| Grant number: | 03/10517-9 |
| Support Opportunities: | BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants |
| Start date: | January 01, 2005 |
| End date: | February 28, 2009 |
| Field of knowledge: | Biological Sciences - Zoology |
| Principal Investigator: | Claudio Gilberto Froehlich |
| Grantee: | Claudio Gilberto Froehlich |
| Host Institution: | Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil |
| Associated scholarship(s): | 07/50860-5 - Foliar detritus as substrate for aquatic macroinvertebrates: a study of colonization of detritus of C3 and C4 plants in low order streams,
BP.IC 06/58849-8 - Use of Xylophilus macroinvertebrates as bioindicators of biological integrity of streams in the State of São Paulo, BP.IC 05/59778-4 - Spatial Distribution of communities Ephemeroptera haeckel, 1896 (Insecta) in streams of the Serra da Mantiqueira and of the Serra do Mar, State of São Paulo, BP.DR + associated scholarships - associated scholarships |
Abstract
The present project aims at carrying on the faunistic survey of two groups of benthic freshwater macroinvertebrates, insects and oligochates, with emphasis on lotic systems. The previous project included also crustaceans and molluscs; for both a survey was made in the main hydrographic basins of the State. The area sampled for insects was smaller due to the much poorer knowledge of their taxonomy. The emphasis was on protected areas in Serra do Mar and Serra da Mantiqueira in order to have a better knowledge of local faunas, ecological aspects included. The survey of oligochaetes also was restricted, as the group was included into the project in the beginning of its third year. For the present project the area to be sampled is enlarged, with three new areas in the State, the State Parks of Vassununga, Fumas do Bom Jesus and Caetetus. Two areas from the first project, The State Parks of Intervales and Campos do Jordão, are maintained because there are still ongoing research projects there. Samplings in the neighborhood of the principal researchers' institutions (Araraquara, São Cartos and Ribeirão Preto) will also be continued. At the end of the second year of the project, the inclusion of new areas will be considered. The project comprises three subprojects, to be carried on in an integraded manner, optimizing resources and field activities: Freshwater Diptera (Chironomidae, Simuliidae), Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera (EPT), and Oligochaeta. Other aquatic insects will also be collected. A significant part of the material will be deposited in the Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo. (AU)
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