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AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
卷 50, 期 4, 页码 428-438出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2012.01338.x
关键词
conservation; ecology; habitat association; seasonal variation; stream fishes
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资金
- A. Chakona's IFS Research Grant
This study examined the spatial and temporal variation in fish assemblage composition within two intermittent streams in north-western Zimbabwe. Eight sites were sampled during three different periods of flow. Twenty-five species in eight families, dominated by cichlids and cyprinids, were collected. Redundancy analysis (RDA) was used to explore the relationship between species and their environmental correlates. According to variation partition, 68.1% of assemblage variation was explained by both habitat and temporal variables. Most species were associated with large pools, whereas small species were associated with habitats that had gravel and boulders. The temporal aspect suggested a pattern associated with high catch per unit effort (CPUE) for the mormyrids, Clarias gariepinus and Labeo altivelis, during the early rain period. By comparison, the late rain period was associated with high CPUE for Labeo cylindricus, Labeobarbus marequensis, Chiloglanis neumanni and Oreochromis mortimeri, whereas the rest of the species had high CPUE during both the late rain and dry periods. The assemblage composition was more diverse during the late rain period. Refuge availability during the dry period appeared to be essential for the assemblage of the intermittent streams. Protection of these temporal habitats is therefore important in conserving fish assemblages within intermittent streams of the Lake Kariba area.
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