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Revista de Biología Tropical

On-line version ISSN 0034-7744Print version ISSN 0034-7744

Rev. biol. trop vol.60 n.4 San José Dec. 2012

 

Movement patterns of stream-dwelling fishes from Mata Atlântica, Southeast Brazil

Rosana Mazzoni1* & Ricardo Iglesias-Rios2*

*Dirección para correspondencia

Abstract

The identification of mechanisms of spatial-temporal variation, obtained from the quantification of natural populations, is a central topic of ecological research. Despite its importance to life-history theory, as well as to conservation and management of natural populations, no studies concerning movement patterns and home range of small stream-dwelling fishes from Brazilian rain forests are known. In the present study we aimed to describe the longitudinal pattern of long distance movement as well as local patterns of short movement (daily home-range) of fishes from a Mata Atlântica stream from Southeast Brazil. We gathered information about movement dynamic in order to discuss the relationship between swimming ability, fish morphology and home range. Long distance movement data were obtained in a mark-recapture experiment held in the field between June and September - 2008, on five sites along the Ubatiba stream. For this study, we had one day to mark fishes, on June-19, and 14 events for recapture. Considering the ten species that inhabit the study area, our study showed that four species: Astyanax janeiroensis, Astyanax hastatus, Parotocinclus maculicauda and Pimelodella lateristriga, moved at least 6 000m in 60 days. The other six species did not present long distance movements, as they were recaptured in the same site 90 days after being marked. For short distance study, movement data were obtained in one mark-recapture experiment held in a 100m long site subdivided into five 20m stretches where fishes were marked with different elastomer colours. We marked 583 specimens that after recapture showed two groups of different movement patterns. The first group was called “Long Movement Group” and the second one was called “Short Movement Group”. The Long Movement Group showed, on average, 89.8% of moving fishes and 10.2% of non moving fishes, against 21.3% and 78.7%, respectively, for the Short Movement Group. It was concluded that fish movement could explain the previously mentioned community stability, and that it is correlated to specific morphological attributes.

Key words: migration, home-range, life history, Characins, Siluroidei, Brazil.

Resumen

A pesar de su importancia en la investigación ecológica, no se conocen estudios sobre patrones de movimiento y del ámbito de hogar de peces que habitan pequeños ríos de los bosques tropicales brasileños. El objetivo del presente estudio fue describir los patrones de movimiento de larga y corta distancia de peces de un arroyo de la Mata Atlântica (22°60” S - 42°48” W). Los datos de los movimientos de larga distancia se obtuvieron mediante un experimento de marcación-recaptura realizado en cinco sitios distribuidos a lo largo de 10km del río Ubatiba. Considerando las diez especies que habitan el área de estudio, observamos que cuatro se movieron por lo menos 6 000m en 60 días. Las otras seis especies no presentaron movimientos de larga distancia. Para los estudios de corta distancia se obtuvieron datos de marcación-recaptura en un sitio de muestreo con 100m de longitud subdividido en cinco tramos de río con 20m. Los especímenes recapturados presentaron dos grupos con patrones distintos de movimiento; un grupo con mayor movimiento y otro grupo de poco movimiento. Concluímos que el movimiento de los peces podría explicar la estabilidad de la comunidad previamente mencionada, y que está correlacionado a los atributos morfológicos específicos.

Palabras  clave: migración, ámbito de hogar, historia de vida, Characinos, Siluroidei, Brasil.


The identification of mechanisms of spatial-temporal variation,  obtained  from the quantification of natural populations, is a central topic of ecological research (Copp & Jurajda 1993, Lobón-Cerviá & Rincón 2004, Okun & Mehner 2005). Most of the present studies,  focusing  on  fish  population  dynamics, are predominantly based on the negative feedbacks between density and demographic factors for the populations, such as, mortality or fecundity (Wootton 1998). This may explain the continuous increase of interest in the role of fish movement and home range as a key factor for the dynamic patterns and size of fish populations (Schuck 1945, Saunders & Gee 1964, Lucas & Baras 2001, Polis et al. 2004).

