main limnological environment variables (O2, temperature, pH, nutrient, electrical conductivity) of the Catalمo Lake were analyzed under temporal and spacial scales. The study was conducted between November/2004 and August/2005. Sampling excursion were carried out every three months; one excursion for each of the four different hydrological periods (low water, rising water, high water and falling water). Sampling points were chosen so that it could be obtained a gradient of the distance from Negro River. Limnological profiles in Catalمo Lake showed generally acidic to slightly alcaline water, with low levels of dissolved oxygen and low concentrations of soluble reactive phosphorous. The Negro River seems to exert the main influence during the rising water period, while the Solimُes River is the principal controlling river during peak water. The Principal Component Analysis (PCA) grouped the seasonal collections by hydrological period, showing the formation of a north-south spatial gradient within the lake in relation to the limnological variables. Multivariate dispersion analysis based on distance-to-centroid method demonstrated an increase in similarity over the course of the hydrological cycle, as the lake was inundated in response to the flood pulse of the main river channels. However, the largest spatial homogeneity in the lake was observed in the epilimnion layer, during the falling water period. The daily analysis of variation indicated an oligomitic pattern during the years in which the lake was permanently connected to the Negro River...


Os lagos exercem um papel importante nos processos biogeoquímicos, ecológicos e hidrológicos no sistema rio-planície de inundação. O objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar a dinâmica das condições limnológicas do lago Catalão, um lago da planície de inundação amazônica. Algumas das principais variáveis limnológicas (por exemplo, O2, temperatura, pH, condutividade elétrica, nutrientes) do lago Catalão foram analisadas em uma escala temporal e espacial. O presente estudo foi realizado no período de novembro de 2004 a agosto de 2005. As amostragens foram trimestrais, com um total de quatro coletas, uma em cada fase do ciclo hidrológico (Seca, Enchente, Cheia e Vazante). Os pontos de amostragem foram escolhidos de modo a obter um gradiente de distância em relação ao rio Negro. No geral, as águas do lago Catalão mostraram-se pouco oxigenadas, ácidas a levemente alcalinas e com baixas concentrações de Fósforo Solúvel Reativo (FSR). A Análise de Componentes Principais (ACP) agrupou as estações de coleta por fases do ciclo hidrológico e evidenciou a formação de um gradiente espacial na distribuição das variáveis limnológicas, que vai da região mais ao norte até mais ao sul do lago. A influência do rio Negro sobre as águas do lago parece ser maior na enchente e a do rio Solimões na cheia. A análise de dispersão multivariada com abordagem baseada na distância ao centróide evidenciou o aumento da similaridade espacial em função da inundação. Contudo, a maior homogeneidade espacial do lago foi registrada no epilímnio, na fase de vazante. Os resultados da análise de variação diária indicaram que o lago Catalão apresenta comportamento oligomítico nos anos em que permanece conectado permanentemente ao rio Negro. Apesar de receber grande aporte de águas pretas (rio Negro) e brancas (rio Solimões), as características físicas e químicas das águas do Catalão permitem classificá-lo como um sistema mais próximo dos lagos de várzea típicos do que daqueles de águas preta.


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Water Cycle , Amazonian Ecosystem , Limnology , Water Quality , Fresh Water/chemistry , Geomorphology , Floods
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