This study was carried out at the Biguás and Polegar lakes, both small environments but at different successional stages. The main objective was to characterize the macroinvertebrate community associated to the aquatic macrophyte stand in each lake in order for this community, the environmental conditions and their water quality to interact. The samples were taken in 2003. The abiotic variables of N and P totals, the temperature, electrical conductivity, pH and dissolved oxygen, as well as the determined clorophyll a concentration were measured. Macroinvertebrates were sampled with a 500 µ mesh size net, separated under a stereomicroscope and identified at the lowest possible taxonomic level, and their densities were shown as the number of individuals per 100 g of macrophyte dry weight. The Shannon-Wiener Diversity Index (H'), Pielou evenness (J), frequency of occurrence, abundance and taxa richness were calculated for each invertebrate community. The Lago dos Biguás is undergoing a process of eutrophication and during the study presented a large Pistia stratiotes stand. The Lago Polegar is oligotrophic and had only a small Nymphoides indica bankwe. The macrophyte associated invertebrate communities in each lake were considered significantly different (p < 0.05). Sixty seven taxa were found for the Lago dos Biguás and 32 for the Lago Polegar. For both lakes, most of the taxa were considered rare, with a low dominance in a few months. The taxa with highest densities at Lago dos Biguás were Chironomidae, Daphniidae and Cyclopidae, and Oligochaeta, Chironomidae and Coenagrionidae for Lago Polegar.Keywords: macroinvertebrates associated with macrophytes, communities, subtropical lakes. Fauna de macroinvertebrados associados a Pistia stratiotes e Nymphoides indica em lagos subtropicais (sul do Brasil) ResumoEste estudo foi realizado nos lagos dos Biguás e Polegar, ambientes de pequenas dimensões que se encontram em diferentes estágios sucessionais. O objetivo principal foi caracterizar a comunidade de macroinvertebrados, que vive associada ao estande de macrófitas aquáticas encontrado em cada um dos lagos, na tentativa de obter relações entre a comunidade, a saúde dos ambientes e a qualidade de água. As coletas foram feitas durante o ano de 2003. Em cada lago, foram avaliadas as concentrações de N e o P totais, o pH, temperatura, oxigênio dissolvido, condutividade elétri-ca, e determinadas as concentrações de clorofila a na água. A malha utilizada para a separação dos macroinvertebrados foi de 500 µ e os resultados de densidade foram expressos em 100 gramas de peso seco de macrófita. A triagem foi realizada sob estereomicroscópio e os organismos identificados até o menor nível taxonômico possível. Para cada comunidade foram calculados o Índice de Diversidade de Shannon-Wiener (H'), a homogeneidade de Pielou (J), a freqüência de ocorrência, a abundância e a riqueza de taxa. O Lago dos Biguás, em processo de eutrofização, apresentou durante o período estudado um grande estande de Pistia stratiotes. O Lago Poleg...
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