Identification of descendants of an extinct bovine population from the Algarve region of Portugal using numerical taxonomy analysis of morphological traits

The morphology of a sample of four bulls and 43 cows, presumed to be descendants of the extinct cattle breed ‘Algarvia’ (AG), was used to assign their relationship with animals from other Portuguese autochthonous breeds – Arouquesa (AR), Barrosa˜ (BA), Cachena (CA), Marinhoa (MA), Maronesa (MO), Minhota (MN), Mirandesa (MI), (only bulls), Alentejana (AL), Garvonesa (GA), Mertolenga (ME) and Preta (PR). Standard numerical taxonomic methods were applied to a set of 183 (cows) and 170 (bulls) traits, to derive average pairwise taxonomic distances among the sample of 257 cows and 76 bulls. Distance coefficients (morphological index of distance) ranged from 0.22 to 2.62 (cows) and from 0.49 to 2.13 (bulls). Unweighted pair group method using arithmetic averages (UPGMA)-based phenograms and a principal coordinate analysis showed that bulls were highly clustered and cows showed a tendency to cluster according to their geographical and breed origin. The AG population grouped together with GA, AL, ME and MN breeds in the Red Convex group. The average taxonomic distance among breeds was 1.02, the highest being 1.39 (ME versus BA) and the lowest being 0.64 (MA versus AR). The approach allowed for the identification of a phenotypically differentiated set of animals, comprising 19 cows and four bulls representative of the AG breed, and which can be targeted in further studies aiming at the recovery of this extinct breed.

Evaluation of fruit and seed diversity and characterization of carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) cultivars in Algarve region

The genetic diversity of 15 carob ( Ceratonia siliqua L.) cultivars located in an experimental field from Algarve (Portugal) was evaluated over 7 years using 12 fruit and seed phenotypic characters, in order to characterize carob cultivars. The values of morphological traits obtained by cultiv ar were compared with those from other countries of the Mediterranean basin. Statistically significant differences were found between cultivars for al l characters which were examined, what indicates a high genetic diversity. The relationship among these characters was analyzed by principal component analysis (PCA) resulting in the separation of these cultivars classed in four groups (clusters I–IV) and in four ungrouped cultivars. A three dimension of the model was found to be significant and explained 74.5% of the total variation, in which the first component accounting for 34.6% of the total variation is dominated by fruit characters, while the second component is dominated by seed characters. Cultivars plotted on the left-lower quadrant on the space determined by principal components 1 and 2 are characterized by fruits with high seed yield more appropriated for industrial rentability. The correlation analyses established by cultivar provided a specific understanding about the way how fruit and seed characteristics correlate within each cultivar. This approach can be useful for the development of a breeding programme, aiming to increase the seed yield, seed thickness, individual and total seed weight by fruit, characteristics that are determinant to improve the industrial exploitation of carob.

Exploring the linguistic landscape: the case of the ‘Golden Triangle’ in the Algarve, Portugal

Studies of the linguistic landscape (LL) are concerned with language in its written form, in the public sphere; language that is visible to all through texts such as billboards and other public signs. The LL is such a taken-for-granted part of our everyday experience that its importance as a form of social practice is often overlooked. Taking a mixed methods approach to the case of the linguistic landscape of the ‘Golden Triangle’, an area of tourist resorts which is gradually becoming a residential area in the Algarve, Portugal, I suggest that the discursive construction of a place is partly achieved through the highly visible texts of the LL which may also impact upon the discursive construction of the collective identities of those who inhabit the place.

The discursive construction of place-identity: british lifestyle migrants in the Algarve

Tese dout., Philosophy, Lancaster University, 2011

‘A true feeling of authentic portuguese golf'? The discursive construction of the Algarve region in portuguese golf websites

In an increasingly competitive global marketplace, the need for golf destinations to differentiate themselves from competitors has become more critical than ever. This paper raises questions about the promotional strategies employed by the golf sector in the Algarve, focusing on internet communication strategies, since this medium has become the biggest driving force towards the commoditisation of all aspects of the tourism experience. By offering a complementary perspective to the field of (critical) tourism studies, and drawing on a qualitative, multi-modal discourse analysis, this work-in-progress looks at the particular ways that representations and images presented on the Algarve golf websites constitute and frame identities (of people and places) and socio-spatial relationships. This paper analyses a corpus of 45 texts collected from official websites of the 40 Algarve golf courses and from five entities which promote the Algarve as a golf destination, along with the golf images that are displayed alongside them. Findings point to salient discursive and visual representations of a global setting enjoyed by the global elite. Whereas the courses‟ positioning in relation to their regional competitors draws on similar discursive strategies which reflect those used in tourism advertising discourses in general – e.g. reiteration of explicit comparisons, superlatives and hyperbolic statements -, representations of local emplacedness are not salient; in some cases local place seems to have been almost intentionally suppressed.

