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Flagellate protist abundance in phytotelmata of Aechmea distichantha Lem. (Bromeliaceae) in the upper Paraná river basin - doi: 10.4025/actascibiolsci.v35i4.17134
Silva Costa Duarte, Gisele; Mucio Alves, Geziele; Miranda Lansac-Tôha, Fernando; Felipe Machado Velho, Luiz; Amodêo Lansac-Tôha, Fábio.
Afiliação
  • Silva Costa Duarte, Gisele; s.af
  • Mucio Alves, Geziele; s.af
  • Miranda Lansac-Tôha, Fernando; s.af
  • Felipe Machado Velho, Luiz; s.af
  • Amodêo Lansac-Tôha, Fábio; s.af
Acta sci., Biol. sci ; Acta sci., Biol. sci;35(4): 491-498, out.-dez. 2013.
Article em Pt | LILACS-Express | LILACS, VETINDEX | ID: biblio-1460757
Biblioteca responsável: BR68.1
ABSTRACT
In some Bromeliaceae species the leaf sheaths form a tank or phytotelma, accumulating water and organic detritus, conditions that allow the establishment of different communities. Thus, this study evaluated the relationship between diameter and volume of water in the tank of the bromeliad Aechmea distichantha Lem. and density of flagellates found in the phytotelmata, as well as the influence of the hydrological periods and proximity of sampled strata on the phytotelma patterns of abundance distribution. Samplings were conducted in two hydrological periods in 2010. In each sampling, four plants were collected from three different strata, classified according to the distance from the river level. A one-way ANOVA identified significant differences in flagellate density between hydrological periods. The influence of the water volume in the phytotelmata on the flagellate density was evidenced by regression analyses, as well as the lack of relationship between the density and perimeter of the tank. Moreover, the distance of the strata from the river level did not influence the pattern of flagellate abundance. Thus, our results suggested that the hydrological period and the volume of water in the tanks of Aechmea distichantha are determinant on the abundance of heterotrophic flagellate in the phytotelmata.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS / VETINDEX Idioma: Pt Revista: Acta sci., Biol. sci Assunto da revista: BIOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2013 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Brasil
Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS / VETINDEX Idioma: Pt Revista: Acta sci., Biol. sci Assunto da revista: BIOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2013 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Brasil