Impacto da construção de Pequenas Centrais Hidrelétricas (PCHs) sobre a comunidade de macroinvertebrados aquáticos associados a pedrais: um estudo de caso no rio Sapucaí-Mirim (SP)
| Ano de defesa: | 2014 |
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| Tipo de documento: | Dissertação |
| Tipo de acesso: | Acesso aberto |
| Idioma: | por |
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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
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| Link de acesso: | http://hdl.handle.net/11449/123955 http://www.athena.biblioteca.unesp.br/exlibris/bd/cathedra/11-06-2015/000830927.pdf |
Resumo: | Small hydroelectric power plants are the most used alternative to generate and provide electricity with less environmental impact. Nevertheless, there are few studies which evaluate the environmental alterations caused by these projects. The present study aimed to evaluate the impacts of a small hydroelectric power plant on the aquatic macroinvertebrate fauna associated to riffles. The macroinvertebrates were sampled in two riffles in the Sapucaí-Mirim River (São Paulo State, Brazil); the first one was considered as functional, maintaining the natural characteristics of the river; the second riffle was considered as non-functional due to its permanent flooding after the building of the small hydroelectric power plant. The samplings were carried out in two seasonal periods and the data were analyzed through multivariate analysis. It was concluded that the implementation of the small hydroelectric power plant caused compositional and structural alterations of the macroinvertebrate fauna, with reduction of richness, abundance and diversity of these organisms. In addition, it was highlighted the interference of the small hydroelectric power plants in the downstream transportation and survival of organisms, changing downstream systems. It is suggested that maintaining riffles along the river allow the conservation of regional aquatic biodiversity |