Utilização de macroinvertebrados bentônicos no biomonitoramento de atividades antrópicas na bacia de drenagem do Reservatório de Itupararanga, Votorantim – SP, Brasil

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Objective – The Itupararanga reservoir is the main supply source of potable water for the Sorocaba region, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, and it supplies the municipalities of Ibiúna, Piedade, São Roque, Cotia, Vargem Grande Paulista, Mairinque, Alumínio and Votorantim. The purpose of this study was to analyze the diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates, including the relationships between biotic and abiotic parameters, at different points around the drainage basin of the Itupararanga reservoir. Methods – Four sets of samples were taken over the period between September 2008 and April 2009, with each set consisting of following 5 sampling points: two from the lakes adjacent to the reservoir, one from a nearby stream, one from a point in the Itupararanga reservoir and one from the local Chave Waterfall. The benthic macroinvertebrates were collected with the aid of a "Surber" sampling apparatus, and they were subsequently triaged and identified in the Laboratory of Biological Sciences of Sorocaba, campus of the University Paulista. Results – We found 22 taxa were found in the species inventory present in the samples, including 5 families of Diptera, 1 family of Megaloptera, 5 families of Odonata, 3 families of Coleoptera, 5 families of Hemiptera and 3 families of Ephemeroptera. There was a predominance of Chironomidae (Diptera), accounting for 68.6% of the organisms, followed by Pleidae (Hemiptera) and Libellulidae (Odonata), which accounted for 7.14% and 4.48% of the organisms collected, respectively. The sampling locations with the highest values in the Shannon-Wiener diversity index were the adjacent lakes, which were also the locations with the lowest values for conductivity and total dissolved solids. Conclusion – Upon analyzing the basin with the BMWP biotic index, we concluded that its overall condition is acceptable, although there is some evidence of contamination.