Occurrence of Macrophytes species in the lower basin of the Xingu River

Additional list of species of aquatic macrophytes in the lower basin of the Xingu River

“…Although the number of species observed in the present study was higher than that observed by Medeiros et al (2015), who registered 106 species over two years of monitoring, the proportion of life forms was similar. The high number of amphibian species observed in this study is due to greater efforts directed to the characterization of plants living in the fllodplains and in the parafluvial zone of the Xingu River and tributaries.…”

“…In the article by Medeiros et al (2015) presented in this special issue, the authors also conducted a survey of the species of aquatic weeds that occur in the same region. However, in this study the authors gave greater emphasis on closely related species to water bodies, since the main objective was to evaluate the species with great potential for infestation and that could cause problems in areas of the reservoirs under construction in the Xingu River.…”