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Spatial and temporal patterns and their influence on fish community at Itupararanga Reservoir, Brazil
Senteio Smith, Welber; Petrere Jr, Miguel.
  • Senteio Smith, Welber; s.af
  • Petrere Jr, Miguel; s.af
Rev. biol. trop ; 56(4): 2005-2020, Dec. 2008. ilus, graf, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-637793
ABSTRACT
The Itupararanga Reservoir is located at the Sorocaba River Basin, São Paulo State, Brazil. Five cities use the waters of this reservoir for human consumption. Despite this intensive use of the water resource, no study has been undertaken on the ichthyofauna of this reservoir. Collections were performed in nine sampling stations, where each three were located in the riverine, transitional and lacustrine zones. Fish specimens were collected using eight monofilament gillnets of 10 m length each, with varied mesh sizes, in the rainy and dry seasons, which corresponded to our spatial scale of analysis. Overall, 14 species of fish were identified, with the highest contribution from Characidae and Curimatidae. The most abundant species were the "lambari", Astyanax fasciatus, the "saguiru", Cyphocharax modestus, the "lambari bocarra", Oligosarcus paranaensis, and the "mandi", Iheringichthys labrosus. Diversity tended to be higher during the dry season, although the difference was not statistically significant. Cluster analysis identified four season sampling groups differentiated by within-season distribution of species. Mantel’s test showed that this distribution was little affected by environmental factors, suggesting that biotic factors were more important in determining the species distribution within the reservoir. Rev. Biol. Trop. 56 (4) 2005-2020. Epub 2008 December 12.
RESUMEN
El embalse Itupararanga está localizado en la cuenca del río Sorocaba, estado de São Paulo, Brasil, donde cinco ciudades usan sus aguas para consumo humano. A pesar del uso intensivo del recurso agua, ningún estudio se ha llevado a cabo para investigar la ictiofauna de este embalse. Recolectamos los peces en estación seca y lluviosa, en nueve estaciones de muestreo, tres estaciones en cada zona (riverina, transicional y lacustrina). los peces se recolectaron con ocho atarrayas de un filamento de 10 m cada una. En total, hallamos 14 especies de peces, con la contribución más alta de Characidae y Curimatidae. las especies más abundantes fueron el "lambari", Astyanax fasciatus, el "saguiru", Cyphocharax modestus, el "lambari bocarra", Oligosarcus paranaensis, y el "mandi", Iheringichthys labrosus. la diversidad tendió a ser mayor durante la estación seca, aunque la diferencia no fue estadísticamente significativa. El análisis identificó cuatro grupos de estaciones de muestreo diferenciadas con base en la distribución de especies dentro de cada estación. la prueba de Mantel mostró que esta distribución fue poco afectada por factores ambientales, lo que sugiere que los factores bióticos fueron más importantes al determinar la distribución de especies dentro del embalse.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Biodiversity / Fishes Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Rev. biol. trop Journal subject: Biology / Tropical Medicine Year: 2008 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Biodiversity / Fishes Type of study: Prognostic study Limits: Animals Country/Region as subject: South America / Brazil Language: English Journal: Rev. biol. trop Journal subject: Biology / Tropical Medicine Year: 2008 Type: Article