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Beyond the Local Catchment: Influence of Regional Context and Land Use Legacy on Current Stream Fish Diversity in Agricultural Systems

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Beyond the Local Catchment: Influence of Regional Context and Land Use Legacy on Current Stream Fish Diversity in Agricultural Systems. / Camana, Mateus; Dala‐Corte, Renato Bolson; Freitag Kramer, Jean M. et al.
In: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, Vol. 35, No. 8, e70203, 31.08.2025.

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Camana, M, Dala‐Corte, RB, Freitag Kramer, JM, Cunico, A, Magalhães, ALB, Leal, CG, Lima‐Junior, DP, Gubiani, ÉA, Teresa, FB, Oliveira, FJM, Brejão, GL, Vitule, J, Casatti, L, Lima, L, Montag, L, Pompeu, PS, Leitão, R, Abilhoa, V, Suarez, YR & Becker, FG 2025, 'Beyond the Local Catchment: Influence of Regional Context and Land Use Legacy on Current Stream Fish Diversity in Agricultural Systems', Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, vol. 35, no. 8, e70203. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.70203

APA

Camana, M., Dala‐Corte, RB., Freitag Kramer, JM., Cunico, A., Magalhães, ALB., Leal, CG., Lima‐Junior, DP., Gubiani, ÉA., Teresa, FB., Oliveira, FJM., Brejão, GL., Vitule, J., Casatti, L., Lima, L., Montag, L., Pompeu, PS., Leitão, R., Abilhoa, V., Suarez, YR., & Becker, FG. (2025). Beyond the Local Catchment: Influence of Regional Context and Land Use Legacy on Current Stream Fish Diversity in Agricultural Systems. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, 35(8), Article e70203. https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.70203

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Camana M, Dala‐Corte RB, Freitag Kramer JM, Cunico A, Magalhães ALB, Leal CG et al. Beyond the Local Catchment: Influence of Regional Context and Land Use Legacy on Current Stream Fish Diversity in Agricultural Systems. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 2025 Aug 31;35(8):e70203. Epub 2025 Aug 15. doi: 10.1002/aqc.70203

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Camana, Mateus ; Dala‐Corte, Renato Bolson ; Freitag Kramer, Jean M. et al. / Beyond the Local Catchment: Influence of Regional Context and Land Use Legacy on Current Stream Fish Diversity in Agricultural Systems. In: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 2025 ; Vol. 35, No. 8.

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title = "Beyond the Local Catchment: Influence of Regional Context and Land Use Legacy on Current Stream Fish Diversity in Agricultural Systems",
abstract = "Land use poses a major threat to global biodiversity, impacting ecosystems across various spatial and temporal scales. Recent studies suggest that past land use changes influence the observed contemporary diversity patterns in stream fish assemblages more strongly than current land use. However, these studies often focus on limited spatial scales, and it remains unclear whether the influence of historical land use holds true when analysing broader regional contexts. In this study, we address how historical changes in local (upland catchment) and regional (broader watershed) land use interactively affect stream fish diversity using fish community data from 366 streams in Brazil, sampled from watersheds with varied agricultural land use histories. We found that local species richness (alpha diversity) was influenced by both current and historical land uses at regional extent, while beta diversity was more influenced by current regional land use than by historical land use. Additionally, we mapped the status of regional watersheds for fish diversity conservation, identifying areas with lower or more recent land use. The results indicate that local catchment land use and fish diversity relationships may not be evident in catchments immersed in heavily modified regional contexts or in regions that have faced long historical land use changes. Our findings highlight the importance of the regional context and past land use legacy for the management and conservation of aquatic ecosystems.",
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AU - Camana, Mateus

AU - Dala‐Corte, Renato Bolson

AU - Freitag Kramer, Jean M.

AU - Cunico, Almir

AU - Magalhães, André Lincoln Barroso

AU - Leal, Cecília Gontijo

AU - Lima‐Junior, Dilermando Pereira

AU - Gubiani, Éder André

AU - Teresa, Fabrício Barreto

AU - Oliveira, Fagner Junior M.

AU - Brejão, Gabriel Lourenço

AU - Vitule, Jean

AU - Casatti, Lilian

AU - Lima, Luciano

AU - Montag, Luciano

AU - Pompeu, Paulo S.

AU - Leitão, Rafael

AU - Abilhoa, Vinícius

AU - Suarez, Yzel Rondon

AU - Becker, Fernando Gertum

PY - 2025/8/31

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AB - Land use poses a major threat to global biodiversity, impacting ecosystems across various spatial and temporal scales. Recent studies suggest that past land use changes influence the observed contemporary diversity patterns in stream fish assemblages more strongly than current land use. However, these studies often focus on limited spatial scales, and it remains unclear whether the influence of historical land use holds true when analysing broader regional contexts. In this study, we address how historical changes in local (upland catchment) and regional (broader watershed) land use interactively affect stream fish diversity using fish community data from 366 streams in Brazil, sampled from watersheds with varied agricultural land use histories. We found that local species richness (alpha diversity) was influenced by both current and historical land uses at regional extent, while beta diversity was more influenced by current regional land use than by historical land use. Additionally, we mapped the status of regional watersheds for fish diversity conservation, identifying areas with lower or more recent land use. The results indicate that local catchment land use and fish diversity relationships may not be evident in catchments immersed in heavily modified regional contexts or in regions that have faced long historical land use changes. Our findings highlight the importance of the regional context and past land use legacy for the management and conservation of aquatic ecosystems.

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KW - spatial and temporal scales

KW - habitat loss

KW - landscape ecology

KW - species richness

KW - beta diversity

KW - regional context

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DO - 10.1002/aqc.70203

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