Fish population responses to hydrological variation in a seasonal wetland in southeast México

AUTOR(ES)

Escalera-Vázquez, Luis H., Calderón-Cortés, Nancy, Zambrano-González, Luis

FONTE

Neotrop. ichthyol.

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

12/06/2017

RESUMO

ABSTRACT Hydrological variation differently affects fish species. In the present study, the response of local populations of 13 fish local species to hydrological variation in a tropical wetland was evaluated. The objectives were to analyze the abundance response of fish species with distinct life history strategies and to assess the role of hydrological variation on fish population patterns. We found that opportunistic strategists were favored by high hydrological variation in drought periods, the equilibrium strategists were related to stable habitats, and periodic strategists were regulated by floods and temperature. However, the life history strategies identified for some species in this study do not correspond to the classification reported in other studies. Our results highlight the importance to study the abundance responses of species at local and regional scales to identify variations in life-history strategies, which can reflect local adaptations of species to hydrological changes, this is useful in order to understand and predict the responses of fish populations to the local environment.

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