Table 1. Sample units located in the APA Gama and Cabeça de Veado with their respective watercourses names, coordinates, altitude (Alt), integral protection conservation units (Cons*), Physical Habitat Index (PHI), and classification (Class), exotic plant species that compose the riparian vegetation, types of mesohabitats (Meso**), and main substrate types (Sub***). * EE JBB (Estação Ecológica do Jardim Botânico de Brasília), EE UnB (Estação Ecológica da UnB); **run (Ru), riffle (Ri), pool (P); ***sand (Sd), silt (Si), gravel (G), pebble (Pe), and litter (Li).
| Stretch | Watercourses Gama sub-basin: | Latitude (S) | Longitude (W) | Alt (m) | Cons* | PHI (%) | Class | Exotic plants | Meso** | Sub*** |
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| 1 | Rib. do Gama | 15°51’49.62” | 47°52’53.68” | 1007 | EE JBB | 77.5±1.2 | Good | - | Ru | Sd |
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| 2 | Córr. do Cocho | 15°52’03.43” | 47°52’54.08” | 1014 | EE JBB | 76.4±2.7 | Good | M. indica | Ru, P | Si |
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| 3 | Córr. do Cedro | 15°53’03.07” | 47°55’19.74” | 1020 | - | 75.0±6.3 | Good | P. aquilinum | Ru | Si |
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| 4 | Rib. do Gama | 15°53’07.61” | 47°54’25.15” | 1023 | - | 77.5±0.4 | Good | P. aquilinum, pasture | Ri, Ru, P | Sd, G |
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| 5 | Córr. do Mato Seco | 15°54’44.46” | 47°55’46.37” | 1041 | - | 70.6±3.9 Regular | Pasture | Ru | Sd, Si, G |
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| 6 | Rib. do Gama | 15°56’49.00” | 47°57’43.00” | 1090 | EE UnB | 88.9±4.7 | Good | - | Ri, P | Sd, G |
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| 7 | Córr. Capetinga | 15°57’40.00” | 47°56’40.00” | 1097 | EE UnB | 87.5±2.0 | Good | - | Ri, P | G, Pe |
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| 8 | Córr. Taquara | 15°54’35.00” | 47°54’35.00” | 1076 | - | 85.6±0.8 | Good | P. aquilinum, M. minutiflora | Ri, Ru, P | Sd, G, Pe |
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| 9 | Córr. da Onça | 15°56’35.00” | 47°54’28.00” | 1063 | EE UnB | 84.7±2.7 | Good | - | Ru, P | Si, Li |
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| Cabeça de Veado stream: |
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| 10 | Rib. Cab. de Veado | 15°51’55.91” | 47°51’07.42” | 1025 | EE JBB | 89.4±1.6 | Good | - | Ri, Ru, P | Sd, G, Pe |
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| 11 | Rib. Cab. de Veado | 15°52’31.06” | 47°50’49.51” | 1051 | EE JBB | 86.9±2.0 | Good | - | Ru | Sd, Pe |
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| 12 | Rib. Cab. de Veado | 15°53’22.02” | 47°50’35.78” | 1078 | EE JBB | 95.0±1.6 | Good | - | Ri, Ru | G, Pe, Li |
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