Ecophysiological and production studies of the freshwater Anostraca Dendrocephalus brasiliensis Pesta 1921 and its implications on zooplanktonic and nektonic communities

• Grant number: 08/02078-9
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants
• Start date: December 01, 2008
• End date: November 30, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Fishery Resources and Fishery Engineering - Aquaculture
• Principal Investigator: Maria da Graça Gama Melão
• Grantee: Maria da Graça Gama Melão
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde (CCBS). Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCAR). São Carlos , SP, Brazil
• Pesquisadores principais: Ana Teresa Lombardi ; Odete Rocha
• Associated research grant(s): 10/15714-0 - Visit of Canadian professor and researcher Dr. Christopher C. Parrish, AV.EXT
• Associated scholarship(s): 12/21328-1 - Using the microcrustacean Dendrocephalus brasiliensis Pesta 1921 (Crustacea: Anostraca) in the removal of cyanobacteria in experimental systems, BP.PD; 11/22005-9 - Influence of phosphate in the growth and biochemical composition of the Chlorophyceae Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata and implications on production and biochemical composition of the Anostraca Dendrocephalus brasiliensis fed with this algae, BP.IC; 10/16987-0 - Larviculture of matrinxã Brycon amazonicus in different feeding and farming systems., BP.PD; + associated scholarships 10/02111-6 - Culturing cladocerans with different diet formulations aiming to increase their nutritional value for aquaculture, BP.IC; 09/17341-0 - Influence of phosphate concentration on biochemical composition of the Chlorophyceae Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata and its impact in the secondary production of the Anostraca Dendrocephalus brasiliensis fed with this algae, BP.IC; 09/15511-5 - Comparative analysis of biochemical composition and nutritional value of Dendrocephalus brasiliensis, Daphnia laevis and Artemia salina fed with algae growth under different environmental conditions., BP.DR; 09/01154-6 - Ecophysiological and production studies of the freshwater Anostraca Dendrocephalus brasiliensis Pesta 1921 and its implications on zooplanktonic and nektonic communities, BP.PD - associated scholarships

Abstract

Nowadays, larviculture is one of the main obstacle in aquaculture. Live food availability, particularly zooplankton, is essential to development of young fishes and crustaceans. Nevertheless, there are serious difficult to obtain zooplanktonic biomass enough to attend the growing world demand. The neotropical freshwater Anostraca Dendrocephalus brasiliensis has a great potential for utilization in Brazilian aquaculture due to its size (25mm), easy culturing and great attractiveness for fishes. So, the present project aims to investigate ecological and physiological aspects of this species, at natural and experimental environments, in order to subside the development of technologies to produce resistance eggs and biomass for utilization in aquaculture. Its productive potential will be evaluated through studies of secondary production (ecological and physiological approach), growth rates, energetic balance, trophic efficiencies, life history characteristics, fecundity, egg viability, number of generations, longevity under different environmental and food conditions, body length and biomass. It will be performed studies on fish´s food preference and nutritional values of D. brasiliensis compared to other zooplanktonic species, as well as the impact of each one in the production of cultivated neotropical fishes. To optimize D. brasiliensis culturing, it will be investigated the influence of microalgae nutritional quality on the animal biochemical composition (proteins, lipids and carbohydrates). Competition, predation and grazing interactions will be also investigated in order to found the real impact of this species on the other freshwater planktonic populations, mainly in São Paulo State. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MATHIAS A. CHIA; ANA T. LOMBARDI; MARIA DA GRAÇA G. MELÃO. Growth and biochemical composition of Chlorella vulgaris in different growth media. Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências, v. 85, n. 4, p. 1427-1438, 2013-10-11. (08/02078-9, 08/03487-0)

ARBELAEZ-ROJAS, GUSTAVO ALBERTO; MELAO, MARIA DA GRACA GAMA. Production performance and nutritional quality of the fairy shrimp Dendrocephalus brasiliensis Pesta, 1921 (Crustacea, Anostraca) cultured with fish effluent in recirculation system. Aquaculture, v. 548, n. 2, FEB 15 2022. (10/16987-0, 08/02078-9)

