Estudos sobre a fauna planctônica de um complexo estuarino no litoral norte de Pernambuco: estado da arte e perspectivas

Abstract

Estuaries are very dynamic environments and have a high level of productivity. The Santa Cruz Channel, located on the northern coast of Pernambuco, acts as the key element in regulating the abiotic phenomena of the estuarine complex. The zooplankton is represented by important species in the bioindicación in the quality of the water, since, its communities are directly affected by the biotic and abiotic conditions. The present study aims to gather a quantitative of research published between the 1970s and 2010, aiming to raise scientific gaps related to the estuarine zooplankton of this estuarine complex. A total of 20 published articles and book chapters were analyzed. The studies were tabulated, based on the presence (1) and absence (0) of elements such as year of publication, locality, subjects addressed, biotic and abiotic aspects of the area. Studies related to the estuarine zooplankton of the Santa Cruz Channel were started in the 1970s. However, during the most recent decades (1990-2010), surveys are characterized by the continuity of the descriptive works, to the detriment of the analyzes on vertical migration, secondary production, feeding and exploration of more zooplanktonic groups besides Copepoda, Decapoda and total zooplankton. Some approaches have gained greater visibility in the last years of the decade of 2010, presenting more descriptive researches regarding zooplankton and the estuarine complex.