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A survey of wild plant species for food use in Sicily (Italy) - results of a 3-year study in four Regional Parks

2016

Abstract Background This paper illustrates the results of a study carried out in four Regional Parks of Sicily (Italy), concerning traditional knowledge on food use of wild plant species. The main aims of the paper were: (i) to verify which wild plant species are used for food purpose in the local culture based on information provided by elderly inhabitants (ii) to verify the presence of wild plant species which have not been cited for food use in previous studies in the Mediterranean area (iii) to determine how many of the most frequently cited wild plant species are cultivated by the local population in the four Sicilian Parks. Methods Semi-structured interviews were carried out in the lo…

0106 biological sciencesMaleHealth Knowledge Attitudes PracticeHealth (social science)Time FactorsWild plant speciesBiodiversityEthnobotanySicilian Regional Parks01 natural sciencesSurveys and QuestionnairesSicilyAged 80 and overAgricultural and Biological Sciences(all)biologyEcologyfood and beveragesWild plant species Food use Sicilian Regional Parks Traditional plant knowledge Cultural importance indexMiddle AgedSettore AGR/02 - Agronomia E Coltivazioni ErbaceeGeographyEthnobotanylanguageCultural importance indexFemalePlants EdibleGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesSicilianCultural StudiesHealth(social science)CropCichoriumTraditional plant knowledgeHumansTraditional knowledgeAgedRetrospective StudiesPlants Medicinalbusiness.industryResearchbiology.organism_classificationlanguage.human_language0104 chemical sciences010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistryComplementary and alternative medicineAgricultureMedicine TraditionalPlant PreparationsbusinessFood use010606 plant biology & botanyGlobal biodiversityFollow-Up StudiesPhytotherapy
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Monetary Valuations of Monumental Trees and Other Natural Resources between Demand for Conservation and Recent Requirements for Outdoor Activities: S…

2011

The focus of this paper is on the valuation of the benefits that local communities living in protected areas may perceive with regard to some specific natural resources, and in particular to Monumental Trees. The current economic crisis which involves countries at world level, leads to think that in the near future the financial resources to be destined for interventions in favour of these environmental goods will be more and more scarce, with the result that most monumental trees will not be protected and this natural heritage will be totally degraded and therefore lost to local communities. Three Sicilian case studies were investigated, two concerning the Madonie Regional Natural Park, an…

Settore AGR/01 - Economia Ed Estimo RuraleContingent Valuation Method (CMV) monumental trees willingness to pay (WTP) Regional Parks Sicily.
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