ABSTRACT
A bacterial community has a central role in nutrient cycle in aquatic habitats. Therefore, it is important to analyze how this community is distributed throughout different locations. Thirty-six different sites in the upper Paraná River floodplain were surveyed to determine the influence of environmental variable in bacterial community composition. The sites are classified as rivers, channels, and floodplain lakes connected or unconnected to the main river channel. The bacterial community structure was analyzed by fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) technique, based on frequency of the main domains Bacteria and Archaea, and subdivisions of the phylum Proteobacteria (Alpha-proteobacteria, Beta-proteobacteria, Gamma-proteobacteria) and the Cytophaga-Flavobacterium cluster. It has been demonstrated that the bacterial community differed in density and frequency of the studied groups. And these differences responded to distinct characteristics of the three main rivers of the floodplain as well as to the classification of the environments found in this floodplain. We conclude that dissimilarities in the bacterial community structure are related to environmental heterogeneity, and the limnological variables that most predicted bacterial communities in the upper Paraná River floodplain was total and ammoniacal nitrogen, orthophosphate and chlorophyll-a.
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Archaea/classification , Archaea/isolation & purification , Biota , Bacteria/classification , Bacteria/isolation & purification , Water Microbiology , Archaea/genetics , Brazil , Bacteria/genetics , In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence , RiversABSTRACT
Ilha Grande National Park is an important conservation unit localized in the Southern part of the upper Paraná river floodplain (Brazil) that includes diverse aquatic environments. Oligochaeta (Annelida) is a large group of invertebrates, with several small specimens inhabiting almost every possible niche at most freshwater ecosystem. The goal of the present study was to examine the spatial variation of Oligochaeta community in five floodplain lakes from the Ilha Grande National Park and relate the distribution with abiotic variables. Samples were taken at five sampling stations using a modified Petersen grab. Thirteen species of Oligochaeta belonging to two families Naididae and Tubificidae were recorded. Different patterns of richness and abiotic factors were identified among the lakes located in the island and at the margin of Paraná river. The different patterns of granulometric texture affected directly the distribution of the Oligochaeta assemblage of theses environments. The results of this study permit to infer that the Oligochaeta assemblage, in preserved areas, present a higher richness in relation to long term studies with more frequent samplings. We concluded that Ilha Grande National Park contributes for the preservation of benthic invertebrates.
O Parque Nacional de Ilha Grande é uma importante unidade de Conservação localizada ao Sul da Planície de Inundação do alto rio Paraná (Brasil) que abrange diversos ambientes aquáticos. Oligochaeta (Annelida) é um grupo de invertebrados, cujos pequenos espécimes habitam quase todos os nichos dos ecossistemas de água doce. O objetivo desse estudo foi o de analisar a variação espacial da comunidade de Oligochaeta em cinco lagoas de várzea do Parque Nacional de Ilha Grande e relacionar a sua distribuição às variáveis abióticas. As amostras foram coletadas em cinco locais usando pegador de Petersen modificado. Treze espécies de Oligochaeta pertencentes às famílias Naididae e Tubificidae foram encontradas. Foram identificados diferentes padrões de riqueza e de fatores abióticos entre as lagoas de várzea localizadas na ilha e na margem do rio Paraná. Os diferentes padrões de textura granulométrica afetaram diretamente a distribuição da assembleia de Oligochaeta entre esses ambientes. Os resultados deste estudo permitiram inferir que a assembléia de Oligochaeta, em áreas preservadas, apresenta maior riqueza em relação aos estudos de longo prazo com maior esforço amostral. Dessa forma, conclui-se que o Parque Nacional de Ilha Grande contribui para a preservação de invertebrados bentônicos.