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Chironomid species are sensitive to sugarcane cultivation

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In the present study, we analyzed eight streams (four located in areas with sugarcane cultivation and four located in preserved areas) and applied a simple method to find Chironomidae indicator species that characterizes groups of sites (preserved or disturbed by sugarcane cultivation). Specimens were collected during March 2002 and November2006, using a D-net (250 µm mesh size) in areas of rapids and backwaters. The organisms collected were identified to morphotypes level. In preserved streams, Parametriocnemus sp., Ablabesmyia (Karelia) sp., and Endotribelos spp. had high densities. Chironomus spp. and Rheotanytarsus spp. were dominant in streams located in areas of sugarcane cultivation. The analyses of indicator species point to eight taxa in preserved streams and two taxa in the sugarcane streams. Nonmetric Multidimensional Scale analysis points to two groups, one gathered in the streams near the sugarcane plantation and the other in the preserved streams. The similarity test (Analysis of Similarity) pointed to significant differences (P < 0.05) between these groups. This agricultural activity seems to influence the Chironomidae community structure in low order streams in the Cerrado region. The identification of groups at the morphotypes level was important to establish indicator species.

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The authors gratefully acknowledge the fruitful suggestions of Professor Pedro P. Corbi and Dra. Vanessa Colombo-Corbi. The authors also acknowledge the financial support provided by CAPES and BIOTA-FAPESP (São Paulo State Research Foundation, Brazil).

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    Juliano José Corbi

  2. Departamento de Hidrobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, CP 676, 13560-970, São Carlos, SP, Brazil

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Corbi, J.J., Trivinho-Strixino, S. Chironomid species are sensitive to sugarcane cultivation. Hydrobiologia 785, 91–99 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-016-2908-2

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