Abundance of planktonic ciliates in a cascading reservoirs of the Paranapanema River, Brazil - DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v26i4.1532
The present study aimed to investigate the spatial and temporal distribution patterns of density and biomass of the planktonic ciliates, in a reservoir serie of the Paranapanema River (22o 18’ - 23o 35’ S; 49o 30’ - 52o 50’ W). We intend to test the hypothesis that, along reservoirs serie, there is...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2008 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM) |
| Repositorio: | Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciences |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:periodicos.uem.br/ojs:article/1532 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciBiolSci/article/view/1532 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | protozoários ciliados abundância plâncton reservatórios em cascata 2.01.00.00-0 Biologia Geral |
| Sumario: | The present study aimed to investigate the spatial and temporal distribution patterns of density and biomass of the planktonic ciliates, in a reservoir serie of the Paranapanema River (22o 18’ - 23o 35’ S; 49o 30’ - 52o 50’ W). We intend to test the hypothesis that, along reservoirs serie, there is a decrease of abundance from river towards the dam. Samplings were carried out in seven reservoirs, during 2001, in two distinct hydrological periods, at subsurface of the lacustrine region, using a Van Dorn bottle (5 liters). Aliquots from one liter were obtained and fixed with a fixing solution compounded by alkaline lugol, formaldehyde and sodium tiosulfate. Obtained values for ciliates abundance (density and biomass) in different reservoirs (0.4 to 16.6 cells.mL-1; 0.23 to 20.7 µg.C.L-1, respectively) were inferior to results found in eutrophic environments, but similar to those registered in oligo-mesotrophic environments. Analysis of the abundance distribution results, along reservoirs serie, did not corroborate the hypothesis of decreasing density and biomass from upstream to dowstream, due to an expectancy of a possible oligotrophication downriver. In relation to different functional groups of ciliates, it was verified the dominance of Oligotrichida, mainly small sized individuals (< 30 µm). |
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