AVALIAÇÃO QUALITATIVA DOS SERVIÇOS ECOSSISTÊMICOS OFERECIDOS PELAS PRAIAS DA APA LAGOA ENCANTADA/RIO ALMADA, BAHIA, BRASIL

Abstract

The beaches of the APA Lagoa Encantada/Rio Almada are situated on the South Coast of Bahia, have great scenic beauty and is suffering great real estate speculation, mainly due to urban expansion of the city of IIhéus, tourism growth and, more recently, to the setup project Complex Porto Sul. The objective of the research was qualitatively valuing ecosystem services offered by beaches the APA Lagoa Encantada/Rio Almada and its adjacent coastal zone, grouped in the Regulation and Support Services classes, Supply and Information and Culture. The study concluded that most of the beaches has good rates of ecosystem services (medium and high), with the exception of beach Ponta da Tulha (section 2) where the support and regulation services are low, which was reflected in reduced supply of supply, information and culture services. It was also observed that the higher the concentration of technical systems, the lower the variety and quality of ecosystem services.