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In Amazonia, commercially important fish species—such as Semaprochilodus insignis—are highly dependent on the hydrological regime, that is, the flood pulse. As waters begin to rise, this species migrates from nutrient-poor rivers to nutrient-rich rivers via their associated floodplains, using such habitats as spawning and nursery grounds. However, strong droughts or floods may alter such dynamics. Therefore, this study was aimed at answering the following questions: (1) Is there any relationship between the flood amplitude and the growth of S. insignis caught in the lower Solimões River? (2) Is there any relationship between the yearly maximum river level and the fishing mortality of S. insignis caught in the upper Amazon River? Growth parameters were estimated using the ELEFAN routine. Explanatory variables hypothesised to be relevant predictors of populational parameters were tested using multiple linear models. A 2-year-lagged effect of flood amplitude resulted in a decline in the growth of S. insignis. In contrast, in relation to years with the highest maximum water levels, an immediate and 1-year-lagged reduction in fishing mortality was observed. Therefore, despite the negative impact of years with high flood amplitude on the growth of this species, it is apparent that a sequence of years with La Niña influence helped in the recovery of S. insignis.
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The authors are most grateful to the fishers who collaborated in this study and the team that colleted fishing data analysed in this work. This study was supported by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) (AICG Grant), the Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais (Provárzea – IBAMA), the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), the Fundação Banco do Brasil and the Superintendência do Desenvolvimento da Amazônia (SUDAM).
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Camacho Guerreiro, A.I., Amadio, S.A., Fabré, N.N. et al. Exploring the effect of strong hydrological droughts and floods on populational parameters of Semaprochilodus insignis (Actinopterygii: Prochilodontidae) from the Central Amazonia. Environ Dev Sustain 23, 3338–3348 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-020-00721-1
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