Restoration Effects of the Riparian Forest on the Intertidal Fish Fauna in an Urban Area of the Amazon River
Table 1
Characteristics of the study sectors surveyed on the waterfront of Macapá, in the Brazilian state of Amapá.
Variable
Area
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
Geographic coordinates
0°00′35′S–0°00′05′′N
0°00′5′N–0°00′045′′N
0°00′45′N–0°01′25′′N
0°01′25′N–0°02′05′′N
0°02′05′N–0°02′50′′N
0°02′50′N–0°03′30′′N
Vegetation
Area in a better environmental condition with native forest, with trees, shrubs, and aquatic macrophytes abundant
Open areas mostly with no vegetation, but occasional herbaceous vegetation
Open areas mostly with no vegetation, but occasional herbaceous plants
Mostly with no vegetation, but with occasional aquatic macrophytes
Vegetation in natural restoration process, with trees, shrubs, and aquatic macrophytes
Open area with no vegetation
Impacts
Stilt housing; discharge of domestic effluents
Stilt housing; bars; discharge of domestic effluents; polluted drains
Residential and commercial buildings; bars; port installations, discharge of domestic and industrial effluents; large quantities of rubbish; polluted storm drains
Leisure area; commercial buildings (open air market and shops); bars; residential and commercial effluents; polluted storm drains; port installations; rubbish
Residential and commercial buildings; leisure areas; bars; residential and commercial effluents; polluted storm drains; traffic vessels
