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Distribution pattern of neotropical aquatic macrophytes in permanent lakes at a Ramsar site

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Aquatic macrophytes are affected by spatial and temporal scales, which may drive their successful establishment and development. Environmental variations can determine the distribution and composition of plants due to habitat requirement of each species. The presence of certain species or life forms in the aquatic environment can help in prediction of abiotic changes. In this study, we aimed to relate physicochemical aspects of water with community structure of aquatic macrophytes during one hydrologic cycle, in three lakes of Parque Estadual do Rio Doce, the newest Ramsar Site in Brazil. Fixed plots were marked on the shoreline of these lakes. Vegetation cover of macrophytes was assessed bimonthly in the field together with some physicochemical variables. The relationship between vegetation cover and abiotic data was confirmed by principal coordinate analysis. In general, species and life forms of macrophytes were sensitive to the physicochemical variables dissolved oxygen, pH and transparency, that significantly affected the distribution of plant cover. Thus, we suggest the use of the abiotic variables described in our study plus topographic profile of the shoreline to evaluated macrophyte distribution in other lakes.

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Acknowledgments

F. A. Ferreira and R. P. Mormul thank to Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), and to Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) for doctorate scholarships, respectively, and A Pott to CAPES for a Visiting Professor Grant.

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  1. Pós-graduação em Ecologia de Ambientes Aquáticos Continentais – PEA, Núcleo de Pesquisas em Limnologia, Ictiologia e Aquicultura – Nupelia, Universidade Estadual de Maringá – UEM, Av Colombo, 5790 – Bloco H90, Maringá, PR, CEP 87020-900, Brazil

    Roger Paulo Mormul

  2. Programa de Pós-graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul – UFMS, Cidade Universitária, s/n, CP 549, Campo Grande, MS, CEP 79070-900, Brazil

    Gisele Catian

  3. Programa de Pós-graduação em Biologia Vegetal, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul – UFMS, Cidade Universitária, s/n, CP 549, Campo Grande, MS, CEP 79070-900, Brazil

    Fernando Alves Ferreira & Arnildo Pott

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Ferreira, F.A., Mormul, R.P., Catian, G. et al. Distribution pattern of neotropical aquatic macrophytes in permanent lakes at a Ramsar site. Braz. J. Bot 38, 131–139 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40415-014-0105-y

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