15 research outputs found
Variação espacial e temporal na diversidade e composição de espécies de peixes em riachos da bacia do Rio Ivinhema, Alto Rio Paranå
Com o objetivo de descrever o padrĂŁo espacial e temporal na diversidade e composição de espĂ©cies de peixes em sete riachos da bacia do rio Ivinhema, alto rio ParanĂĄ, amostragens mensais foram realizadas entre janeiro e dezembro/2002. Quarenta e seis espĂ©cies de peixes foram encontradas, sendo estimada a ocorrĂȘncia de cinqĂŒenta e cinco espĂ©cies nestes riachos. A riqueza de espĂ©cies e a equitabilidade nĂŁo apresentaram variaçÔes temporais significativas, contudo, foi constatada variação espacial (entre riachos) significativa. A AnĂĄlise de Similaridade (ANOSIM) sugere que existe somente variação espacial significativa na composição de espĂ©cies. A riqueza de espĂ©cies foi significativamente correlacionada com a largura (r = 0,80) e a profundidade do riacho (r = 0,78). A equitabilidade apresentou correlação significativa somente com o nĂșmero mĂ©dio de indivĂduos coletados (r = -0,91). Apenas a largura dos riachos influenciou significativamente a distribuição das principais espĂ©cies de peixes nos riachos amostrados. Algumas espĂ©cies como H. marginatus, A. dentatus, M. sanctaefilomenae ocorreram principalmente em riachos mais volumosos e A. fasciatus e B. stramineus ocorreram principalmente em riachos rasos e com elevada velocidade da correnteza, indicando a importĂąncia das caracterĂsticas hidrolĂłgicas na distribuição das espĂ©cies. As caracterĂsticas fĂsicas dos riachos sĂŁo mais importantes que as variaçÔes temporais na organização das assemblĂ©ias de peixes dos riachos amostrados
Tropical headwater streams and the role of non-native species on fish assemblageâs diversity
Non-native species cause several impacts on freshwater biodiversity, but studies focusing on the Neotropical streamâs biota are still incipient. We used a data set of 586 headwater streamâs fish assemblages from the Brazilian Upper ParanĂĄ ecoregion to test whether the presence/absence of non-native species affect: species richness (S), functional diversity (MPD) and taxonomic diversity (Î+). We compared diversity patterns of fish assemblages formed only by native species against those of assemblages formed by native and non-native species (Scenario 1); then, we removed non-native species from their original assemblages and recalculated their diversity values to compare them with those of fish assemblages formed only by native species again (Scenario 2). We also investigated: (1) whether non-nativeâs fish assemblages are associated with land use, topographic and watercourse connectivity variables; (2) fish ecological traits-environment relationship. In Scenario 1, S was higher in assemblages with the presence of non-native species, while in Scenario 2, both S and MPD were higher in assemblages where non-native species were removed. Non-native species were not directly related to land use, topographic or connectivity variables and most of them had a similar response to the environment when compared with native species. Findings show that non-native fish species are related to high-rich assemblages in headwaters, and they increase species richness and the functional redundancy of assemblages, decreasing functional diversity. Moreover, in most cases, native and non-native species seem to respond similarly to the environmental influence on their occurrence