The role of artificial reefs to promote biodiversity and sustainability of the ecotourism in Cape Verde: ecological, biological and management aspects

Erzini, KarimOliveira, Miguel Tiago Cantiga Lopes de2017-02-202017-02-202016-09-302016http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/8996Tese de doutoramento, Ciências do Mar, da Terra e do Ambiente, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, 2016This multidisciplinary study aimed to assess the impact of artificial reefs (ARs) deployment off Santa Maria (Sal Island), to promote biodiversity and sustainability of the ecotourism in Cape Verde.engNatural and artificial reefsVessel reefLength-weight and length-length relationshipsFish assemblagesMacrofaunaCephalopholis taeniopsHabitat complexityActivity patternAcoustic telemetryAHPCVMWTPEconomic analysisDiving tourismMarine biodiversityConservationSal Island (Cape Verde)The role of artificial reefs to promote biodiversity and sustainability of the ecotourism in Cape Verde: ecological, biological and management aspectsO papel dos recifes artificiais na promoção da biodiversidade e sustentabilidade do ecoturismo em Cabo Verde: aspectos biológicos, ecológicos e de ordenamentodoctoral thesis101381263