Given the importance of such studies in the context of ecological theory, the high number of models developed to assess the movement of fish in temperate regions is well known, mainly for the breeding migrations of salmon from North  America and  European  rivers. These environments can be considered as quite stable, with comparatively reduced habitat heterogeneity from climatic impacts (Winemiller 1991, Gowan et al. 1994, Wootton & Oemke 1992, Mazzoni & Lobón-Cerviá 2000).

In the tropics, however, seasonal climatic variations are less marked, with consequent reduced  change  in  the  resource  availability. This complicates the predictability of the movement pattern of fish and, therefore, it is expected that both the short, daily migrations for feeding and refuge, as well as long-distance seasonal migrations for reproduction are much less regular among these tropical fish than among fish populations from temperate areas (Winemiller & Jepsen 1998, Ostrand & Wilde 2002, Granado-Lorencio 2005, McMahon & Matter 2006). Nonetheless, it is expected that in the tropics the movement pattern of fish, similar to what occurs in temperate communities, is a key factor for size, as well as for dynamic patterns of fish populations and communities (Winemiller & Jepsen 1998, Arrington & Winemiller 2003, Mazzoni et al. 2004).

No studies concerning movement patterns and home range of small stream-dwelling fishes from Brazilian rain forests are known, however, previous studies were mainly based on patterns of diversity and population/community structure obtained in studies about longitudinal and lateral distribution (Menezes & Caramaschi 1994, Mazzoni & Lobón-Cerviá 2000,  Mazzoni  et  al.  2004,  Mazzoni  et  al. 2005,  Rezende  et al. 2010). In the present study we aimed to describe, based on mark-recapture experiments, the longitudinal pattern of long and short distance movement of fishes from Ubatiba stream. We gathered information about movement dynamic in order to discuss the relationship between this swimming ability, fish morphology and home range.

Materials and Methods

Study area: The Ubatiba stream (22°60’ S - 42°48” W) composes  a  typical  small Serra do  Mar  fluvial  system  (≈16km  long, 42km2)  located  70km  North  from  Rio  de Janeiro city (Brazil). It is a low altitude stream (<30m.a.s.l.), which waters flow through meadows deforested for agricultural practices and cattle ranching. However, some patches of pristine Mata Atlântica forest are still left on some slopes and tops of the surrounding rocky hills. The Ubatiba stream discharges in Maricá Lagoon, a large brackish water lagoon formed by the accumulation of offshore sand dunes. The water flow is solely regulated by, and fluctuates according to, rainfall (≈1 500mm/y) with a run-off and increased fluctuations in summer (October-January, 1 300mm) as compared to winter (May/July, 150mm). Severe tropical storms (>120mm a day) may increase water discharge by three-fold  within a few hours, but a return to the original discharge can occur within the same day. Twenty-two species compose the Ubatiba ichthyofauna (Costa 1984, Mazzoni & Lobón-Cerviá 2000).

Sampling and data analysis: The patterns of both short and long-distance movement of the fish species from Ubatiba stream were analysed. Long-distance movement was determined by a mark-recapture method, between June and September-2008, considering fish movement between five sites along the 10km of the Ubatiba stream. Each site was positioned 2km apart from each other and  was 150m long, encompassing all meso-habitats present along the stream. At each site, marking event occurred on June-19th  2008, and recapture events occurred on June-26, July-02, 10, 17, 24 and 31, August-07, 17, 21 and 28 and September-04, 11, 18 and 25. Samples were done by electrofishing (1 000W, 220v,  2-4A - Mazzoni et al. 2000) through the successive removal method (Zippin 1958) until no fishes were found in the study site. During sampling the two extreme points of sampling site were closed with nets (mesh size 0.5cm) to avoid any fish escape. During subsequent removals, sampled fishes were placed in floating cages and kept alive outside of the effect of electricity. At the first sampling occasion (marking event) all sampled individuals were measured and marked, at the base of the dorsal fin, with colored elastomer (visible Implant Elastomers–Northwest Marine Technology, Inc.) with a specific colour for each site. Marked fish were returned to the river at the midpoint of the sampling site. Long-distance movement was assessed by quantification of individuals recaptured inside and outside of their marking site. We considered as resident individuals those fishes recaptured inside their marking site, and moving individuals those recaptured outside their marking sites. The distance covered by moving individuals was determined as the distance in meters between the marking subsection and the subsection where the individual was recaptured. The distance covered by each species was considered as the maximum distance covered by individuals of the same species.

