Trends in the application of multimetric indexes in Brazil: scienciometric analyses related to fish Fauna

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https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X28291

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Biotic Integrity, Icthyofauna, Metrics, MMI

Abstract

The evaluation of biotic integrity through multimetric analysis of the attributes of fish fauna is recognized as an important tool for water management and conservation policies. In this sense, the present study sought to elucidate tendencies in the use of the most used metrics in multimetric indices (MMIs), based on the fish assemblage, in Brazil. An electronic search of the literature was carried out in indexing databases of periodicals. The criteria used for the selection of scientific articles were to be carried out in Brazilian territory and the use of MMI with fish. Of total, 51.9% of the studies were applied in streams, with no temporal pattern. The highest concentration of studies was observed in the southeast region. In all, 99 different metrics were used, highlighting attributes related to trophic, tolerance and species composition. There was a increment of specific metrics over the years and environments, with the exception of rivers. In comparison to other environments, streams had significantly different metrics. Difficulties in the MMI proposal in Brazil are linked to the selection of aspects that characterize the condition of a habitat before the diagnosis of the ecological components in the classification of the environmental quality.

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Douglas Ticiani, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

Desenvolver Engenharia e Meio Ambiente, Aquática Consultoria e Assessoria Ltda, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná, Unidade Central De Educação Faem Faculdade, Faculdade de Tecnologia Pedro Rogério Garcia

Raquel Fernanda Bogoni, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

Licenciada em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR) Campus Dois Vizinhos. Mestranda no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Conservação e Manejo de Recursos Naturais 2016 - Conceito 3, Unioeste, Cascavel - PR (Bolsista CAPES). Durante a graduação participou de projetos de pesquisa e extensão na UTFPR, e projetos de pesquisa vinculados à Unioeste Campus Cascavel na área de Ecologia de peixes e ictioparasitologia.

Ana Cristina Algeri Eichelberger, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

 Mestranda do Programa de Conservação e Manejo de Recursos Naturais pela Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - Bolsista CAPES.

Amanda Frigo Berlatto, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

Mestranda em Conservação e Manejo de Recursos Naturais (2016 - 2018) pela Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - UNIOESTE (Bolsista CAPES/FA). Possui graduação em Ciências Biológicas pela UTFPR (Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná), Campus de Dois Vizinhos. Tem experiência na área de Ecologia de Peixes e Ictioparasitologia.

Gabriela Medeiros, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

Doutoranda em Engenharia Agrícola (2018-2022) e Mestre em Conservação e Manejo de Recursos Naturais (2016 - 2018) pela Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná 

Rosilene Luciana Delariva, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná

Possui graduação em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (1993), mestrado em Ecologia de Ambientes Aquáticos Continentais pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (1997) e doutorado em Ecologia de Ambientes Aquáticos Continentais pela Universidade Estadual de Maringá (2002). Atualmente é professora adjunta da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná atuando na graduação de Ciências Biológicas e Pós-graduação em Conservação e Manejo de Recursos Naturais. Tem experiência na área de Ecologia de Peixes, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Peixes como bioindicadores, ecologia de peixes, impactos de reservatórios.

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2018-03-27

How to Cite

Ticiani, D., Bogoni, R. F., Eichelberger, A. C. A., Berlatto, A. F., Medeiros, G., & Delariva, R. L. (2018). Trends in the application of multimetric indexes in Brazil: scienciometric analyses related to fish Fauna. Ciência E Natura, 40, e18. https://doi.org/10.5902/2179460X28291

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CIÊNCIA E NATURA, V. 40, 2018

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Biology-Ecology

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