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<journal-id>1605-2528</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Ecología en Bolivia]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Ecología en Bolivia]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1605-2528</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Plural Editores ]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1605-25281996000200021</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Densidad y distribución de 5 especies de bivalvos en el arroyo Aguas Negras (Estación Biológica Beni)]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Density and distribution of 5 bivalve species of the Aguas Negras stream (Estación Biológica Beni)]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Maldonado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mabel]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Goitia]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Edgar]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Mayor de San Simón Departamento de Biología ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Cochabamba ]]></addr-line>
<country>Bolivia</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>30</day>
<month>07</month>
<year>1996</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>30</day>
<month>07</month>
<year>1996</year>
</pub-date>
<numero>27</numero>
<fpage>21</fpage>
<lpage>30</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1605-25281996000200021&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1605-25281996000200021&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.bo/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1605-25281996000200021&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Se entregan nuevos resultados sobre algunas características poblacionales de 5 especies de bivalvos que habitan el arroyo Aguas Negras en la EBB (14°30&#8217;S., 66°38&#8217;W.) Se estimó la densidad y distribución espacial de Anodontites trigonus, A. ensiformis, Mycetopoda legumen, Monocondylea guarayana y Castalia ambigua, mediante un muestreo con cuadrantes de 25x25 cm, ubicados sobre 2 transectos paralelos a la orilla del arroyo, en período de estiaje. Las densidades estimadas para las 5 especies fueron muy bajas, siendo el género Anodontites el más abundante (2.24 ind./m2 para A. trigonus y 2.30 ind./m2 para A. ensiformis) mientras que C. ambigua es la especie de menor densidad (0.22 ind./m2). Las especies mostraron patrones de distribución aleatoria y/o contagiosa, notándose que en aquellas de distribución contagiosa, el grado de agregación de los individuos es muy bajo. En general se concluye que la baja densidad y poca agregación de estos organismos son características propias de estas poblaciones en la región.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract New results are presented about some population characteristics of 5 bivalve species occurring in the Aguas Negras stream at Estación Biológica Beni (EBB) (14°30&#8217;S. 66°38&#8217;W.). The density and spatial distribution of Anodontites trigonus, A. ensiformis , Mycetopoda legumen , Monocondylea guarayana and Castalia ambigua, was estimated by sampling with squares of 25x25 cm located on 2 transects, parallel to the stream's shores, in the dry period. The densities of the 5 species were very low, being the genus Anodontites the most abundant (2.24 ind./m2 for A. trigonus and 2.30 ind./m2 for A. ensiformis), with the lowest density for C. ambigua (0.22 ind/m2). The species showed pattems of random and/or contagious distribution, in this case aggregation was fairly low. In general the low density and the scarce aggregation of these organisms are characteristics of the populations in this region.]]></p></abstract>
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