Biocultural Diversity and Landscape in Europe: Framing the Issue

Agnoletti, Mauro; Emanueli, Francesca

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-26315-1_1

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“…30,000 ha of orchards [13]. At the regional level, Italy has started conservation programs aimed at preserving the local biodiversity via ex situ collections; in this respect Tuscany is at the forefront, with a regional law (law 64/04; [14]) created for the recovery and preservation of local varieties of woody and herbaceous plant species [15]. These varieties are reported in the Regional Bank of Germplasm, which provides, when possible, both phenotypic and genotypic information [16].…”

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Tuscan Varieties of Sweet Cherry Are Rich Sources of Ursolic and Oleanolic Acid: Protein Modeling Coupled to Targeted Gene Expression and Metabolite Analyses

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The potential of six ancient Tuscan sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) varieties as a source of health-promoting pentacyclic triterpenes is here evaluated by means of a targeted gene expression and metabolite analysis. By using a sequence homology criterion, we identify five oxidosqualene cyclase genes (OSCs) and three cytochrome P450s (CYP85s) that are putatively involved in the triterpene production pathway in sweet cherries. We performed 3D structure prediction and induced-fit docking using cation intermediates and reaction products for some OSCs to predict their function. We show that the Tuscan varieties have different amounts of ursolic and oleanolic acids and that these variations are related to different gene expression profiles. This study stresses the interest of valorizing ancient fruits as alternative sources of functional molecules with nutraceutical value. It also provides information on sweet cherry triterpene biosynthetic genes, which could be the object of follow-up functional studies.

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Tuscan Varieties of Sweet Cherry Are Rich Sources of Ursolic and Oleanolic Acid: Protein Modeling Coupled to Targeted Gene Expression and Metabolite Analyses

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“…These worldviews appeared frequently related to the island characteristics of geographic isolation, place attachment, and vulnerabilities (Ankre and Nilsson, 2016). The view of the Faroese people being integrated in nature corresponds with the notion of biocultural diversity that emphasizes that multiple expressions of biological and cultural diversity are closely interlinked within social-ecological systems (Agnoletti and Emanueli, 2016).…”

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Identifying and assessing the potential for conflict between landscape values and development preferences on the Faroe Islands

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“…Across the European continent, biodiversity conservation involves the maintenance of functional habitat networks that represent visions of both forest naturalness (Peterken 1996;EEA 2006) and of traditional cultural landscapes, created and managed during Millennia (Agnoletti and Emanueli 2016). Sauer (1925, p. 46) nicely summarized this: The cultural landscape is fashioned from a natural landscape by a culture group.…”

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Maintaining natural and traditional cultural green infrastructures across Europe: learning from historic and current landscape transformations

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Context Maintaining functional green infrastructures (GIs) require evidence-based knowledge about historic and current states and trends of representative land cover types. Objectives We address: (1) the long-term loss and transformation of potential natural forest vegetation; (2) the effects of site productivity on permanent forest loss and emergence of traditional cultural landscapes; (3) the current management intensity; and (4) the social-ecological contexts conducive to GI maintenance . Methods We selected 16 case study regions, each with a local hotspot landscape, ranging from intact forest landscapes, via contiguous and fragmented forest covers, to severe forest loss. Quantitative open access data were used to estimate (i) the historic change and (ii) transformation of land covers, and (iii) compare the forest canopy loss from 2000 to 2018. Qualitative narratives about each hotspot landscape were analysed for similarities (iv). Results While the potential natural forest vegetation cover in the 16 case study regions had a mean of 86%, historically it has been reduced to 34%. Higher site productivity coincided with transformation to non-forest land covers. The mean annual forest canopy loss for 2000–2018 ranged from 0.01 to 1.08%. The 16 case studies represented five distinct social-ecological contexts (1) radical transformation of landscapes, (2) abuse of protected area concepts, (3) ancient cultural landscapes (4) multi-functional forests, and (5) intensive even-aged forest management, of which 1 and 4 was most common. Conclusions GIs encompass both forest naturalness and traditional cultural landscapes. Our review of Pan-European regions and landscapes revealed similarities in seemingly different contexts, which can support knowledge production and learning about how to sustain GIs.

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Biocultural Diversity and Landscape in Europe: Framing the Issue

Cited by 5 publications

References 17 publications

Tuscan Varieties of Sweet Cherry Are Rich Sources of Ursolic and Oleanolic Acid: Protein Modeling Coupled to Targeted Gene Expression and Metabolite Analyses

Tuscan Varieties of Sweet Cherry Are Rich Sources of Ursolic and Oleanolic Acid: Protein Modeling Coupled to Targeted Gene Expression and Metabolite Analyses

Identifying and assessing the potential for conflict between landscape values and development preferences on the Faroe Islands

Maintaining natural and traditional cultural green infrastructures across Europe: learning from historic and current landscape transformations

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