One experiment aiming to describe short distance movement (daily home-range) was held in the field on July-2009 and followed Skyfield & Grossman (2008). One site, 100m long, was divided in five subsections of 20m isolated from each other with closing nets (5mm mesh size). At each subsection all fishes were collected by electrofishing  (1000W, 220v, 2-4A), applying the successive removal method (Zippin 1958) until no fishes were found. All sampled individuals were marked with colored elastomer at the base of the dorsal fin with a specific colour for each subsection according to the criteria presented in figure 1. Once we had finished the marking phase, fishes were returned to the river in the same subsection where they had been captured. We waited 30min and after that, we carefully  removed the closing nets, allowing fish to move freely outside and between all subsections. Six hours after the last net  removal  we  reintroduced the closing nets exactly in the same positions where they were during the marking phase; fishes were again electrofished at each sub section separately (recapture phase). The indicatives of absence or presence of fish movement were classified according to the following criteria: (i) non recaptured fish=fishes moving out of the study site–indicative of fishes that moved out of the study site; (ii) non moving recaptured fish–indicative of non moving fish that were recaptured in the same subsection where they had been marked; (iii) moving fish–indicative of fish moving in or out of the study site, this was considered as the sum of all individuals recaptured below, recaptured above and non recaptured; (iv) individuals without marks captured during the recapture phase–indicative of fishes moving to the study site. The patterns of short-distance movement were examined by counting the individuals obtained during the recapture phase, considering the presented criteria (i.e. if fishes were in their original sub section or if they moved out of it).

Results

Ten species were registered in the study area: Astyanax janeiroensis Eigenmann, 1908, Astyanax hastatus Myers, 1928, Pimelodella lateristriga (Lichtenstein  1823),  Parotocinclus maculicauda (Steindachner 1877), Hoplias malabaricus (Bloch 1794), Characidium interruptum Pellegrin 1909, Mimagoniates microlepis (Steindachner 1877), Phalloceros harpagos Lucinda 2008, Geophagus brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) and  Rhamdia sp. Bleeker 1858. The analyses of long distance movement showed that A. janeiroensis and A. hastatus moved at least 6 000m in 56 days after being marked. P. maculicauda moved at least 6 000m in 63 days. Recaptures of Astyanax species occurred on August 17 and of P. maculicauda occurred on August 21. P. lateristriga moved 4 000m in 84 days and were recaptured on September 11. The other species did not present long distance movements; they were recaptured in the same site 90 days after being marked (Table 1).

For  the  short  distance  movement  study we marked 583 individuals of the ten species registered in the study  site. Three-hundred and twenty-three marked individuals (57.1%) were  recaptured, 250 (42.8%) were not  and 233 fishes without marking elastomers were sampled during the recapture phase. Based on the number of recaptures of marked and/or non marked fishes we observed that movement patterns varied among the species and distin- guished two moving groups.

The first group, called “Long Movement Group” (Table 2), was formed by A. janeiroensis, A. hastatus, P. lateristriga and P. maculicauda. This group presented high values of non-recaptured fishes (MovO), small values of fishes that were recaptured in the same subsection where they had been marked (nMov), high values of non marked individuals that were captured during the recapture event (nMrk) and high values of moving individuals (MovB and MovA) that were recaptured outside their marking sub section (Table 2).

