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Life cycle and production of Campsurus notatus (Ephemeroptera, Polymitarcyidae) in an Amazonian lake impacted by bauxite tailings (Pará, Brazil)

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Between 1979 and 1989, Lake Batata was subjected to ±50 000 m3 d−1 of bauxite tailings effluent, which impacted about 30% of the lake's area. The present research had as its main goal to study the life cycle and secondary production of Campsurus notatus on the tailings-impacted region of Lake Batata. Campsurus notatus is the species most adapted to the conditions imposed by the bauxite tailings. A central site in the impacted region of Lake Batata was established and sampled at fortnightly intervals between July 1996 and June 1997. The nymphs of C. notatus in the impacted region had a 105-day lifespan, with individuals between 2 and 17 mm in length. Estimated secondary production for C. notatus was 2.5 g DW m−2 yr−1in the impacted region. This was high compared to production rates estimated for other species of ephemeropterans, indicating the degree of successful adaptation of C. notatus to the conditions imposed by the bauxite tailings.

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    João José Fonseca Leal & Francisco de Assis Esteves

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Fonseca Leal, J.J., de Assis Esteves, F. Life cycle and production of Campsurus notatus (Ephemeroptera, Polymitarcyidae) in an Amazonian lake impacted by bauxite tailings (Pará, Brazil). Hydrobiologia 437, 91–99 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1026526101039

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