Macroinvertebrados aquáticos como bioindicadores no processo de licenciamento ambiental no Brasil
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https://doi.org/10.37002/biodiversidadebrasileira.v6i1.535Keywords:
aquatic ecosystems, biomonitoring, environmental managementAbstract
In Brazil, the environmental licensing process has many stages, and it was designed as a tool to
identify the potential and to prevent environmental damages caused by enterprises. Although this procedure
is required since the mid-1980s, it is still limited regarding the use of bioassessment and biomonitoring of
aquatic ecosystems. In this process, the agency responsible for the licensing (federal, state or local) is the
responsible for defining the parameters to be measured. Those parameters are required based on the type
and magnitude of the project, and the specific environment and location proposed for its installation. We
recommend that biological responses should be used to assess and monitor stressors on aquatic ecosystems.
Macroinvertebrates have been used worldwide as bioindicators because they have some advantages over
other biological groups for this purpose. In 2011, the ‘Intersectoral Working Group on Biomonitoring' was
created to discuss the use of macroinvertebrates in biomonitoring programs. This paper presents proposals
and recommendations aiming to stimulate and provide guidance for the use of this group in the context of
the environmental licensing process in Brazil.
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