Distribución y abundancia de gasterópodos en las macrófitas de un arroyo de llanura

The gasteropods distribution was studied and it was analyzed the influence of the aquatic macrophytes biomass fluctuation and the structuring environmental factors. Sampling was carried out in Las Flores stream, a Lujan river tributary, from April 2000 to February 2002. Egeria densa (submerged), Hyd...

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Main Authors: Silvia Pezzani, Teresita Poretti
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Language:Spanish
Published: Instituto de Limnología "Raúl A. Ringuelet. (CONICET-UNLP) 2019-04-01
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Online Access:https://revistas.unlp.edu.ar/bacuatica/article/view/6812
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description The gasteropods distribution was studied and it was analyzed the influence of the aquatic macrophytes biomass fluctuation and the structuring environmental factors. Sampling was carried out in Las Flores stream, a Lujan river tributary, from April 2000 to February 2002. Egeria densa (submerged), Hydrocotyle ranunculoides and Alternanthera philoxeroides (rooted) were the most representative macrophytes. Heleobia piscium and Gundlachia concentrica occurred as the dominant gasteropods. For all other associated macroinvertebrates on macrophytes, Hyalella sp. was predominat. The rainfall and the consequent inflow increase were influenced on the macrophytes biomass and their associated fauna. The macrophytes biomass was one of the factor related to the temporal abundance of gasteropods. However, these variations in the abundance of the gasteropods were more related with the life cycle. Their largest gasteropods and anfipods density was shown on rooted macrophytes. Heleobia piscium, G. concentrica and Hyalella sp. coexist on the same macrophyte during the low abundance periods without any competition. Although, during the breeding period, the displacement of the other macroinvertebrates populations was observed. This suggests interespecific competition by substrate and food between the two gasteropods species while the competition with the anfipods is mainly by substrate. Gasteropods and anfipods consume different type of food. Heleobia piscium and G. concentrica colonize these macrophytes with some preferance. These gasteropods are opportunists species whose distribution and supervivence strategy is as follow: to colonize different aquatic macrophytes showing each species some preference by sumerged or rooted macrophytes; to have an annual breeding period with a high recruitment of individuals which allow to maintain the populations despite the disturbances effect.
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spelling doaj.art-3595e48c132c40d4b0311d9a54db7e4e2022-12-21T19:59:50ZspaInstituto de Limnología "Raúl A. Ringuelet. (CONICET-UNLP)Biología Acuática1668-48692019-04-0122Distribución y abundancia de gasterópodos en las macrófitas de un arroyo de llanuraSilvia Pezzani0Teresita Poretti1Universidad Nacional de LujánUniversidad Nacional de LujánThe gasteropods distribution was studied and it was analyzed the influence of the aquatic macrophytes biomass fluctuation and the structuring environmental factors. Sampling was carried out in Las Flores stream, a Lujan river tributary, from April 2000 to February 2002. Egeria densa (submerged), Hydrocotyle ranunculoides and Alternanthera philoxeroides (rooted) were the most representative macrophytes. Heleobia piscium and Gundlachia concentrica occurred as the dominant gasteropods. For all other associated macroinvertebrates on macrophytes, Hyalella sp. was predominat. The rainfall and the consequent inflow increase were influenced on the macrophytes biomass and their associated fauna. The macrophytes biomass was one of the factor related to the temporal abundance of gasteropods. However, these variations in the abundance of the gasteropods were more related with the life cycle. Their largest gasteropods and anfipods density was shown on rooted macrophytes. Heleobia piscium, G. concentrica and Hyalella sp. coexist on the same macrophyte during the low abundance periods without any competition. Although, during the breeding period, the displacement of the other macroinvertebrates populations was observed. This suggests interespecific competition by substrate and food between the two gasteropods species while the competition with the anfipods is mainly by substrate. Gasteropods and anfipods consume different type of food. Heleobia piscium and G. concentrica colonize these macrophytes with some preferance. These gasteropods are opportunists species whose distribution and supervivence strategy is as follow: to colonize different aquatic macrophytes showing each species some preference by sumerged or rooted macrophytes; to have an annual breeding period with a high recruitment of individuals which allow to maintain the populations despite the disturbances effect.https://revistas.unlp.edu.ar/bacuatica/article/view/6812gasterópodosmacroinvertebradosarroyomacrófitas acuáticas
spellingShingle Silvia Pezzani
Teresita Poretti
Distribución y abundancia de gasterópodos en las macrófitas de un arroyo de llanura
Biología Acuática
gasterópodos
macroinvertebrados
arroyo
macrófitas acuáticas
title Distribución y abundancia de gasterópodos en las macrófitas de un arroyo de llanura
title_full Distribución y abundancia de gasterópodos en las macrófitas de un arroyo de llanura
title_fullStr Distribución y abundancia de gasterópodos en las macrófitas de un arroyo de llanura
title_full_unstemmed Distribución y abundancia de gasterópodos en las macrófitas de un arroyo de llanura
title_short Distribución y abundancia de gasterópodos en las macrófitas de un arroyo de llanura
title_sort distribucion y abundancia de gasteropodos en las macrofitas de un arroyo de llanura
topic gasterópodos
macroinvertebrados
arroyo
macrófitas acuáticas
url https://revistas.unlp.edu.ar/bacuatica/article/view/6812
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