Estrutura da comunidade fitoplanctônica em sistema de áreas alagáveis, na planície de inundação do rio Jucupiranguinha, Vale do Ribeira de Iguape - SP / Structure of a phytoplanktonic community in the floodplain of the river Jacupiranguinha in the region of Vale do Ribeira de Iguape in the State of Sao Paulo

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

This study aimed at characterizing the spatial and temporal structure of the phytoplanktonic community and relating them to climatological and hydrological variations in the floodplain of Jacupiranguinha river. The samples were taken four times in the year, once in each season, on 3 alternating days at 11 sample stations, two of which are positioned in the river itself (stations 1 and 2), one in the stream Serrana (station 3) and eight distributed in the mentioned wetland (stations 4 to 11). This research considered the analysis of the climatological variables, e.g., photosynthetically active solar radiation and rain, as well as the hydrological ones, as there are types of carbon, suspended particles, nutrients, biovolume, specific frequency, dominance and specific diversity of phytoplanktonic community. The respective wetland was controlled by the yearly hydrological cycle of Jacupiranguinha river. In rainy season, this environment suffered intensive modifications caused by frequent flooding. Lateral water currents are responsible for incoming sediments and the increase of water levels. The response of the phytoplanktonic community to these changes was found in its survival strategies, i.e. flagellum and reduction of cellular density. The fact that the sample stations close to the river showed the highest concentrations of suspended solids in the rainy season was one of the most important points observed in this study. The highest concentrations of inorganic suspended solids (168,0 mg/L) and organic suspended solids (150 mg/L) were found in this period at station 4, close to station 2. The same phenomenon could be seen at station 11, close to the other access to the Jacupiranguinha river (68 mg/L of inorganic suspended solids and 22 mg/L of organic suspended solids). The dominance index reached its highest value (1,0) at different stations. In general, there has been a similarity between the phytoplanktonic communities of Jacupiranguinha river and the stations close to it at the periods which concentrations of suspended solids were the highest. In the studied wetland, predominant species, during rainy season, were Cyanobium parvum (Cyanobacteria) and Trachelomonas volvocina (Euglenophyceae). The phytoplanktonic community also presented spatial and temporal variation, with predominance of Cyanobacteria in three of the four seasons and mainly at the stations inside the wetland system. Euglenophyceae stood out as well as the one of Cyanobateria due to their adaptation and survival in low-light environments. Bacillariophyceae were present mainly at the stations 1 and 2 which showed a higher stir of water. The results suggest that the hydrological alterations provoked by the flooding were the principal determining factors of the phytoplanktonic community of the system. These factors were e.g. an increase in suspended solids concentrations, decrease of euphotic zone and dilution of water. Other effects could be found in the dense cover of aquatic macrophytes on some stations, resulting in reduction of photosynthesis caused by less penetration of solar radiation.

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fitoplâncton jacupiranguinha river rio jacupiranguinha wetlands estrutura da comunidade flooding pulso de inundação phytoplankton community structure Áreas alagáveis

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