Spatial distribution and secondary production of Copepoda in a tropical reservoir: Barra Bonita, SP, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Biology

Mj. Santos-wisniewski²  O. Rocha¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de AlfenasAlfenas MG ,Brazil

关键词: reservoir ecology;    Copepoda production;    tropical reservoir;    zooplankton distribution;    ecologia de reservatórios;    produção de Copepoda;    reservatórios tropicais;    distribuição do zooplâncton;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1519-69842007000200007

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The present paper aims to describe the spatial distribution of zooplankton copepods, their biomass and instantaneous secondary production, in Barra Bonita, a large eutrophic, polymitic reservoir (22° 29' S and 48° 34' W) on the Tietê River, of the Paraná basin. Sampling was carried out during two seasons: dry winter and rainy summer. Species composition, age structure and numerical density of each copepod species population were analyzed at 25 sampling stations. Secondary production was calculated for Copepoda, the dominant group in zooplankton communities, taking Calanoida and Cyclopoida separately. Copepoda represented the largest portion of the total zooplankton biomass, the dominant species being Notodiaptomus iheringi among the Calanoida and Mesocyclops ogunnus and Thermocyclops decipiens among the Cyclopoida. The production of Copepoda was higher during the rainy summer (23.61 mgDW.m-3.d-1 in January 1995) than during the dry winter season (14 mgDW.m-3.d-1 in August 1995), following the general pattern of abundance for the whole zooplankton community. Among the copepods, Cyclopoida production was higher than that of Calanoida, a pattern commonly observed for tropical lakes and reservoirs. Barra Bonita copepods are very productive, but there was a great degree of spatial heterogeneity, related to the physical and chemical conditions, particularly the level of nutrients and also to phytoplankton biomass.

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