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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 Ricardo Araujo
dc.contributor.authorHenriques, Sofia
dc.contributor.authorPardal, Miguel A.
dc.contributor.authorMartinho, Filipe
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, Jorge Manuel Santos
dc.contributor.authorGonçalves, Emanuel J.
dc.contributor.authorCorreia, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Gonçalo Jorge Franco
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-06T08:40:41Z
dc.date.available2024-09-06T08:40:41Z
dc.date.issued2024-09
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 % of the core habitat while the rest of the protected areas provide only moderate to low restrictions and do not specifically address the protection of seahorses in their management plans. The results provide useful information on the distribution and the different habitat preferences of the two species, indications for further monitoring of populations, and recommendations for efficient spatial conservation areas that can protect the species and other associated vulnerable species and habitats.eng
dc.description.sponsorship2020.07299; UIDB_P/MAR/04292/2020-23 (MARE/ARNET - ISPA); 57/2016; 101059823
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.gecco.2024.e02993
dc.identifier.eissn2351-9894
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/25850
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relationCentre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet
dc.relationAlgarve Centre for Marine Sciences
dc.relationAlgarve Centre for Marine Sciences
dc.relationCentre for Marine and Environmental Research
dc.relation.ispartofGlobal Ecology and Conservation
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectEuropean seahorses
dc.subjectHabitat suitability
dc.subjectSpatial conservation
dc.subjectMarine protected areas
dc.subjectEnsemble species distribution modelling
dc.subjectFlagship species
dc.titleHabitat suitability of two flagship species, hippocampus hippocampus and Hippocampus guttulatus, in the Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula - implications for conservationeng
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oaire.citation.startPagee02993
oaire.citation.titleGlobal Ecology and Conservation
oaire.citation.volume53
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person.familyNameGonçalves
person.givenNameJorge Manuel Santos
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