Influence of aquaculture effluents on the growth of Salvinia molesta
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2010-06-01
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Pistori, Raquel Eduarda Trevisan [UNESP]
Henry-Silva, Gustavo Gonzaga
Biudes, José Francisco Vicente [UNESP]
Camargo, Antonio Fernando Monteiro [UNESP]
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Associação Brasileira de Limnologia
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OBJETIVO: A aqüicultura gera benefícios sociais e econômicos, mas também causa impactos ao ambiente. Um dos principais impactos é o lançamento de efluentes sem tratamento em ambientes como rios, reservatórios e lagos, o que pode afetar populações e comunidades aquáticas. Neste trabalho foi testada a hipótese de que o efluente de aqüicultura favorece o crescimento da macrófita aquática flutuante Salvinia molesta; MÉTODOS: O estudo foi realizado em uma represa não impactada (RNI) e outra represa impactada (RI) por lançamentos de efluentes de aqüicultura e teve duração de nove meses. em cada uma das represas foram fixadas quatro unidades experimentais contendo 10 rametes de S. molesta. Mensalmente, foram determinadas variáveis limnológicas da água e a biomassa de S. molesta nas duas represas; RESULTADOS: Os valores de temperatura, turbidez, condutividade elétrica, alcalinidade, clorofila-a, nitrogênio Kjeldahl total e fósforo total foram superiores na RI em todos os meses do estudo. As concentrações de nitrogênio e fósforo total na biomassa de S. molesta da RI foram maiores do que as da RNI, ao final do experimento. Os valores de capacidade suporte (K) para S. molesta na RNI foram de 3,0 ± 0,7 g MS.m-2 e na RI foi de 37,4 ± 2,4 g MS.m-2; CONCLUSÕES: Concluiu-se que o lançamento de efluente de aqüicultura modifica as características limnológicas da água da represa receptora e que o crescimento de Salvinia molesta é favorecido pelo efluente de aqüicultura, provavelmente, devido ao aumento das concentrações de nitrogênio e fósforo na água.
OBJECTIVE: Aquaculture generates social and economic benefits, but also causes impacts on the environment. One of the major impacts is the release of untreated effluents into rivers, reservoirs, and lakes, which can affect aquatic populations and communities. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that effluent from aquaculture favors the growth of the floating aquatic macrophyte Salvinia molesta; METHODS: The study was carried out in a non-impacted reservoir (NIR) and in another reservoir (IR) that is impacted by discharges of aquaculture effluents, and lasted for nine months. In each of the reservoirs, we installed four experimental units containing 10 ramets of S. molesta. Monthly, we measured limnological variables of the water and the biomass of S. molesta in both reservoirs; RESULTS: The temperature, turbidity, electrical conductivity, alkalinity, chlorophyll-a, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, and total phosphorus were higher in the IR in all the collection months. At the end of the experiment, the concentrations of total nitrogen and phosphorus in the biomass of S. molesta from the IR were higher than those in plants from the NIR. The estimated support capacity (K) for S. molesta in the NIR was 3.0 ± 0.7 g DM.m-2 and in the IR was 37.4 ± 2.4 g DM.m-2; CONCLUSIONS: It was concluded that the discharge of aquaculture effluent modifies the limnological characteristics of the water of the receiving reservoir, and that the growth of Salvinia molesta is favored by the aquaculture effluent, because of the increases in the concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus in the water.
OBJECTIVE: Aquaculture generates social and economic benefits, but also causes impacts on the environment. One of the major impacts is the release of untreated effluents into rivers, reservoirs, and lakes, which can affect aquatic populations and communities. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that effluent from aquaculture favors the growth of the floating aquatic macrophyte Salvinia molesta; METHODS: The study was carried out in a non-impacted reservoir (NIR) and in another reservoir (IR) that is impacted by discharges of aquaculture effluents, and lasted for nine months. In each of the reservoirs, we installed four experimental units containing 10 ramets of S. molesta. Monthly, we measured limnological variables of the water and the biomass of S. molesta in both reservoirs; RESULTS: The temperature, turbidity, electrical conductivity, alkalinity, chlorophyll-a, total Kjeldahl nitrogen, and total phosphorus were higher in the IR in all the collection months. At the end of the experiment, the concentrations of total nitrogen and phosphorus in the biomass of S. molesta from the IR were higher than those in plants from the NIR. The estimated support capacity (K) for S. molesta in the NIR was 3.0 ± 0.7 g DM.m-2 and in the IR was 37.4 ± 2.4 g DM.m-2; CONCLUSIONS: It was concluded that the discharge of aquaculture effluent modifies the limnological characteristics of the water of the receiving reservoir, and that the growth of Salvinia molesta is favored by the aquaculture effluent, because of the increases in the concentrations of nitrogen and phosphorus in the water.
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macrófita aquática flutuante, nutrientes, capacidade suporte, eutrofização, composição química, floating aquatic macrophyte, nutrients, support capacity, eutrophication, chemical composition
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Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia. Associação Brasileira de Limnologia, v. 22, n. 2, p. 179-186, 2010.