This study aimed to record the abundance and richness of Odonata on Eichhornia azurea stands, from March 2004 to March 2005, in the Camargo Lake, lateral to the Paranapanema River, São Paulo, after an extreme flood pulse, and also to investigate the controlling environmental factors on the distribution of Odonata abundance. The greatest abundance and richness occurred in the dry period, and Coenagrionidae was the most abundant and with greater genus richness during the whole study period. This high abundance possibly occurred due to its behavior, as endophytic posture and climbing behavior. Aeshnidae and Libellulidae presented low abundance especially in the dry period. The main environmental factors that affected the distribution of Odonata abundance were water surface temperature, pluviosity, and Eichhornia azurea biomass.
Ecosystem; lentic; macrophytes
