The Application of Chironomid Pupal Exuvial Technique (CPET) for Ecological Analysis in a Neotropical Large River System

This field ecological study, based on the chironomid pupal exuvial technique (CPET), is new for the Paraná River and proposes an efficient tool to be used in future ecological approaches and biomonitoring. Drifting of pupal exuviae in a river-floodplain system of the Middle Paraná River floodplain w...

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Autores principales: Mestre, Ana Paula, Paggi, Analía Constancia, Montalto, Luciana
Formato: Articulo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2018
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Ciencias Naturales
Assemblage
Beta diversity
Drift
Flood pulse
Paraná river floodplain
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/100011
https://ri.conicet.gov.ar/11336/88690
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topic Ciencias Naturales
Assemblage
Beta diversity
Drift
Flood pulse
Paraná river floodplain
spellingShingle Ciencias Naturales
Assemblage
Beta diversity
Drift
Flood pulse
Paraná river floodplain
Mestre, Ana Paula
Paggi, Analía Constancia
Montalto, Luciana
The Application of Chironomid Pupal Exuvial Technique (CPET) for Ecological Analysis in a Neotropical Large River System
topic_facet Ciencias Naturales
Assemblage
Beta diversity
Drift
Flood pulse
Paraná river floodplain
description This field ecological study, based on the chironomid pupal exuvial technique (CPET), is new for the Paraná River and proposes an efficient tool to be used in future ecological approaches and biomonitoring. Drifting of pupal exuviae in a river-floodplain system of the Middle Paraná River floodplain was represented by 34 Chironomidae taxa, being the characteristic association obtained from the CPET: Lopescladius, Onconeura, Paralauterborniella, Polypedilum, and Harnischia complex. Diversity, richness, dominance, total density, and density of dominant taxa were different between the longitudinal and lateral dimensions but not between hydrologic phases, with a greater diversity and richness in the main channel of the river and higher density and dominance in floodplain habitats. The species turnover is the dominant process in structuring studied assemblages in spatial and temporal analysis, increasing in the floodplain habitats and in low-water phase. The results obtained showed that drifting exuviae in the longitudinal axis were coming from different assemblages and environments of a wider area (regional), while exuviae recorded in the connections of the floodplain environments in the lateral dimension could reflect the local assemblages. We demonstrated the ecological value of CPET studies to interpret the attributes of Chironomidae assemblage in river-floodplain systems of large rivers in an integrated way.
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author Mestre, Ana Paula
Paggi, Analía Constancia
Montalto, Luciana
author_facet Mestre, Ana Paula
Paggi, Analía Constancia
Montalto, Luciana
author_sort Mestre, Ana Paula
title The Application of Chironomid Pupal Exuvial Technique (CPET) for Ecological Analysis in a Neotropical Large River System
title_short The Application of Chironomid Pupal Exuvial Technique (CPET) for Ecological Analysis in a Neotropical Large River System
title_full The Application of Chironomid Pupal Exuvial Technique (CPET) for Ecological Analysis in a Neotropical Large River System
title_fullStr The Application of Chironomid Pupal Exuvial Technique (CPET) for Ecological Analysis in a Neotropical Large River System
title_full_unstemmed The Application of Chironomid Pupal Exuvial Technique (CPET) for Ecological Analysis in a Neotropical Large River System
title_sort application of chironomid pupal exuvial technique (cpet) for ecological analysis in a neotropical large river system
publishDate 2018
url http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/100011
https://ri.conicet.gov.ar/11336/88690
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