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MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH
卷 69, 期 12, 页码 1983-1994出版社
CSIRO PUBLISHING
DOI: 10.1071/MF18109
关键词
Araguari River; dam impact; freshwater fish; invasive species; longitudinal gradient
资金
- Peixe Vivo Program from Cemig Geracao e Transmissao (Power Co. of Minas Gerais)
- Aneel Research & Development Program (Programa de PD)
- CNPq (Conselho Nacional deDesenvolvimento Cientifico) [303548/2017-7]
In reservoir cascades, effects on fish assemblages are expected to strengthen over time and transfer from one reservoir to an adjacent one. To test this, fish-assemblage data from 23 years of monitoring in the Araguari reservoir cascade system, upper Parana River basin, were analysed. The results showed a clear reduction in richness of native and migratory fish species and an increase of non-native species, following reservoir formation. Migratory species richness was higher in reservoirs that presented habitats similar to lotic stretches or tributaries upstream of the impounded area. There was a clear tendency for native species to decline and non-native fish species to increase, in a downstream direction. Fish assemblages became increasingly dissimilar as reservoirs became more distant from each other (longitudinal gradient) and were dominated by small and medium-sized species. Alongside longitudinal position, reservoir area, age and the presence of herbivorous non-native fish were found to be important predictors of variation in fish-assemblage structure. Results from the present study help clarify the potential accumulated impacts of reservoir cascades on fish diversity, which must be carefully considered in river-basin inventories for hydropower plants, and reinforce the importance of long-term monitoring, considering longitudinal and lateral dimensions of the basin.
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