COMO ESTÃO OS ESTUDOS COM PLANTAS AQUÁTICAS INVASORAS NO BRASIL?

Abstract

The introduction of aquatic plants into water bodies that are different from their natural aquatic ecosystem can cause numerous problems for the aquatic community and society. The arrival of a non-native species in the environment can have negative effects not only on the group itself, but also on other organisms associated with it, especially when it comes to an aquatic plant. Although in recent years there has been an increase in the infestation of invasive aquatic plants in aquatic environments, data for a better understanding of this dynamic are scarce and also restricted to certain regions and/or species, which makes it difficult to obtain important information about the impact of these species of aquatic plants in Brazilian aquatic environments. Thus, this work sought to answer how are the studies of invasive aquatic plants in Brazil, in the specific period of 2001-2020, with the objective of representing through graphs the number of articles published in the periods, using as basis databases Academic Google and Web of science and taking into account different water bodies, regions, types of biomes and types of work (eg. in situ, experimental). It can be observed that studies with invasive aquatic plants in Brazil were higher in reservoirs, in the Southeast region, Atlantic Forest Biome and experimental works.