The pelagic zones of fifty three São Paulo State reservoirs were sampled as a part of the project "Diversity of zooplankton in relation to conservation and degradation of aquatic ecosystems in the State of São Paulo", within the Biota/Fapesp Program (1999Program ( -2003. The trophic state index (TSI) was calculated, using total phosphorus and chlorophyll a. The Cyclopoida (Copepoda) populations were analyzed, and richness and relative abundance of the dominant species determined. Most values of the TSI ranged from oligotrophic to mesotrophic. The species richness did not present linear relationships with the TSI values. Nine species of Cyclopoida were dominant. Thermocyclops decipiens was the most frequently dominant species, followed by T. minutus, Mesocyclops ogunnus, T. inversus, T. iguapensis, Microcyclops anceps, Tropocyclops prasinus, Microcyclops alius and Mesocyclops longisetus.Correlations between the abundances of different species were highly negative, with values over 85%, especially between the Thermocyclops species. The species that are potential bioindicators due to the relationship between their dominance and reservoir trophic state are the following: Thermocyclops decipiens and Tropocyclops prasinus as indicators of mesotrophic/eutrophic systems; Thermocyclops inversus and Microcyclops anceps as indicators of oligotrophic/mesotrophic systems, Thermocyclops minutus and T. iguapensis as indicators of oligotrophic systems and Mesocyclops ogunnus as indicator of eutrophic systems. Keywords: Bioindicators; zooplankton; water quality. resuMo uso PoteNCial de CyCloPoida (CrustaCea, CoPePoda) CoMo iNdiCador de estado trÓfiCo eM reservatÓrios troPiCais. Cinquenta e três reservatórios do estado de São Paulo foram amostrados, em suas regiões pelágicas, no projeto "Diversidade de zooplâncton em relação à conservação e degradação dos ecossistemas aquáticos do estado de São Paulo" vinculado ao programa Biota/Fapesp (1999-2003. Estes reservatórios tiveram seus índices de estado trófico (IET) calculado com base nos valores de fósforo total e clorofila a, e suas populações de Copepoda Cyclopoida foram calculadas, considerando-se a riqueza e a abundância relativa para as espécies dominantes. A riqueza de espécies não apresentou relação com o estado de trofia dos reservatórios. Nove espécies de Copepoda Cyclopoida foram dominantes em algum reservatório onde a espécie Thermocyclops decipiens foi a que dominou o maior número de reservatórios, seguida por T. minutus, Mesocyclops ogunnus, T. inversus, T. iguapensi, Microcyclops anceps, Tropocyclops prasinus, Microcyclops alius e Mesocyclops longisetus. As espécies mostraram uma alta correlação negativa entre si, acima dos 85%, principalmente entre as espécies congenéricas de Thermocyclops. As espécies mostraram um grande potencial como bioindicadores com a seguinte relação entre TSI e espécie: Thermocyclops decipiens e Tropocyclops prasinus indicam sistemas mesotrófico/eutróficos; Thermocyclops inversus e Microcyclops anceps indicam sistemas oligotrófico/meso...
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