2015
DOI: 10.1590/1676-06032015006114
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Ecological assessment of a southeastern Brazil reservoir

Abstract: Reservoirs are artificial ecosystems with multiple functions having direct and indirect benefits to humans; however, they also cause ecological changes and influence the composition and structure of aquatic biota. Our objectives were to: (1) assess the environmental condition of Nova Ponte Reservoir, Minas Gerais state, southeastern Brazil; and (2) determine how the aquatic biota respond to disturbances. A total of 40 sites in the littoral zone of the reservoir were sampled to characterize physical and chemica… Show more

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“…(e) Therefore, dams and reservoirs change local taxonomic structure and composition depending on their size and operations, including the increased prevalence of non‐native invasive species (Hughes, Rinne, & Calamusso, ; Johnson, Olden, & Vander Zanden, ; Linares, Callisto, & Marques, ; Terra & Araujo, ; White, ). Importantly, studies on these ecological impacts are mainly based on large dams (e.g., Agostinho, Pelicice, & Gomes, ; Horsák, Bojková, Zahrádková, Omesová, & Helešic, ; Martins et al, ), whereas information about the ecological consequences of small hydropower dams is largely lacking (e.g., Anderson, Moggridge, Shucksmith, & Warren, ; Mbaka & Wanjiru Mwaniki, ; Obruca & Hauer, ; Wang, Chen, Liu, & Zhu, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(e) Therefore, dams and reservoirs change local taxonomic structure and composition depending on their size and operations, including the increased prevalence of non‐native invasive species (Hughes, Rinne, & Calamusso, ; Johnson, Olden, & Vander Zanden, ; Linares, Callisto, & Marques, ; Terra & Araujo, ; White, ). Importantly, studies on these ecological impacts are mainly based on large dams (e.g., Agostinho, Pelicice, & Gomes, ; Horsák, Bojková, Zahrádková, Omesová, & Helešic, ; Martins et al, ), whereas information about the ecological consequences of small hydropower dams is largely lacking (e.g., Anderson, Moggridge, Shucksmith, & Warren, ; Mbaka & Wanjiru Mwaniki, ; Obruca & Hauer, ; Wang, Chen, Liu, & Zhu, ).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The RFAI was effective in detecting agricultural impacts, even in oligotrophic reservoirs, where the relationships between biota and reservoir conditions were less clear when simpler biological indicators were employed (Martins et al, ; Morais et al, ). Although expecting heavily modified reservoir fish assemblages, it was possible to perceive how agriculture influenced them even more.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Desta forma são observados efeitos na composição e abundância de espécies, com proliferação daquelas de maior plasticidade trófica e reprodutiva e eliminação das mais sensíveis, incluindo as reofílicas e migradoras (Agostinho et al 2016, Becker et al 2016, Sanches et al 2016. A presença de reservatórios em cascata (Petesse et al 2014), alterações no uso do solo (Martins et al 2015, Morais et al 2017, entre outros fatores, intensificam os impactos negativos sobre a biota (Harding et al 1998, Van Sickle et al 2004. FIGURA 9 -Impactos da construção de reservatórios hidrelétricos sobre a ictiofauna: mudanças na estrutura da ictiofauna no reservatório, favorecendo a redução da abundância de espécies reofílicas, notadamente aquelas com grandes exigências migratórias para se reproduzir (espécies de piracema), a exemplo de (A e B) curimbatás (Prochilodus spp.…”
Section: 4-impactos De Reservatórios Hidrelétricosunclassified