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Document type
Journal articles

Document subtype
Full paper

Title
The paleontological heritage of Ribeira de Cacela (Algarve, Portugal). Its preservation in the Portuguese context

Participants in the publication
Santos, Ana (Author)
Unidade de Ciências e Tecnologias dos Recursos Aquáticos - Universidade do Algarve
 Marques da Silva, Carlos (Author)
Dep. Geologia
 Boski, Tomasz (Author)
Cachão, Mário (Author)
Dep. Geologia
 Cancela da Fonseca, Luís (Author)
INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO DAS PESCAS E DO MAR
 IMAR - Instituto do Mar / Laboratório Marítimo da Guia
 Moura, Delminda (Author)
Unidade de Ciências e Tecnologias dos Recursos Aquáticos - Universidade do Algarve
Summary
The protection of paleontological heritage is justified by its own specificity, which results from its limited visibility, spatial variability, irreproducibility and importance as a record of past biodiversity. Until the present in Portugal the laws concerning the preservation of natural areas are focused mainly on the protection of threatened living species and their habitats, neglecting any geological aspect, and even less the concept of paleontological heritage. The present analysis refers to the fossil-site of Ribeira de Cacela. included i n the Natural Park of Ria Formosa (Algarve, southern Portugal), which represents a site of great paleontological interest. No particular paleontological inventory being still available, and no any effective protective measures having yet been applied, the result is a continuous dilapidation of the paleontological heritage, caused by sediment removal and, especially. by the continuous exploitation of sites by uncontrolled fossil collectors. The obvious consequence is the loss of important scientific information. Considering the paleontological importance of this area, as well as its scientific, educational and cultural interest, a formal proposal will be made to the Instituto da Conservação da Natureza (the Portuguese Nature Conservation Institute), in order to nominate this outcrop as a Natural Monument and to promote its protection. Although the proposed legal protection is expected to be a long and difficult process, they will be rewarded by the resulting benefits.\\\\n

Date of Publication
2001

Where published
Revista Española de Paleontología

Publication Identifiers
ISSN - 0213-6937

Publisher
Universitat de Valencia

Number
nº extraordinario

Starting page
99
Last page
103

Document Identifiers
DOI - https://doi.org/10.7203/sjp.16.3.21619

Keywords
Paleontological heritage Natural resources management Ria Formosa Natural Park Cacela Southern Portugal

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Santos, Ana, Marques da Silva, Carlos, Boski, Tomasz, Cachão, Mário, Cancela da Fonseca, Luís, Moura, Delminda, (2001). The paleontological heritage of Ribeira de Cacela (Algarve, Portugal). Its preservation in the Portuguese context. Revista Española de Paleontología, 99-103. ISSN 0213-6937. eISSN .

IEEE
Santos, Ana, Marques da Silva, Carlos, Boski, Tomasz, Cachão, Mário, Cancela da Fonseca, Luís, Moura, Delminda, "The paleontological heritage of Ribeira de Cacela (Algarve, Portugal). Its preservation in the Portuguese context" in Revista Española de Paleontología, pp. 99-103, 2001. 10.7203/sjp.16.3.21619

BIBTEX
@article{49925, author = {Santos, Ana and Marques da Silva, Carlos and Boski, Tomasz and Cachão, Mário and Cancela da Fonseca, Luís and Moura, Delminda}, title = {The paleontological heritage of Ribeira de Cacela (Algarve, Portugal). Its preservation in the Portuguese context}, journal = {Revista Española de Paleontología}, year = 2001, pages = {99-103}, }