at 24 sampling sites. For analytical purposes, the sampling sites were grouped into upper, middle and lower areas. The upper area of the National Park had the highest egg density and should be considered the primary spawning area. The middle area should be considered a drift area, and the lower area likely functions as a growth and feeding habitat. Statistical analyses showed that the spawning was influenced by water temperature, pH, fluviometric level and rainfall, and that larval density was influenced by pH, conductivity, dissolved oxygen and rainfall. The results also revealed that the tributaries apparently are used as migratory routes by fish, and and this shows the need to protect these sites.O objetivo deste trabalho foi estudar a ocorrência de ictioplâncton em uma região sob influência de barragens. A área de estudo está localizada na região do Parque Nacional de Ilha Grande, planície de inundação do Alto Rio Paraná. Especificamente, analisamos a distribuição temporal e espacial do ictioplâncton, identificando áreas de desova e estabelecendo relações entre a abundância de ovos e larvas de peixes e algumas variáveis limnológicas e hidrológicas. Amostras foram coletadas mensalmente entre outubro e março de 2001 a 2005 em 24 pontos de amostragem. Para fins de análise as estações de amostragens foram agrupadas em área superior, média e inferior. A parte superior da área do Parque Nacional apresentou a maior densidade de ovos e pode ser considerada como local de desova, enquanto que a área central pode ser considerada local de deriva, e a área inferior funciona como um provável local de crescimento e alimentação das larvas. As análises estatísticas mostraram que as desovas foram influenciadas pela temperatura da água, pH, nível fluviométrico e precipitação, e que a densidade de larvas foi influenciada pelo pH, condutividade, oxigênio dissolvido e precipitação. Os resultados também revelaram que os afluentes aparentemente são utilizados como rotas migratórias de peixes, e isso demonstra a necessidade de proteção destes locais.
For understanding the reproductive dynamics of fish assemblages and their relationship with environmental conditions, we need to know more about spawning areas and periods. Studies on temporal and spatial patterns of occurrence of fish eggs and larvae are important for obtaining this kind of information quickly and accurately. In this study, we analysed spatial and temporal patterns of fish larvae in different biotopes in a stretch of the floodplain of Upper Parana River, in Ilha Grande National Park, southern Brazil. We carried out night sampling during six spawning periods, from 2001 to 2008. We selected 18 sampling sites distributed in the mainstream, tributaries and lagoons, encompassing several types of biotopes. We observed significant spatial and temporal differences among biotopes in the composition and structure of the fish larvae assemblages. Lentic environments favoured the development of sedentary and migratory species, whereas tributaries were used as migratory routes and spawning areas. The assemblage in period I differed from the assemblages of other periods, probably because of the presence of dams in the Parana River. No association was observed between environmental variables and spatial and temporal patterns of the ichthyoplankton assemblages. Hence, conservation measures are essential to maintain the environmental integrity of spawning (tributaries) and development areas (lagoons) for the maintenance of biodiversity in the floodplain of Upper Paraná River.
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