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Assessing the land- and seascape determinants of recreational diving: evidence for Portugal's south coast

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dc.contributor.authorCardoso-Andrade, Mariana
dc.contributor.authorCruz-Jesus, Frederico
dc.contributor.authorRego, Francisco Castro
dc.contributor.authorRangel, Mafalda
dc.contributor.authorQueiroga, Henrique
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-03T09:43:45Z
dc.date.available2020-12-03T09:43:45Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionFull lenght articlept_PT
dc.description.abstractScuba diving is one of the most popular coastal recreational activities, and one of the few that are allowed in multiple-use marine protected areas. Nevertheless, like many other coastal activities, if in excess, it may harm coastal ecosystems and their sustainable use. This paper focuses on the seascape and landscape characteristics that are most associated with the existence of dive sites, aiming to identify other suitable locations along the coast to potentially reduce environmental pressure (e.g., overcrowding and physical damage) on the existing dive sites. Logistic regressions were employed to model the suitability for dive sites existence in the Portuguese south coast (Algarve), one of the most popular Summer destinations in mainland Europe. Results suggest that closeness to waterlines and piers and the presence of rock structures in the coastal strip are the most important attributes that positively influence dive sites’ existence, whereas the beach environment and the presence of muddy sediments are negatively associated with it. In this study, we suggest the application of a logistic model to find alternatives for the explored dive sites as a quick and easily applied coastal management tool. Moreover, we find it useful for the implementation of coastal conservation strategies extended to other coastal activitiespt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationMarine Policy 123 (2021) 104285pt_PT
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104285pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/20610
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.elsevier.com/locate/marpolpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectSCUBA divingpt_PT
dc.subjectmarine coastal managementpt_PT
dc.subjectmarine spacial planningpt_PT
dc.subjectmarine conservationpt_PT
dc.subjectcoastal zonept_PT
dc.titleAssessing the land- and seascape determinants of recreational diving: evidence for Portugal's south coastpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleMarine Policypt_PT
person.familyNameCastro Rego
person.givenNameFrancisco
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-0060-5192
person.identifier.ridH-9155-2013
person.identifier.scopus-author-id6701644918
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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