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Changes in phytoplankton spatial and temporal dynamics in a Brazilian tropical oligotrophic reservoir after net cage installation

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This study analyzed the phytoplankton community response and the spatial and temporal variation of abiotic variables caused by fish farming in net cages installed in Ilha Solteira reservoir, São Paulo, Brazil. Water samples were collected monthly (August 2011–July 2013), from the subsurface, at three sites: upstream from farming area (S1), farming area (S2), and downstream from farming area (S3) (n = 72). Multivariate analyses (PCA and CCA) were used for the data joint analyses. The activities related to tilapia farming in net cages promoted an increase in nutrient concentrations, as well as changes in the phytoplankton community, such as increased Cyanobacteria biomass, as it is hypothesized in this paper. Rhodomonas lacustris Pascher & Ruttner contributed to the highest biovolume along the studied period. However, 1 year after net cage installation, we recorded the highest biovolumes of Microcystis aeruginosa (Kützing) Kützing and Dolichospermum circinalis (Rabenhorst ex Bornet & Flahault) Wacklin, Hoffmann & Komárek. Both species were associated with higher concentration of ammonium and total phosphorus. The hydrodynamic characteristics of the analyzed system, such as short residence time (21.6 days) and outflow (172 m3 s−1), probably generated the capacity to assimilate disturbances in water quality caused by the employed production process and are therefore instrumental in mitigating the impact of the organic load (from the feed and fish metabolism) in the studied aquatic system.

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The authors are thankful to CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior) for granting the doctorate scholarship to the first author, E.F.R.; to FAPESP (Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo) process number 11/03485-0, for funding the project; and to GeneSeas company for ther logistic support.

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  1. Programa de Pós-graduação em Biodiversidade Vegetal e Meio Ambiente, Instituto de Botânica, Caixa Postal 3005, 01061-970, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Edna Ferreira Rosini

  2. Instituto de Botânica, Núcleo de Pesquisa em Ficologia, Caixa Postal 3005, 01061-970, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Andréa Tucci

  3. Centro de Recursos Hídricos, Instituto de Pesca, Caixa Postal 61070, 05001-970, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Clovis Ferreira do Carmo

  4. Centro APTA do Pescado Continental, Instituto de Pesca, Caixa Postal 1052, 15025-620, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil

    Nilton Eduardo Torres Rojas, Helenice Pereira de Barros & Margarete Mallasen

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Rosini, E.F., Tucci, A., do Carmo, C.F. et al. Changes in phytoplankton spatial and temporal dynamics in a Brazilian tropical oligotrophic reservoir after net cage installation. Braz. J. Bot 39, 569–581 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-016-0259-x

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