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Provedor de dados: 	Acta Amazonica	
País: 	Brazil	
Título: 	Effects of the introduction of an omnivorous fish on the biodiversity and functioning of an upland Amazonian lake	
Autores: 	NOBRE,Regina L. G.; CALIMAN,Adriano; GUARIENTO,Rafael D.; BOZELLI,Reinaldo L.; CARNEIRO,Luciana S.	
Data: 	2019-09-01	
Ano: 	2019	
Palavras-chave: 	Trophic cascade; Species translocation; Community structure; Biological invasions; Omnivory.	
Resumo: 	ABSTRACT The introduction of nonnative species is one of the main threats to freshwater ecosystems. Although omnivory and intraguild predation are common in those systems, little is known about the effects of introduced omnivorous fish on pelagic and littoral communities. This study tested predictions of food-web theory regarding the effects of omnivorous fish introduction on previously fishless lakes in the Amazonian uplands of Serra dos Carajás, Pará, Brazil. The trophic structure of two similar lakes, one with and the other without the introduced omnivorous fish Astyanax bimaculatus, was compared using a data series of biotic variables collected from both lakes twice a year from 2010 to 2013. Zooplankton was more abundant in the lake with fish, and the zooplankton composition differed between lakes. Phytoplankton richness and chlorophyll-a were higher in the lake with the introduced fish than in the fishless lake regardless of phosphorus limitation. For the benthic macroinvertebrate communities, species richness and biomass were higher in the fishless lake. Our results also indicate that A. bimaculatus has the potential to link pelagic and littoral habitats through nutrient cycling. The differences observed between the studied lakes are consistent with predictions from food-web theory regarding the effects of multichain omnivorous fish on trophic dynamics. Despite limitations regarding replication at the ecosystem level, it is possible to infer from our findings that the introduction of an omnivorous fish might have changed lake overall functioning.	
Tipo: 	Info:eu-repo/semantics/article	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0044-59672019000300221	
Editor: 	Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia	
Relação: 	10.1590/1809-4392201804131	
Formato: 	text/html	
Fonte: 	Acta Amazonica  v.49 n.3 2019	
Fonte: 	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess