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Provedor de dados: 	83	
País: 	Brazil	
Título: 	Temporal variation in fish community in the tailrace at Três Marias Hydroelectric Dam, São Francisco River, Brazil	
Autores: 	Loures,Raquel Coelho; Pompeu,Paulo Santos.	
Data: 	2012-10-01	
Ano: 	2012	
Palavras-chave: 	Fish kill; Ichthyofauna; Impact; Nictemeral; Operation.	
Resumo: 	Damming rivers to generate hydroelectric energy causes a series of changes in the environment, including impacts on the ichthyofauna. Knowledge of the fish community immediately downstream from a hydroelectric dam can help to reduce the negative effects of dam operation, such as fish entrance into the draft tube during turbines maintenance. We evaluated the temporal variation in fish community composition and abundance, near Três Marias Hydroelectric Dam (TMD), and its relationship with abiotic variables. Samples (n = 18) were carried out using gill nets in the tailrace of the dam, over the course of a hydrological year, at six time points during a 24-hour period. Abiotic data were also sampled to assess the relationship with the biotic data. In the tailrace, Characiformes showed the highest richness, while Siluriformes were the most abundant. Of the 33 species sampled, six were migratory. The fish community was significantly different between the dry and wet seasons, with higher abundances during the wet season. In the wet season, the frequency of migratory species in the community rose from 0.7 to 18.3%, and Pimelodus maculatus accounted for 14.5% of the overall abundance. We observed that Characiformes captures occurred mainly in the morning, with peak activity between 5:00 and 9:00 h. Siluriformes showed greater nocturnal activity and were largely captured between 17:00 and 21:00 h. Synchronizing operational maneuvers that represent high risk to the fish with periods of low abundance in the tailrace, i.e., during months of low precipitation, may be a measure to reduce the impact of the operation on the downstream fish community.	
Tipo: 	Info:eu-repo/semantics/article	
Idioma: 	Inglês	
Identificador: 	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252012000400006	
Editor: 	Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia	
Relação: 	10.1590/S1679-62252012000400006	
Formato: 	text/html	
Fonte: 	Neotropical Ichthyology  v.10 n.4 2012	
Fonte: 	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess