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      Limnological characteristics and seasonal changes in density and diversity of the phytoplanktonic community at the Caçó pond, Maranhão State, Brazil

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          Seasonal changes of the phytoplanktonic community and limnological abiotic characteristics of Caçó pond (Maranhão State, Brazil) was evaluated from two field researches during the rainy (April 1999) and dry (November 1999) seasons. Measurements of twelve chemical and physical variables and phytoplankton collections were carried out at eight sampling stations. The Chlorophyceae and Cyanobacteria groups were in highest fractions during the rainy and dry seasons, respectively. The limnological abiotic variables showed a homogenous spatial distribution. The cluster analysis, using Bray-Curtis distance, distinguished two major groups, represented by the most common and abundant species in both the periods. The results showed that the climate regime, due to the seasonal changes in pluviosity, was a determinant over the phytoplanktonic community structure at Caçó pond.

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          Mudanças sazonais na comunidade fitoplanctônica e nas características limnológicas abióticas da lagoa do Caçó, Estado do Maranhão, Brasil, foram avaliadas a partir de duas coletas, nos períodos de chuva (Abril/1999) e seca (Novembro/1999). Medidas de quatorze variáveis físicas e químicas e coletas do fitoplâncton foram realizadas em oito estações de amostragem. Quantitativamente, os grupos Chlorophyceae e Cyanobacteria apresentaram maior contribuição nos períodos de chuva e seca, respectivamente. As variáveis limnológicas abióticas mostraram uma distribuição espacial homogênea em relação aos dois períodos amostrados. A análise de agrupamento a partir da distância de Bray-Curtis para comunidade fitoplanctônica distinguiu dois grandes grupos (estação seca e chuvosa), representados pelas espécies mais comuns e abundantes em ambos períodos. Os resultados deste estudo permitiram concluir que o regime climatológico foi determinante sobre a dinâmica e a estrutura da comunidade fitoplanctônica da lagoa do Caçó.

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                Journal
                babt
                Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology
                Braz. arch. biol. technol.
                Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná - Tecpar (Curitiba, PR, Brazil )
                1516-8913
                1678-4324
                December 2003
                : 46
                : 4
                : 641-651
                Affiliations
                [01] São Carlos SP orgnameUniversidade Federal de São Carlos orgdiv1Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde orgdiv2Departamento de Ecologia e Biologia Evolutiva Brazil
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                S1516-89132003000400019 S1516-8913(03)04600419
                10.1590/S1516-89132003000400019
                9844816c-0e1e-4356-bfcc-378ed1cd3241

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

                History
                : 04 June 2002
                : 31 October 2002
                : 21 January 2002
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                Figures: 0, Tables: 0, Equations: 0, References: 47, Pages: 11
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                SciELO Brazil

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                Biological and Applied Sciences

                tropical region,Seasonality,diversity,phytoplankton
                tropical region, Seasonality, diversity, phytoplankton

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