Distribuição espacial dos visitantes na piscina de visitação do Parque Natural Municipal do Recife de Fora, Porto Seguro (Bahia)
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https://doi.org/10.22478/ufpb.1981-1268.2017v11n3.28030Resumo
Os recifes de coral estão entre os ecossistemas mais biodiversos do planeta sendo também um dos mais ameaçados, dentre as principais causas de ameaça está o crescente turismo desordenado. O Brasil possui recifes distribuídos ao longo de sua costa nordeste, onde está localizado o Parque Natural Municipal do Recife de Fora, no município de Porto Seguro (Bahia). O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a distribuição espacial dos turistas na Piscina de Visitação do Parque. Uma câmera fotográfica foi configurada para registrar uma foto a cada minuto da visitação nas quatro faces da piscina (Norte, Sul, Leste e Oeste). Nos quatro dias de observação, a câmera foi colocada sempre no mesmo local. Uma amostra (uma foto a cada 5 min.) das fotos foi utilizada para a contagem do número de visitantes em cada face para cada dia de amostragem. Análise de Variância unifatorial para medidas repetidas seguida do pós-teste de Tukey-Kramer indicou que a face Norte da Piscina de Visitação foi a que apresentou maior número de turistas. Este resultado pode estar relacionado às características de visitação da piscina e de seu aspecto físico. A longo prazo, o intenso pisoteio promovido pelos visitantes pode ter impactos negativos para a biota local. Por isso, é necessário que programas de monitoramento sejam aplicados com o intuito de avaliar quais os limites aceitáveis de mudança no local. Os resultados deste estudo podem ser incorporados no Plano de Manejo do Parque que está em fase de elaboração.
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