COLONIZATION OF BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES IN NEOTROPICAL URBAN STREAMS: DYNAMICS AND INFLUENCING FACTORS

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https://doi.org/10.18554/acbiobras.v8i2.8744

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Artificial substrate, urban streams, colonization

Abstract

This study investigates ecological succession and the factors influencing the colonization of macrobenthic communities using artificial substrates, a method commonly employed in aquatic ecosystem research. The objective was to analyze the ecological succession dynamics of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in urban streams within the highlands of Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais. Key environmental variables measured included pH, conductivity, temperature, redox potential, total dissolved solids, dissolved oxygen, saturated oxygen, flow rate, and water depth. Three streams were selected from each category: Natural Preserved (PN), Urban Preserved (PU), and Impacted Urban (IU). In each stream, 12 colonization bottles were deployed, with three bottles collected every 15 days for community analysis and species identification. Findings indicated that dissolved oxygen, flow rate, and total dissolved solids significantly influenced colonization dynamics. Both urban preserved and natural streams exhibited similar patterns in taxa richness and species replacement. However, impacted urban streams displayed a consistent colonization pattern with no species replacement, as the same taxa dominated the artificial substrates throughout all sampling periods.

Author Biographies

  • Douglas de Pádua Andrade, Unifal

    Biólogo, mestre e doutor com ênfase em ecologia de ecossistemas aquáticos.

  • Murilo Henrique Tank Fortunato, Unifal

    Biólogo, mestre e doutor, com  ênfase na Ecologia de Ecossistemas Aquáticos.

  • Paulo Augusto Zaitune Pamplin, Unifal

    Biólogo, mestre e doutor com ênfase em ecologia de ecossistemas aquáticos.

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2025-10-31

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COLONIZATION OF BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES IN NEOTROPICAL URBAN STREAMS: DYNAMICS AND INFLUENCING FACTORS. Acta Biologica Brasiliensia, [S. l.], v. 8, n. 2, p. 329–352, 2025. DOI: 10.18554/acbiobras.v8i2.8744. Disponível em: https://seer.uftm.edu.br/revistaeletronica/index.php/acbioabras/article/view/8744. Acesso em: 5 dec. 2025.