Cladocera fauna composition in a river-lagoon system of the Upper Paraná River floodplain, with a new record for Brazil

Cladocera communities were studied in lotic and lentic environments of the Upper Paraná River floodplain, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. A total of 63 species of Cladocera were identified in 108 samples. Of these, 24 species are considered new records for that floodplain, and one is a new reco...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Brazilian journal of biology 2003-05, Vol.63 (2), p.349-356
Hauptverfasser:	Serafim Júnior, M, Lansac-Tôha, F A, Paggi, J C, Velho, L F, Robertson, B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals BIOLOGY Brazil Cladocera Cladocera - classification floodplain Fresh Water Rivers species richness Upper Paraná River
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Zusammenfassung:	Cladocera communities were studied in lotic and lentic environments of the Upper Paraná River floodplain, State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. A total of 63 species of Cladocera were identified in 108 samples. Of these, 24 species are considered new records for that floodplain, and one is a new record for Brazil. Chydoridae was the most representative family with 19 genera and 39 species.
ISSN:	1519-6984 1678-4375 1519-6984 1678-4375
DOI:	10.1590/s1519-69842003000200020