2011
DOI: 10.1590/s1679-62252011005000021
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Abstract: We describe the fish assemblages associated with drifting macrophyte mats and consider their possible role as dispersal vectors in the Ivinhema River, a major tributary of the upper Paraná River, Brazil. Fish associated with drifting mats were sampled in the main river channel during January and March 2005, when the wind and/or the increased water level were sufficient to transport macrophyte stands. Fish in the drifting mats were sampled with a floating sieve (4 m long x 2 m wide x 0.6 m high, and 2 mm mesh s… Show more

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“…As assembleias de peixes associadas aos bancos de macrófitas possuem estrutura diferente de acordo com o tipo de estande, como os monoespecíficos de Eichhornia crassipes e E. azurea que podem influenciar a distribuição da ictiofauna (Sánchez-Botero et al 2003). Os peixes também utilizam estes habitats como meio de dispersão (Schiesari et al 2003;Bulla et al 2011), refúgio e berçário (Sánchez-Botero e Araújo-Lima 2001) para os juvenis e espécies de pequeno porte.…”
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“…As assembleias de peixes associadas aos bancos de macrófitas possuem estrutura diferente de acordo com o tipo de estande, como os monoespecíficos de Eichhornia crassipes e E. azurea que podem influenciar a distribuição da ictiofauna (Sánchez-Botero et al 2003). Os peixes também utilizam estes habitats como meio de dispersão (Schiesari et al 2003;Bulla et al 2011), refúgio e berçário (Sánchez-Botero e Araújo-Lima 2001) para os juvenis e espécies de pequeno porte.…”
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“…Macrophyte beds are fundamentally important for the initial development of many fish species (Delariva et al 1994, Sánchez-Botero & Araújo-Lima 2001, in addition to acting as feeding sites (Casatti et al 2003) and a dispersal mechanism for small-sized species (Oliver & McKaye 1982, Machado-Allison 1990, Bulla et al 2011. The abundance and complexity of macrophyte beds are among the main determinants of fish communities in both lentic (Súarez et al 2001, 2004, Petry et al 2003, Pelicice et al 2005, Gomes et al 2012 and lotic habitats (Bulla et al 2011).…”
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“…For instance, macroinvertebrates living on macrophytes and in the root zones of floating mats are using this habitat for shelter and food resource, serving also as primary food supply for fish and other vertebrates (primarily amphibians, reptilians and birds; Junk, 1973;Poi de Neiff & Carignan, 1997;Poi de Neiff, 2003;Takeda, Souza-Franco, Melo, & Monkolski, 2003). Furthermore, aquatic vegetation represents a key factor in the selection of habitats by fish (Chick & Mcivor, 1997;Gomes, Bulla, Agostinho, Vasconcelos, & Miranda, 2012), serving as refuge to avoid predators (Chick & Mcivor, 1997;Warfe & Barmuta, 2004), as spawning habitat, and as nurseries for initial life stages and juveniles (Grenouillet & Pond, 2001;Bulla, Gomes, Miranda, & Agostinho, 2011).The 'Zapatosa Floodplain Lake Complex' (ZFLC) and its associated wetlands, part of an even larger floodplain system called the Mompox Depression, is considered one of the most important freshwater ecosystems of the Magdalena River basin in Northern Colombia. in spite of its importance, hydrobiological information on the river basin is practically inexistent, dealing mostly with the local inventory and ecology of fish assemblages (Ríos-Pulgarín, Jiménez-Segura, Palacio, & Ramírez Restrepo, 2008), aquatic and wetland plants (SchmidtMumm, 1987), and a generalized overview on macrophyte vegetation (Rangel-Ch., 2010).…”
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“…For instance, macroinvertebrates living on macrophytes and in the root zones of floating mats are using this habitat for shelter and food resource, serving also as primary food supply for fish and other vertebrates (primarily amphibians, reptilians and birds; Junk, 1973;Poi de Neiff & Carignan, 1997;Poi de Neiff, 2003;Takeda, Souza-Franco, Melo, & Monkolski, 2003). Furthermore, aquatic vegetation represents a key factor in the selection of habitats by fish (Chick & Mcivor, 1997;Gomes, Bulla, Agostinho, Vasconcelos, & Miranda, 2012), serving as refuge to avoid predators (Chick & Mcivor, 1997;Warfe & Barmuta, 2004), as spawning habitat, and as nurseries for initial life stages and juveniles (Grenouillet & Pond, 2001;Bulla, Gomes, Miranda, & Agostinho, 2011).…”
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confidence: 99%