Primary production is a key feature for the functioning of aquatic ecosystems. The trophic state of the streams reflects this primary production and is influenced by local limnological variables and level of integrity of the watershed. Thus, in this study, habitat integrity index (HII) and physical, chemical, and biological parameters of tropical streams were sampled in two sub-basins to understand the functioning of these ecosystems. We hypothesized that the variables association to the environmental integrity should determine the primary production in the streams. Because of the similar land use in the sub-basins (ex.: agriculture and livestock) they will show similar limnological variables. To identify how the streams differed in relation to their limnological characterization and the HII, we performed a Principal Component Analysis (PCA). The association between variables was assessed by Pearson's correlation analysis. To identify the difference between the two basins, a Student's Test was performed. The best predictors of primary production were determined using a multiple regression analysis with the Akaike selection criteria. The concentration of chlorophyll-a in the surface water indicated that the tropical streams sampled have, in general, low concentrations of nutrients, except for some more urban points. The variables that most differed among streams were blue-green cells/ml, pH, conductivity, and width of the riparian forest. Only redox potential and pH differed between the two watersheds. Temperature, blue-green cells/ml and width of the riparian forest were the variables that best predicted the phytoplankton primary production of watercourses in both watersheds. In this study we reinforce the importance of temperature in aquatic productivity, even more present in the face of climate change, which, added to deforestation, increases the surface area of sunlight in water courses, increases primary productivity and the eutrophication process.
Keywords: blue-green algae; chemical variables; chlorophyll-a; HII; phytoplankton.
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