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Revisado por pares
Zooplanktonic community of six reservoirs in northeast Brazil
2009; Instituto Internacional de Ecologia (Brazil); Volume: 69; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s1519-69842009000100007
ISSN1678-4375
AutoresViviane L. S. Almeida, Ênio Wocyli Dantas, Mauro de Meló Júnior, Maria do Carmo Bittencourt‐Oliveira, AN Moura,
Tópico(s)Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
ResumoThe aim of the present study was to investigate the zooplankton community at six reservoirs in the state of Pernambuco (Brazil). Zooplankton assemblages were identified using current literature and quantitatively analysed under a microscope and stereomicroscope. Concurrently to the sampling of zooplanktonic and phytoplanktonic communities, in situ measurements of abiotic variables, such as water temperature, dissolved oxygen and pH, were determined using field probes and transparency was determined with a Secchi disk. Total phosphorus concentrations were used for the determination of the Trophic State Index. The reservoirs were classified between eutrophic and hypertrophic, oxygenated, with pH varying from slightly acid to alkaline, high temperatures and low water transparency. A total of 27 zooplankton taxa were identified. Phytoplankton was represented by Cyanophyta, Chlorophyta, Baccilariophyta and phytoflagellates. The highest richness of species was observed for Rotifera (17), followed by Crustacea (8), Protozoa (1) and Insecta (1). Rotifers shared quantitative importance with Crustacea, which were mainly represented by juvenile forms. Jazigo Reservoir presented the highest diversity and equitability. Lowest diversity and equitability were recorded at the Poço da Cruz and Mundaú reservoirs, respectively. Dissimilarity was detected between the environments studied regarding zooplankton composition and structure.
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