Main predictors of phytoplankton occurrence in lotic ecosystems
Maria Clara Pilatti,
Gabriela Medeiros,
Andre Andrian Padial
et al.
Abstract:Aim Our goal was to relate the phytoplankton metacommunity to its possible determinants in a micro watershed: (I) determinants related to landscape-scale filtering, (II) determinants referring to local microhabitat filtering, (III) determinants referring to previous colonization, and (IV) determinants representing three different dispersal routes. Methods Eight sampling stations were selected along the Cascavel River watershed, located in the state of Paraná, Brazil. Samples were collected quarterly for three… Show more
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