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8. Coxim Bonito Miranda Aquidauana Campo Grande Corumbá Upper Miranda Lower Negro Middle Negro (Anhumas) Upper Negro Upper Aquidauana Taboco (Upper Taboco) Taboco (Middle Taboco) Upper Taquari 50 km N Rio Paraguai Rio Taquarí Rio Negro Rio Miranda C25-C26 C22 C13-C16 C23 -C24 C21 C19-C20 C17-C18 C12 C05,C09-C11 C07-C08 C06 Area of Detail Headwaters, Highlands Lowlands 68

9. Only 23 species out of a total of 176 species are found in all sub-regions 69

10. Results from Pantanal AquaRAP - 1998 Headwater Lowlands Plants 431 239 Fishes: 114 157 ***** Different Patterns of Diversity ***** Headwater Species distributed as islands 70

11. Fishes Found only in Headwater Habitats 71

12. ******************* Headwaters ******************* Lowlands 72

13. Results from Pantanal AquaRAP - 1998 Subregional Analysis 1.High Similarities among Headwater Regions 2.Low Similarities between Headwaters & Lowlands 3.High Similarities among Lowland Regions *** Plants, Crustaceans, Amphibeans, Fishes*** 73

14. Results from Pantanal AquaRAP - 1998 Subregional Analysis Strong Pattern of Faunal, Floral Turnover between Headwaters and Lowlands Management Plan Must Account for Regional Differences 74

15. Black Water Only (n=36) White Water Only (n = 22) No Significant Water-Class Effect! 75

16. Only 12 species out of 176 species are found in all macrohabitats! 76

17. Headwaters, Veredas (morichals) Flood Cycle Habitats rivers to lagoons 77

18. Rivers Swamps Bahias Backwaters Lagoons Flood Cycle Effect 78

19. Effect Vegetation # of Stations # of Species Presence – absence Abund. Grasses 31 169 No, P>0.3 No, P>0.03 Flooded vegetation 37 160 No, P>0.4 Yes, P<0.003 Riparian forest 44 174 Yes, P<0.05 Yes, P<0.02 Effect of Vegetation on Fishes Pantanal 79

20. Pantanal -- Fishes Effects of Habitat Protection Cumulative Percent of Total Species Number of Habitats 80