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Differential use of artificial habitats by native and non-native fish species in Neotropical reservoirs

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The use of artificial habitats as tool for management and conservation of lentic freshwater ecosystems has been most studied in North America, with dominance of Centrarchidae fish. Contrary to north temperate ecosystems, Cichlidae species appear to be prevalent on artificial habitats in Neotropical reservoirs. Currently, due to the rapid expansion of non-native fish introductions globally, these two fish families are increasingly expected to coexist in the same environments. This study aimed to test experimentally the use of artificial habitats by fish in two Neotropical reservoirs between: (i) kind of habitats, (ii) Cichlidae and Centrarchidae, (iii) native and non-native species, and (iv) size classes. The results showed a higher number of individuals and species in pipes and rocks habitats. The dominance of Cichlidae over Centrarchidae in pipes, rocks and control habitats suggests a kind of partitioning between these groups. Native Cichlidae (< 80 mm) were predominant in pipes whereas native and non-native species seemed to share tree and rock habitats. Artificial habitats can potentially increase local abundance and diversity of fish species, however, it is essential to consider the species’ origin (i.e. native or non-native) associated with each kind of artificial habitat in order to prevent invasive species from benefiting of artificial structures deployment in freshwater systems.

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful to Acquanauta Diving Center (Curitiba) and its divers’ team for all support during artificial habitats deployment and the supply of diving equipment during the sampling period, especial thanks to R. Alberti, R. R. Braga and H. Laufer. We are also grateful to N. L. L. Frehse, B. K. Nakagawa and G. E. Yamassaki for all the support during the field campaigns. We thank L. Strictar and P. Charvet for comments and suggestions in the manuscript, T. Occhi for help with analyses, and L. Carneiro for help with Fig. 1. We thank the Sanitation Company of Paraná (SANEPAR) for providing research permits in the reservoirs. We also thank CAPES (Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior) for the scholarship provided to FAF, and CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico) for research grants provided to JRSV (Process Numbers: 310850/2012-6; 303776/2015-3). OLFW acknowledges support by the National Research Foundation – South African Research Chairs Initiative of the Department of Science and Technology (Grant No. 110507).

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  1. Laboratório de Ecologia e Conservação, Departamento de Engenharia Ambiental, Setor de Tecnologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

    Fabrício de A. Frehse & Jean R. S. Vitule

  2. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

    Fabrício de A. Frehse & Jean R. S. Vitule

  3. South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Grahamstown, South Africa

    Olaf L. F. Weyl

  4. DST/NRF Research Chair in Inland Fisheries and Freshwater Ecology, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), Grahamstown, South Africa

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  5. Center for Invasion Biology, SAIAB, Grahamstown, South Africa

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Frehse, F.d., Weyl, O.L.F. & Vitule, J.R.S. Differential use of artificial habitats by native and non-native fish species in Neotropical reservoirs. Hydrobiologia 848, 2355–2367 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-021-04564-3

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