Influence of the water quality on the occurrence of the Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) (Olfers, 1818) in a human-altered river basin

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
pp. 122
Author(s):  
Lana Resende de Almeida ◽  
Maria João Ramos Pereira

The seeming tolerance of the Neotropical otter (Lontra longicaudis) to human-altered environments does not prevent it from being under threat in several areas across its distribution range. To improve our knowledge of the tolerance of the species to increasing levels of habitat degradation, and adding ecological information, we evaluated the influence of water quality, vegetation structure, seasonality and stream flow on the occurrence of L. longicaudis. We conducted monthly samplings of non-invasive biological material in 16 points across different classes of water quality in the Sinos River Basin in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, between January and August 2015. Water quality and stream flow positively influenced the occurrence of L. longicaudis; still, the species seems to reduce its occurrence only in waters of very low quality, showing tolerance to moderate levels of eutrophication. We conclude that the Neotropical otter is tolerant to human-altered environments, but beyond a certain threshold of water-quality degradation, otter persistence is at risk. Monitoring water quality is key for the preservation of riverine ecosystems, and measures to control water pollution and eutrophication are deemed necessary to guarantee the preservation of viable Neotropical otter populations across its distribution range.

2011 ◽  
Vol 250-253 ◽  
pp. 3945-3948
Author(s):  
Mohammad Sholichin ◽  
Faridah Othman ◽  
S.M Shirazi ◽  
Shatirah Akib ◽  
Donny Harisuseno ◽  
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This paper presented the results of assessment pollutant load such as nutrient and phosphorus on Brantas River basin Indonesia. A Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) was choose to applied in this study due to successful for simulate the effect land used management from large watershed in many countries. Stream flow and sediment yield were calibrated for the 1991-2003 period and validated for the 2004-2006 period. The resulting statistical goodness-of-fit was evaluated with the Nash-Sutcliffe coefficient NS = 0.38 and R2 of the one-to-one line for monthly stream flow was 0.725. Results showed that annual average nutrient loads such as organic N, organic P, nitrate, sediment P increased in trend from 1991 to 2006.Simulated results showed that average annual nutrient load was 60.88 kg N/ha/yr for organic N, 11.64 kg N/ha/yr for Nitrate, 0.08 kg P/ha/yr for organic P and 0.25 kg P/ha/yr for soluble P, respectively. The most dominant type of land use contributing to increased nutrient load in rivers was the rice field. The water quality of Brantas River did not meet class II in term of nutrient parameters based on local water quality standard.


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Ivan A. Vargas‐Lopez ◽  
William E. Kelso ◽  
Christopher P. Bonvillain ◽  
Richard F. Keim ◽  
Michael D. Kaller

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Jae-Young Lee ◽  
Jae-Woon Jung ◽  
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