ROCHA, GISELI S.; PARRISH, CHRISTOPHER C.; LOMBARDI, ANA T.; MELO, MARIA DA G. G.. Copper affects biochemical and physiological responses of Selenastrum gracile (Reinsch). ECOTOXICOLOGY, v. 25, n. 8, p. 1468-1477, OCT 2016. (08/02078-9, 09/15511-5)

GUSSO-CHOUERI, P. K.; CHOUERI, R. B.; LOMBARDI, A. T.; MELAO, M. G. G.. Effects of Dietary Copper on Life-History Traits of a Tropical Freshwater Cladoceran. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v. 62, n. 4, p. 589-598, MAY 2012. (08/02078-9, 08/03487-0)

CHIA, MATHIAS AHII; LOMBARDI, ANA TERESA; MELAO, MARIA DA GRACA G.; PARRISH, CHRISTOPHER C.. Lipid composition of Chlorella vulgaris (Trebouxiophyceae) as a function of different cadmium and phosphate concentrations. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY, v. 128, p. 171-182, MAR 15 2013. (08/02078-9)

CHIA, MATHIAS AHII; LOMBARDI, ANA TERESA; GAMA MELAO, MARIA DA GRACA; PARRISH, CHRISTOPHER C.. Combined nitrogen limitation and cadmium stress stimulate total carbohydrates, lipids, protein and amino acid accumulation in Chlorella vulgaris (Trebouxiophyceae). AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY, v. 160, p. 87-95, MAR 2015. (08/02078-9, 08/03487-0)

ROCHA, GISELI SWERTS; PARRISH, CHRISTOPHER CHARLES; LOMBARDI, ANA TERESA; GAMA MELAO, MARIA DA GRACA. Biochemical and physiological responses of Selenastrum gracile (Chlorophyceae) acclimated to different phosphorus concentrations. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY, v. 30, n. 4, p. 2167-2177, AUG 2018. (08/02078-9, 09/15511-5)

ROCHA, G. S.; PINTO, F. H. V.; MELAO, M. G. G.; LOMBARDI, A. T.. Growing Scenedesmus quadricauda in used culture media: is it viable?. JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYCOLOGY, v. 27, n. 1, p. 171-178, FEB 2015. (08/02078-9, 09/15511-5, 08/03487-0, 10/18136-8)

SOUZA, J. P.; MELO, D. C.; LOMBARDI, A. T.; MELAO, M. G. G.. Effects of dietborne cadmium on life history and secondary production of a tropical freshwater cladoceran. ECOTOXICOLOGY, v. 23, n. 9, p. 1764-1773, NOV 2014. (08/05464-7, 08/02078-9, 08/03487-0)

ROCHA, GISELI S.; LOMBARDI, ANA T.; MELAO, MARIA DA GRACA G.. Influence of phosphorus on copper toxicity to Selenastrum gracile (Reinsch) Korshikov. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY, v. 128, p. 30-35, JUN 2016. (08/02078-9, 09/15511-5)

CHIA, MATHIAS AHII; LOMBARDI, ANA TERESA; GAMA MELAO, MARIA DA GRACA. Calorific values of Chlorella vulgaris (Trebouxiophyceae) as a function of different phosphorus concentrations. PHYCOLOGICAL RESEARCH, v. 61, n. 4, p. 286-291, OCT 2013. (08/02078-9)

CHIA, MATHIAS AHII; LOMBARDI, ANA TERESA; GAMA MELAO, MARIA DA GRACA; PARRISH, CHRISTOPHER C.. Effects of cadmium and nitrogen on lipid composition of Chlorella vulgaris (Trebouxiophyceae, Chlorophyta). European Journal of Phycology, v. 48, n. 1, p. 1-11, FEB 1 2013. (11/09694-0, 08/02078-9)

GEBARA, RENAN CASTELHANO; ROCHA, GISELI SWERTS; SARMENTO, HUGO; GAMA MELAO, MARIA DA GRACA. Resource competition among the Anostraca Dendrocephalus brasiliensis and three Neotropical cladocerans: implications on population dynamics and secondary production. Hydrobiologia, v. 847, n. 5, p. 12-pg., 2020-03-01. (14/14139-3, 08/02078-9)

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