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Habitat suitability of two flagship species, hippocampus hippocampus and hippocampus guttulatus, in the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula - implications for conservation

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dc.contributor.authorPeiffer, Friederike
dc.contributor.authorLima, André R.A.
dc.contributor.authorHenriques, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorPardal, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorMartinho, Filipe
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, Jorge M.S.
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, Emanuel J.
dc.contributor.authorCorreia, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Gonçalo Jorge Franco
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-04T18:48:57Z
dc.date.available2024-07-04T18:48:57Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractAnthropogenic pressures on marine ecosystems are increasing worldwide, causing loss of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, and driving species towards risk of extinction. To protect vulnerable species and habitats, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are increasingly established worldwide as conservation measures. Seahorses act as flagship species for coastal ecosystem conservation due to their charismatic appearance and high vulnerability to habitat degradation. Here, the habitat suitability of the two European seahorse species, Hippocampus hippocampus and Hippocampus guttulatus, was assessed along the western Iberian Peninsula, using an ensemble species distribution modelling approach. Furthermore, the coverage of their core habitat (relative habitat suitability (HS) ≥ 0.5) with MPAs was estimated. The results show that the main drivers for habitat suitability were distance to the coast, aspect of the seafloor, tidal amplitude, and temperature. However, the importance differed between the two species. The suitable habitat of H. hippocampus extended to higher distances to the coast, while H. guttulatus were mostly restricted to areas in the vicinity of the coast and facing away from the open sea (i.e., the westerly aspect of the seafloor). Furthermore, temperature contributes more to the variation in habitat suitability in H. hippocampus than in H. guttulatus. The areas with the highest habitat suitability are estuarine or inlet waters and sheltered coasts in northwestern Spain, central and south of Portugal. Both species’ core habitats are covered by about 19–20 % with implemented protected areas in Portugal. In comparison, there is less coverage for both species in Spain, with 12 % for H. guttulatus and 6 % for H. hippocampus. Besides, zones of full protection cover less than 0.5 % ofpt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - FCTpt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationPeiffer, F., Lima, A. R. A., Henriques, S., Pardal, M. A., Martinho, F., Gonçalves, J. M. S., Gonçalves, E. J., Correia, M., & Silva, G. J. F. (2024). Habitat suitability of two flagship species, Hippocampus hippocampus and Hippocampus guttulatus, in the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula - implications for conservation. Global Ecology and Conservation, 53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e02993pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e02993pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn23519894
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/9832
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.pt_PT
dc.relationUIDB_P/MAR/04292/2020–23pt_PT
dc.relationUIDB/ 04004/2020pt_PT
dc.relationLA/P/0092/2020pt_PT
dc.relationUIDB/04326/2020pt_PT
dc.relationUIDP/04326/2020pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectEuropean seahorsespt_PT
dc.subjectHabitat suitabilitypt_PT
dc.subjectSpatial conservationpt_PT
dc.subjectMarine protected areaspt_PT
dc.subjectEnsemble species distribution modellingpt_PT
dc.subjectFlagship speciespt_PT
dc.titleHabitat suitability of two flagship species, hippocampus hippocampus and hippocampus guttulatus, in the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula - implications for conservationpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceNetherlandspt_PT
oaire.citation.startPagee02993pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleGlobal Ecology and Conservationpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume53pt_PT
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person.familyNameDuarte Martinho
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person.givenNameAndré Ricardo
person.givenNameSofia
person.givenNameMiguel
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