Astyanax janeiroensis showed 94.6% of moving individuals, with 32.1% being recaptured outside their marking subsection; 67.9% were not recaptured. Maximum displacement was 20.0m/6h and 80.0m/6h for sub sections below and above from their marking sub section, respectively (Table 2, Fig. 2). Astyanax hastatus showed 80.4% of moving individuals, with 14.4% being recaptured outside their marking subsection; 85.6% were not recaptured. Maximum displacement was 40.0m/6h and 80.0m/6h for subsections below and above from their marking subsection, respectively (Table 2, Fig. 2). Pimelodella lateristriga showed 89.7% of moving individuals, with 48.6% being recaptured outside their marking subsection;  51.4%  were not recaptured.

Maximum  displacement  was  20.0m/6h  and 60.0m/6h  for  subsections  below and above from their marking subsection, respectively (Table 2, Fig. 2). Parotocinclus maculicauda showed 94.4% of moving individuals, with 31.3%  being  recaptured  outside  their  marking sub section; 68.4% were not recaptured. Maximum  displacement was 20.0m/6h and 40.0m/6h for subsections below and above from their marking sub section, respectively (Table 2, Fig. 2).

The second group, called “Short Movement Group” (Table 2) presented high values of recaptured fish (Rc) and low values of fishes moving inside and outside the study area. Only 19% of the marked individuals showed some evidence of movement (e.g. recapture outside their marking subsection and non-recaptured fish). Among the six species comprising this group, five (H. malabaricus, C. interruptum, M. microlepis, G. brasiliensis and R. quelen) showed short movement between the subsections, whereas one, P. harpagos, did not move during the study time (Table 2, Fig. 3).

Discussion

Movement of an organism, defined as a change in the spatial location of the whole individual in time, is a fundamental characteristic of life, driven by process that can act across multiple temporal and spatial scales (Nathan et al. 2008). Animal movement has a basic role in the organization of populations and communities, and has been considered as one of the main determinants of the stability of fish communities. The rates of fish movement are highly correlated to fish densities, thus, responding to community persistence (Martin-Smith et al. 1999). Among the ten species recorded in the study area only four showed evidence of movement equal or longer than 20m. These four species are the ones presenting higher densities in all sites along the stream (Mazzoni et al. 2006), thus they are the species effectively responsible for the community structure of Ubatiba stream (sensu Grossman, 1982). Following this, the movement pattern showed by these four species could explain the highly temporal stability previously mentioned by Mazzoni & Lobón-Cerviá (2000) to the Ubatiba fish community.

Fish with restricted home ranges face different challenges than the ones that travel over large areas. Our results have shown clear differences in the movement pattern of the studied species. Mean values of recaptured individuals of each species showed that the first group belonging to the “Long Movement Group” was more homogeneous than the one belonging to the  “Short  Movement  Group”. The  distance and habitat over which animals move have an important bearing on the fitness and ultimately, on the structure of populations. The spatial and temporal scales across which animals use habitats is of particular importance for meeting individual requirements and hence the survival of a species (Woolnough et al. 2009). In general, the spatial and temporal scale at which an individual utilizes various resources should match the relative importance of each limited resource. Thus, many studies have shown that for mobile species movement and home range are positively related with resource availability (Schlosser 1991, Schrank & Rahel 2004).

According to Nathan (2008), the home range of a species normally reflects the distances travelled by individuals of a population and is defined as a measure of total effort spent for the development of the whole vital activities (e.g. feeding, reproduction and shelter). However, many studies have shown that movement patterns in a given area are positively related to feeding requirements and food availability (Huey & Pianka 1981), territoriality (Hansen & Closs 2005), stream/river size (Woolnough et  al.  2009)  and  fish  body  size  (Haskell  et al. 2002) among others. In the present study we did not find correlation between fish size (expressed as fish standard length) and home range, but the other characters previously mentioned were not tested due to the absence of data concerning those life history attributes for Mata Atlântica streams.

With increasing fragmentation of water bodies worldwide, knowledge about the extension of the habitat used by fish species is imperative (Downing et al. 2006). It has been observed that in temperate regions, factors such as time of the year, reproductive season and environmental characters are important in defining movement patterns of stream-dwelling fishes and could be responsible for temporal patterns of community structure as well (Hansen & Closs 2005). Few studies concerning movement patterns and home range of tropical fishes are known. Among all known records we highlight those related to large rivers from Amazonian, Paraná, Uruguay and other large basins (Goulding 1980, Agostinho et al. 2003, Alves 2007, Alves et al. 2007, Antonio et al. 2007, Fernadez et al. 2007, Tejerina-Garro & Merona 2010). Although there are no movement studies for stream-dwelling fish communities from Mata Atlântica, Mazzoni et al. (2004) registered some evidences of upstream migration related to reproduction among a Characiform species from a coastal stream in Southeast Brazil. Our results confirm the findings of Mazzoni et al. (2004) about the movement ability of some Characiforms and are strong indicators that other species in the group “Long Movement Group” have broader home range as a consequence of migration.

We noticed that the various species that composed the community of the study area differed as to the temporal patterns of movement. Although our experiments have covered only a small period of field study, we observed that fish species gathered in two large groups characterized by distinct patterns of movement. The first group, so called “Long Movement Group”, was formed by A. janeiroensis and A. hastatus, “tetras” species of Characidae included in the incertae sedis group (sensu Reis et al. 2003) and by the Siluroidei P. lateristriga and P. maculicauda. In fact, the ability to swim and displace have been recurrently observed for these characids and catfish species (Casatti & Castro 2006). The morphological design of some catfishes has been also associated to the swimming behaviour and could explain the high values of movement registered to P. lateristriga and P. maculicauda. Our results support these observations, since the four mentioned species showed shifts at distances up to 4 000m over a period of 60 or 90 days. The other species mentioned in the present study have been poorly explored, with no or incomplete knowledge about their life history. Nonetheless, they are known by their benthonic behaviour and the association to marginal or sheltered areas in the streams where they occur (Mazzoni & Iglesias-Rios 2002a, Mazzoni & Iglesias-Rios 2002b, Casatti & Castro 2006).

We conclude that stream-dwelling fishes from Ubatiba showed different patterns of movement and home range. There is one group of long movement with maximum displacement of 80.0m/6h and 60.0m/6h to, respectively, above and below of the marking site and one group of short movement with maximum displacement of 20.0m/6h, to both above and below of  the  marking  site. Among  the long movement group we noticed a homogeneous group  being  recognized  because of the low coefficient of variation of mean values of displacement. Nonetheless, the group concerning the low movement species was largely heterogeneous, composed by resident species without movement and resident species, with low mobility. In addition, these patterns of fish movement should reflect some morphological patterns.

Data on movement patterns of the studied species were obtained from an experiment conducted in a single season so that these results should be treated with caution. Nonetheless, considering that there are no data about the movement patterns of stream-dwelling fish from Mata Atlântica these are valuable results as the first report about the subject in streams and can serve as a basis for more refined analysis involving the movement patterns and their relationships with other aspects of the life history of Neotropical stream-dwelling fish.

Acknowledgment

We acknowledge to the staff of Laboratório de Ecologia de Peixes/Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro for helping in the field work. To Javier Lobón-Cerviá (MNHN/ CSIC – Madrid) for the comments in the early draft of the manuscript. This research was supported by Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico - CNPq, Brazil (47086/2008-3 and 301433/2007-0).



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*Correspondencia:
Rosana Mazzoni: Laboratório de Ecologia de Peixes, Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biologia  Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Av. São Francisco Xavier 524, CEP 20550-013, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil; mazzoni@uerj.br
Ricardo Iglesias-Rios:
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro / Instituto de Biologia / Departamento de  Ecologia. C.P. 68020, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil; rir@biologia.ufrj.br

1. Laboratório de Ecologia de Peixes, Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcantara Gomes, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. Av. São Francisco Xavier 524, CEP 20550-013, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil; mazzoni@uerj.br

2. Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro / Instituto de Biologia / Departamento de Ecologia. C.P. 68020, Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil; rir@biologia.ufrj.br

Received 26-X-2011.    Corrected 09-V-2012.    Accepted 11-VI-2012.

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