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Effects of local and regional factors on the fish assemblage structure in Meridional Amazonian streams

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of local, regional and temporal factors structuring fish assemblages in Meridional Amazonian streams during the months of May (rainy season) and August (dry season) of 2008. To accomplish this task, 14 streams located in Serra do Expedito (Aripuanã River basin) were sampled along 30-m stretches. A total of 3,212 specimens distributed among five orders, 18 families, and 55 species were recorded. The fish assemblage structure in the streams presented variation among types of riparian vegetation (local factor) and watersheds (regional factor), but did not present variation between seasons (temporal factor) and stream order (regional factor). Larger streams with margins covered with pasture presented higher species richness and abundance than smaller streams with margins covered with forest.

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The authors would like to thank the following: Horácio F. Júlio, Jr. for reading the manuscript and making suggestions; Alessandro G. Bifi, Carlos M. Oliveira, Flavio C. T. Lima, José L. Birindelli and Weferson J. Graça for their help in identifying specimens; Gabriel de Carvalho and Renata R. Ota for technical support; Núcleo de Pesquisas em Limnologia, Ictiologia e Aquicutura (Nupélia) for logistical support; Geominas Environmental Consultancy for financial support for data collection; National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) for financial support given to CHZ (Proc. 306066/2009-2) and the scholarship given to IMF and RPO; and Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Level Education Personnel (CAPES) for the scholarship given to LSL.

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  1. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia de Água Doce e Pesca Interior, Caixa Postal 478, CEP 69083-970, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

    Izaias M. Fernandes & Rafaela P. Ota

  2. Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho, Departamento de Ecologia, Caixa Postal 199, CEP 13506-900, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil

    Luzia S. Lourenço

  3. Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Limnologia, Ictiologia e Aquicultura (Nupélia), Avenida Colombo 5790, CEP 87020-900, Maringá, Paraná, Brazil

    Milena M. M. Moreira & Cláudio H. Zawadzki

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Fernandes, I.M., Lourenço, L.S., Ota, R.P. et al. Effects of local and regional factors on the fish assemblage structure in Meridional Amazonian streams. Environ Biol Fish 96, 837–848 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10641-012-0079-1

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