2008
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-62252008000400001
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Simple relationships to predict attributes of fish assemblages in patches of submerged macrophytes

Abstract: Submerged macrophytes play an important role in structuring habitats and, therefore, in determining patterns of aquatic biodiversity. Because these plants are widespread in shallow areas of many Neotropical reservoirs, the present work investigated if variables related to habitat structure, measured in patches of submerged macrophytes (Egeria densa and E. najas), can be used to predict fish assemblage attributes (fish density and species richness). Based on patch characteristics at fine spatial extents (macrop… Show more

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“…Another process strongly influenced by the formation of reservoirs and that deserves attention in the study of the Itá UHE is the development of aquatic macrophytes Pelicice et al, 2008;Hermes-Silva and Zaniboni-Filho, 2012). Among the main effects of the presence of macrophytes is the supply of abundant food for herbivorous species, such as S. nasutus (Andrade and Braga, 2005), a fish that totaled the highest biomass captured.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Another process strongly influenced by the formation of reservoirs and that deserves attention in the study of the Itá UHE is the development of aquatic macrophytes Pelicice et al, 2008;Hermes-Silva and Zaniboni-Filho, 2012). Among the main effects of the presence of macrophytes is the supply of abundant food for herbivorous species, such as S. nasutus (Andrade and Braga, 2005), a fish that totaled the highest biomass captured.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Wootton (1990) relata que a dieta dos peixes deve representar a interação entre a preferência alimentar e a disponibilidade e acessibilidade do alimento na natureza, enquanto que para Griffiths (1975) a presa mais abundante no ambiente deve ser a mais numerosa na dieta. Na planície de inundação do alto Rio Paraná, a presença de ambientes lênticos e semi-lênticos, os quais apresentam grandes bancos de macrófitas, são locais ideais para a agregação de peixes de pequeno porte e segundo Pelicice et al (2008), existe alta correlacão entre os bancos de macrófitas e a densidade e riqueza dessas espécies.…”
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“…Este elevado suprimento alimentar tem sido descrito como um importante fator para explicar a agregação de peixes em estandes de macrófitas submersas (ROZAS & ODUM, 1988;GARCIA & VIEIRA, 1997;CASATTI et al, 2003;PELICICE & AGOSTINHO, 2006;PELICICE et al, 2008) e pode estar relacionado à maior riqueza e número de espécies dominantes observados no ponto sul da lagoa Mangueira. Essa riqueza em espécies fica ainda mais evidente quando comparados os números totais de indivíduos coletados.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified