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Tourism impacts on marine and coastal ecosystem services: a systematic review
Baltranaitė, Eglė; Inácio, Miguel; Valença Pinto, Luís; Bogdziewicz, Katarzyna; Rocha, Jorge; Gomes, Eduardo; Pereira, PauloCoastal tourism holds substantial development potential. However, coastal ecosystems are affected by tourism development, which limitsthe supply of ecosystem services(ES). Thisstudy aimsto conduct a systematic literature review on the impacts of tourism on coastal and marine ES using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-alpha Methods. We initially identified 640 studies by searching tit...
A protocol to model future land use scenarios using Dinamica-EGO
Pinto, Luís Valença; Inácio, Miguel; Gomes, Eduardo; Pereira, PauloLand use changes are important drivers of ecosystem change. They depend on ecological, social, economic and political aspects. This work aims to develop a detailed protocol to forecast land use changes using Dinamica-Ego software. It includes the 1) time frame definition, 2) future scenarios definition, 3) identify the major driving forces of land use change, 4) collection and organize data for the modelling pr...
Land use changes in Klaipeda, Kaunas and Vilnius (Lithuania) functional urban a...
Pereira, Paulo; Valença Pinto, Luís; Gomes, Eduardo; Inácio, MiguelIn cities, land use changes are related to land degradation since urban fabric (e.g. soil sealing) increases. Urban expansion is a global phenomenon that is a cause of biodiversity loss and climate change. This work assesses land use changes in Klaipeda, Kaunas and Vilnius (Lithuania) functional urban areas (FUA) between 1989/50 and 2020/21. Land use changes were assessed using Google Earth Engine based on Land...
Factors affecting the use of cultural ecosystem services in Lithuanian coastal ...
Valença Pinto, Luís; Inácio, Miguel; Bogdzevič, Katažyna; Gomes, Eduardo; Pereira, PauloAssessing motivations and preferences related to cultural ecosystem services (CES) is essential, especially in areas with conflicting interests. The Lithuanian coast has a major international port, protected areas, and tourist demand, and it is a place with several conflicts regarding land use planning. In this study, we surveyed users' motivations and preferences to identify (1) preferred CES-related activitie...
Mapping and assessment of recreational cultural ecosystem services supply and d...
Kalinauskas, Marius; Bogdzevič, Katažyna; Gomes, Eduardo; Inácio, Miguel; Barcelo, Damia; Zhao, Wenwu; Pereira, PauloThis work aims to map and assess the recreational culture ecosystem services (CES) supply and demand in Vilnius. A novel framework individually assessed natural recreational CES supply and cultural recreational CES supply dimensions. So far, the previous works did not consider both CES components individually. Also, the validation of CES models is scarce and challenging. This work aims to map and assess natural...
Factors affecting cultural ecosystem services use in Vilnius (Lithuania): A par...
Pinto, Luis Valença; Inácio, Miguel; Bogdzevič, Katažyna; Kalinauskas, Marius; Gomes, Eduardo; Pereira, PauloAssessing preferences of recreational activities related to cultural ecosystem services (CES) in urban areas is essential for decision-making and urban green space (UGS) management. This work aims to assess the preferences and factors (based on socio-demographic and motivation variables) influencing CES-related activities in Vilnius, Lithuania, to provide scientific knowledge to support more efficient UGS desig...
Mapping and assessment of future changes in the coastal and marine ecosystem se...
Inácio, Miguel; Karnauskaitė, Donalda; Gomes, Eduardo; Barceló, Damià; Pereira, PauloAssessing and mapping ecosystem services (ES) became an integral part of coastal and marine management practices. Hence, quantitative and validated approaches are lacking, especially to address future conditions. The objective of this study is to apply further existing and develop new methodological frameworks to quantitatively assess and map the current and future supply of 3 ES in the coastal zone of Lithuani...
Mapping and assessing coastal recreation cultural ecosystem services supply, fl...
Inácio, Miguel; Gomes, Eduardo; Bogdzevič, Katažyna; Kalinauskas, Marius; Zhao, Wenwu; Pereira, PauloCoastal recreation as a cultural ecosystem service (CES) is key to human wellbeing. However, anthropogenic impacts at the coast affect CES supply. Mapping and assessing CES can help achieve better coastal planning and management of the coast. Quantitative approaches for assessing and mapping CES are lacking, especially in coastal areas. We develop three quantitative models to assess and map coastal recreation C...
Assessing, quantifying and valuing the ecosystem services of coastal lagoons
Newton, Alice; Brito, Ana C.; Icely, John D.; Derolez, Valérie; Clara, Inês; Angus, Stewart; Schernewski, Gerald; Inácio, Miguel; Lillebø, Ana I.The natural conservation of coastal lagoons is important not only for their ecological importance, but also because of the valuable ecosystem services they provide for human welfare and wellbeing. Coastal lagoons are shallow semi-enclosed systems that support important habitats such as wetlands, mangroves, salt-marshes and seagrass meadows, as well as a rich biodiversity. Coastal lagoons are also complex social...
Assessing, quantifying and valuing the ecosystem services of coastal lagoons
Newton, Alice; Brito, Ana C.; Icely, John D.; Derolez, Valérie; Clara, Inês; Angus, Stewart; Schernewski, Gerald; Inácio, Miguel; Lillebø, Ana I.The natural conservation of coastal lagoons is important not only for their ecological importance, but alsobecause of the valuable ecosystem services they provide for human welfare and wellbeing. Coastal lagoons areshallow semi-enclosed systems that support important habitats such as wetlands, mangroves, salt-marshes andseagrass meadows, as well as a rich biodiversity. Coastal lagoons are also complex social-ec...