Abundance-occupancy relationships of Trichoptera larvae (Insecta) in Cerrado streams surrounding the Parque Estadual da Serra de Caldas (Caldas Novas, state of Goiás, Brazil) - DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v27i1.1360

Authors

  • Marilda Shuvartz UFG Author
  • Leandro Gonçalves Oliveira UFG Author
  • José Alexandre Felizola Diniz-Filho UFG Author
  • Luis Maurício Bini UFG Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v27i1.1360

Keywords:

relação distribuição-abundância, Trichoptera, macroecologia, cerrado

Abstract

Abundance-occupancy relationships of Trichoptera larvae, estimated in two seasons, were compared to evaluate the following hypothesis: hydrologic instability during the rain season is the main mechanism which reduces the magnitude of these relationships in streams located in the Cerrado region, Centre-West of Brazil. The larvae density was determined from 18 sampling stations in a region surrounding the Parque Estadual da Serra de Caldas, Caldas Novas, Estado de Goiás, by Surber sampler. The distribution of each taxon was given by the number of occurrences in the region. During the dry season (July), a significant correlation between abundance-occupancy was detected (r =0.606; n = 20; P < 0.005). On the other hand, such relationships were not significant during rainy periods. These results support the hypothesis that, during the periods of hydrological stability, abundance and distribution patterns of Trichoptera were controlled by the interaction of organisms tolerance and environment gradients. Besides, the relative importance of stochastic and deterministic, acting on benthonic insects may be temporally dependent

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Author Biography

  • Marilda Shuvartz, UFG
    Possui graduação em Licenciatura Plena Em Ciências Biológicas pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (1985), graduação em Licenciatura Em Ciências de 1º Grau pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (1982), mestrado em Educação Escolar Brasileira pela Universidade Federal de Goiás (1995) e doutorado em Ciências Ambientais pela Universidade Federal de Goiás (2006). Atualmente é professor titular da Universidade Federal de Goiás. Tem experiência na área de Biologia Geral, com ênfase em Ensino de Ciências e Biologia, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: educação ambiental, ensino de biologia, educação em saúde, educação (ciência) ensino de ciência e ensino de ciências Currículo Lattes

Published

2008-03-26

Issue

Section

Invertebrates

How to Cite

Abundance-occupancy relationships of Trichoptera larvae (Insecta) in Cerrado streams surrounding the Parque Estadual da Serra de Caldas (Caldas Novas, state of Goiás, Brazil) - DOI: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v27i1.1360. (2008). Acta Scientiarum. Biological Sciences, 27(1), 51-55. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascibiolsci.v27i1.1360

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