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Effects of climate scenarios on the growth and physiology of the Amazonian fish tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae)

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This study evaluated the effects of three climate scenarios predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for 2100, on the growth and physiology of the tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum). Juveniles of tambaqui were reared in four rooms (current conditions, and the climate scenarios B1, A1B and A2) for 150 days. Twelve fish were regularly collected for blood analyses and to have their weight and length measured. The amount of food consumed over the experimental period was recorded. Feed intake, weight gain and food conversion showed an increase in all climate scenarios (P < 0.05). Although these results were expected, the increases in weight gain in the more dramatic environmental situations were due to increases in feed intake. Increases in haematocrit, glucose, cortisol and triglycerides within the first 30 days of the experiment were observed. The present results indicate that climate changes can affect not only its feed intake, but also the growth of the tambaqui and that this fish species can recover blood parameters, suggesting an artificial acclimatization to the analysed environmental conditions after 30 days. Taken to nature, these characteristics of the tambaqui could cause ecological imbalances in the food web, in its frequency of occurrence and in its dominance.

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The financial support provided by INCT ADAPTA - CNPq/FAPEAM is acknowledged. The authors also acknowledge the support of SEPROR/AM for helping with fish supply and Fernanda Garcia Dragan, Marcos Prado Lima and Maria de Nazaré Paula da Silva for the analyses and the fish management. AMO was a recipient of PhD fellowship from Brazilian CNPq and is now a recipient of Pos-Doc from Brazilian CAPES. ALV is a recipient of research fellowship from Brazilian CNPq.

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de Oliveira, A.M., Val, A.L. Effects of climate scenarios on the growth and physiology of the Amazonian fish tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) (Characiformes: Serrasalmidae). Hydrobiologia 789, 167–178 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-016-2926-0

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