Os provérbios estão vivos no Algarve

A obra em apreço é uma colectânea de 3638 provérbios, 1211 “expressões, máximas e comparações proverbiais” e 147 “provérbios em rimas e rimas com provérbios”, recolhidos na freguesia de Paderne, concelho de Albufeira. O volume foi coordenado por José Ruivinho Brazão, que contou com a colaboração de Dulcelina M. Coelho da Silva, Maria Isabel de Oliveira Maia Lima e Maria Solange P. Coelho da Silva. Para além do vasto material compilado, a obra integra ainda um Prefácio de Arnaldo Saraiva, uma Introdução extensa e um Índice remissivo da responsabilidade de Ruivinho Brazão.

Acerca do romanceiro e cancioneiro do Algarve de Ataíde Oliveira

Los estudios sobre el Romancero llevados a cabo en los últimos decenios han permitido caracterizarlo como un género muy codificado, sujeto a unas reglas poéticas de realización muy precisas.

A problemática das segundas habitações em destinos maduros. O caso do Algarve

A teoria do ciclo de vida proposta por Butler (1980) foi ao longo dos últimos anos discutida e aplicada a diferentes realidades e áreas turísticas, permitindo comparações e análises mais detalhadas de determinados aspectos relacionados com as várias etapas. Uma das etapas que tem suscitado mais curiosidade é a de rejuvenescimento, tendo em conta que está associada a novas estratégias e ao relançamento de uma determinada área turística que se encontra numa fase de maturidade. Autores como Strapp (1988) apresentaram teorias que visam demonstrar que a análise de indicadores distintos dos utilizados para avaliar o ciclo de vida dos destinos proposto por Butler (1980), indiciam que a segunda habitação pode ter uma importância acrescida em etapas de pós estagnação e rejuvenescimento dos destinos. Strapp (1988) ao utilizar como indicador de análise a “estada média” verificou que o tempo médio de permanência de um turista numa determinada área diminui com o avançar dos anos, situação que, segundo o autor, pode ser ultrapassada com estratégias adequadas das entidades públicas e privadas. Neste artigo pretendemos em primeiro lugar apresentar os modelos teóricos que visam a avaliação do ciclo de vida dos destinos, nomeadamente os propostos por Butler (1980) e por Strapp (1988). Em segundo lugar avaliar qual a evolução do Algarve em termos dos meios de alojamento classificado por categoria e os de uso sazonal desde os anos 60, com dados estatísticos recolhidos no Instituto Nacional de Estatística. Por fim pretende-se avaliar a teoria de Strapp (1988) com dados estatísticos relativos à estada média de turistas entre 1997 e 2007, que nos foram cedidos pela AHETA. A comparação da estada média sugerida pela AHETA é comparada com aquela referida pelos passageiros proprietários de uma segunda habitação e pelos passageiros que demonstraram intenção de vir a adquirir uma habitação no Algarve, inquiridos no Aeroporto de Faro entre Junho e Outubro de 2007. Complementaremos estes mesmos dados com outros resultantes deste mesmo questionário, e que nos permitem verificar algumas das características inerentes a um indivíduo que possui uma segunda habitação no Algarve.

Eficiência energética em residências de estudantes da Universidade do Algarve. O caso de estudo da Residência Masculina Ferragial

Dissertação de mest. em energias renováveis e Gestão da Energia. Instituto Superior de Engenharia,Univ. do Algarve, 2011

Implementation of a service quality strategy: application to the Algarve hotel industry

Tese dout., Doctor of Philisophy, Sheffield Hallam University, 2001

Experimental study of the macrobenthic colonisation and secondary production in the artificial reefs of Algarve coast

Tese de dout., Ciências do Mar, Faculdade de Ciências do Mar e do Ambiente, Universidade do Algarve, 2010

Desenvolvimento de um modelo conceptual para monitorização de planos regionais de ordenamento do território: aplicação à região do Algarve

Dissertação de mest., Engenharia do Ambiente, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade do Algarve, 2010

Análise das alterações ao nível da estrutura das explorações agrícolas da Região Algarve e respectivo tecido empresarial, decorrentes da aplicação dos apoiso comunitários, com especial incidência no período 1994/99

Dissertação de mest., Gestão Empresarial, Faculdade de Economia, Univ. do Algarve, 2001

The impacts of tourism experiences in the destination impact. The case of the Algarve

To succeed nowadays, tourism destinations must differentiate and create a competitive positioning, and this can only be done by addressing and adapting to the needs of their visitors. A value-attainment construct based on tourism experiences is proposed for the product development and promotion strategy of the destination Algarve.

A neolitização do Portugal meridional: os exemplos do maciço calcário estremenho e do Algarve ocidental

Tese de doutoramento, Arqueologia, Faculdade de Ciências Humanas e Sociais, Universidade do Algarve, 2007