Fish in the matrix: effects of landscape on community-structure patterns of the ichthyofauna of streams in Cerrado
Thiago Bernardi Vieira
A , Leandro Schlemmer Brasil B G , Naiara Raiol Torres C , Tatiana Lima de Melo D , Elton Aparecido Moreira E , Rogério Pereira Bastos F and Karina Dias-Silva A
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A Programa de Pós-graduação em Biodiversidade e Conservação, Universidade Federal do Pará, Rua Coronel José Porfírio, 2515, São Sebastiao, Altamira, Pará, CEP 68372-040, Brazil.
B Programa de Pós-graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Pará, Avenida Perimetral, 1901, Terra Firme, Belém, Pará, CEP 66017-970, Brazil.
C Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia Aquática e Pesca, Universidade Federal do Pará, Avenida Perimetral, 1901, Terra Firme, Belém, Pará, CEP 66017-970, Brazil.
D Faculdades Unidas do Vale do Araguaia, Rua Moreira Cabral, 1000, Setor Mariano, Barra do Garças, Mato Grosso, CEP 78.600-000, Brazil.
E Universidade Federal de Goiás, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Ecologia, Rodovia Goiânia–Nerópolis quilômetro 5, Campus II, Itatiaia, Goiânia, Goiás, CEP 74001-970, Brazil.
F Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Goiás, Rodovia Goiânia–Nerópolis quilômetro 5, Campus II Itatiaia, Goiânia, Goiás, CEP 74001-970, Brazil.
G Corresponding author. Email: brasil_biologia@hotmail.com
Marine and Freshwater Research 71(9) 1211-1218 https://doi.org/10.1071/MF19281
Submitted: 17 August 2019 Accepted: 19 November 2019 Published: 29 January 2020
Abstract
This study aims to identify species richness and composition patterns of the ichthyofauna in different landscape matrices (forest, pasture and eucalypt crops) and to evaluate the variation of species composition in different matrices, identifying possible indicator species. We selected 21 streams; 7 were surrounded by native vegetation, 9 surrounded by pasture and 5 by eucalypt crops. We tested whether there was difference in the composition and species richness. In addition, we used the indicator value (IndVal) to verify if there were species faithful and specific to some land use and land cover. Streams located in forest presented the highest estimated species richness, followed by streams in pasturelands and eucalypt matrices. There was no difference between the composition of fishes in different matrices, but we observed a relationship between Phenacorhamdia somnians (Mees, 1974) and pasture matrix. The results indicated that the change in land use may benefit some generalist species such as Phenacorhamdia somnians.
Additional keywords: diversity, fish community, habitat, heterogeneity, land use.
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