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Effect of Environmental and Temporal Factors on Patterns of Rarity of Ephemeroptera in Stream of the Brazilian Cerrado

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Patterns of species’ abundance and occurrence over time and space allow division of species into (i) common species, which are abundant, but have a low diversity, and (ii) rare species, which are far more diverse and less abundant. Understanding the relationships among these two species groups and how they are affected by environmental conditions is a major challenge for ecologists, especially considering the distinction between local environmental factors and regional factors and variations in abundance over the course of the year. In this study, we focused on the long-term relationship between the abundance of rare and common ephemeropterans and abiotic factors on local and regional scales. Our hypotheses are that common species will be affected primarily by regional environmental variables (i), whereas rare species will be influenced more by temporal variation (ii). Together, both local and regional abiotic variables, plus temporal variation, best explained the abundance of the common species, whereas temporal variation was the best predictor of rare species. Considering the theoretical aspects and the empirical evidence, we discuss the results based on the plasticity of the common species and the life cycle of the rare ones. We believe that our findings reinforce the need for the deconstruction of communities for a deeper understanding of their relationships with abiotic variables and, in particular, the specific aspects of these relationships in the context of the different guilds of the community.

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Acknowledgments

We are grateful to CNPq for financing the field study through the PELD program, stage I (no. 558069/2009-6), the technological and industrial stipend granted to NFSG (nos. 384856/2013-6 and 385588/2014-3), the doctoral stipend conceded to LSB, and the productivity fellowship awarded to LJ (no. 303252/2013-8). We would also like to thank the team of the Aquatic Entomology Laboratory at UNEMAT/NX, in particular Mariana G. Pavan and Andrezza S. H. Victoriano for their contributions to the identification of taxa, and especially Frederico F. Salles (UFES) for the assistance with taxonomy and initial discussions. We thank the Hydroecology Laboratory, UNEMAT/NX by sampling of physico-chemical data of the water. We also thank Dr. Stephen F. Ferrari for his assistance with the English text.

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  1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Univ Federal do Pará / Museu Paraense Emílio Goeld, cx. Post. 08, Belém, PA, cep. 78690000, Brasil

    L S Brasil & L Juen

  2. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Univ do Estado de Mato Grosso-UNEMAT, Nova Xavantina, MT, Brasil

    L Juen, N F S Giehl & H S R Cabette

  3. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Ambientais, Univ do Estado de Mato Grosso-UNEMAT, Nova Xavantina, MT, Brasil

    H S R Cabette

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Brasil, L.S., Juen, L., Giehl, N.F.S. et al. Effect of Environmental and Temporal Factors on Patterns of Rarity of Ephemeroptera in Stream of the Brazilian Cerrado. Neotrop Entomol 46, 29–35 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13744-016-0431-9

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