Inventário, biodiversidade e conservação de áreas úmidas do município de São Leopoldo

Abstract

Wetlands are the most productive ecosystems around the world, with enormous ecological, economic and cultural importance for humanity. The wetlands vary in size, from

small to vast areas, however, they are all important to the establishment of rare or endemic plants. The relationship between area and diversity of species has been investigated by biologists, and numerous studies and experiments have developed general theories about this relationship. However, the information about the relationship between species diversity and area in wetlands is still scarce. The inventories of wetland are used in the first stage of the conservation programs, determining the economic value of the wetlands and creating criteria for the use of these resources. The main goals of this study were to inventory the wetlands of the São Leopoldo region, to analyze the diversity of macrophytes and

macroinvertebrates in wetland of the São Leopoldo and to establish criteria for the conservation programs in wetlands. The inventory of we