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      Macroinvertebrates under stochastic hydrological disturbance in Cerrado streams of Central Brazil Translated title: Macroivertebrados sob perturbações hidrológicas estocásticas em riachos de Cerrado do Brasil Central

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          In the Cerrado vegetation, where the seasonal is well defined, rainfall has an important role in controlling the flow of streams and consequently on the structure of macroinvertebrates community. Despite the effects of rainfall associated with seasonality are well studied, little is known about the effects of stochastic rains on the community. In the present study we evaluated the structure and faunal composition of four first-order streams in Central Brazil during the dry season in two years, with and without stochastic rains. Community sampling was done by colonization of boards of high density polyethylene (HDPE), removed after one month submerged in streams. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) performed indicated no difference in rarefied richness between the two periods, different from numeric density of organisms that was higher in the period without disturbance; moreover, the Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DCA) revealed differences in faunal composition between the two periods. Our results indicate that stochastic rainfall is an important factor in structuring the macroinvertebrates community in studied region.

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          No Cerrado, onde o regime pluviométrico é bem definido, as chuvas tem um importante papel no controle da vazão dos riachos e, por consequência, sobre a estruturação da fauna de macroinvertebrados. Apesar dos efeitos das chuvas associados à sazonalidade serem bem estudados, pouco se sabe a respeito dos efeitos de chuvas estocásticas sobre a comunidade. No presente estudo nós avaliamos a estrutura e a composição faunística de quatro riachos de primeira ordem no Brasil Central na estação seca em dois anos, com e sem chuvas estocásticas. A amostragem da comunidade foi feita através da colonização de placas de polietileno de alta densidade (PEAD), removidas após um mês submersas nos riachos. A Análise de Variância (ANOVA) realizada não indicou diferença da riqueza rarefeita entre os dois períodos coletados, diferente da densidade numérica de organismos que se mostrou maior no período em que não houve perturbação; além disso, a Análise de Correspondência Destendenciada (DCA) revelou diferenças na composição faunística entre os dois períodos. Nossos resultados indicam que as chuvas estocásticas são um importante fator na estruturação da fauna de macroinvertebrados na região estudada.

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                Iheringia. Série Zoologia
                Iheringia, Sér. Zool.
                Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul (Porto Alegre )
                1678-4766
                December 2012
                : 102
                : 4
                : 448-452
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Universidade Federal de São Carlos Brazil
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                S0073-47212012000400011
                aa64e858-d9e9-4a8a-8fa5-f34384eaeda7

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                Categories
                ZOOLOGY

                Animal science & Zoology
                Rainfall,faunal structure,rarefied richness,numeric density,benthic fauna,Chuva,estrutura faunística,riqueza rarefeita,densidade numérica,fauna bentônica

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