Anthropic effects on the fish community of Ribeirão Claro, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Fc. Ferreira¹  M. Petrere Jr.¹ 

[1] ,UNESP Instituto de Biociências Departamento de EcologiaRio Claro SP ,Brazil

关键词: diversity indices;    freshwater fish community;    pollution effects;    Ribeirão Claro;    Brazil;    Índices de diversidade;    comunidade de peixes de água doce;    efeitos da poluição;    Ribeirão Claro;    Brasil;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1519-69842007000100004

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The effect of anthropic alterations such as drain discharge on a fish community was studied in the Ribeirão Claro River, municipality of Rio Claro, State of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. Samples were made monthly in three different points along the river (headwaters, mid course, and confluence) between December, 2003 and March, 2004, which is the reproductive period for the majority of the species. The fish community of the Ribeirão Claro River showed a fair composition and diversity, with species rarely observed in studies made in the region, such as Paravandellia oxyfera and Callichthys callichthys. Indices of diversity and equitability showed different results when weight or the number of individuals were considered. Moreover, these indices did not reveal the typical increase in diversity from the headwaters toward the confluence, nor the loss of richness in the part altered by drain discharge. An interpretation should be made with caution, taking into account the diverse factors included in the computation. Similar to the diversity indices, the Morisita-Horn similarity index did not reveal a great difference in the fish community of the confluence of the river, mainly in relation to its mid course. The decline of species richness and trophic composition alteration in the disturbed part is clear, which shows a great dominance of piscivorous species.

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