Disentangling the effects of seminatural forestry on an ecosystem good: Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) in Estonia

Lõhmus, Asko; Remm, Liina

doi:10.1016/j.foreco.2017.08.035

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“…Within Estonia, the most biodiverse areas are semi-natural grasslands [9]. Forest management, however, may decrease the availability of ecosystem goods in areas where humans collect them [10]. A study by Hadjichambis et al [11] reveals that the existence of favorable conditions is not yet a prerequisite for the use of wild food species but rather is strongly linked to the traditions, environment, and cultural heritage of each specific region.…”

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Devil Is in the Details: Use of Wild Food Plants in Historical Võromaa and Setomaa, Present-Day Estonia

Kalle

Sõukand

Pieroni

2020

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Biodiversity needs to be preserved to ensure food security. Border zones create high but vulnerable biocultural diversity. Through reviewing scattered historical data and documenting the current use of wild food plants among people currently living in historical Setomaa and Võromaa parishes, we aimed to identify cross-cultural differences and diachronic changes as well as the role borders have played on the local use of wild plants. The Seto have still preserved their distinctive features either by consciously opposing others or by maintaining more historical plant uses. People historically living in Setomaa and Võromaa parishes have already associated the eating of wild plants with famine food in the early 20th century, yet it was stressed more now by the Seto than by Estonians. Loss of Pechory as the center of attraction in the region when the border was closed in the early 1990s brought about a decline in the exchange of knowledge as well as commercial activities around wild food plants. National support for businesses in the area today and the popularity of a healthy lifestyle have introduced new wild food plant applications and are helping to preserve local plant-specific uses in the area.

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Devil Is in the Details: Use of Wild Food Plants in Historical Võromaa and Setomaa, Present-Day Estonia

Kalle

Sõukand

Pieroni

2020

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“…Fertilization with nitrogen has been shown to increase the fruit mass and number of seeds in bilberries [15]. Forestry is another factor in bilberry undergrowth coverage; it has been shown that clear-cutting, stump harvesting, mire draining, and liming reduces the bilberry abundance, mainly due to the changes and disturbances of soil, as well as the loss of microclimate and humidity [16]. To the best of our knowledge, there has not yet been a study which would compare the soil quality parameters to the levels of secondary metabolites in bilberry fruits.…”

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The Influence of Local Habitat and Microclimate on the Levels of Secondary Metabolites in Slovak Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) Fruits

Vaneková

Vanek

Škvarenina

et al. 2020

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The berries of Vaccinium myrtillus L. are usually collected in the wild for the purpose of being a food source. They are naturally high in phenolic compounds, which possess antioxidative properties, so the berries are therefore often labeled as “functional foods”. This study evaluated seven samples of bilberry fruits from different locations in Slovakia for the content of the main phenolic compounds (anthocyanins, flavonoids and tannins) using European Pharmacopoeia 9 spectrophotometric methods. A thorough analysis of environmental factors showed that several phenolic constituents are closely corresponding with their respective environments, as well as with each other. The environmental factors with statistically significant correlations in this study are altitude, habitat type, sunlight exposure, and soil carbon content. Our findings suggest that the berries collected at sunny sites with no topsoil damage contain more phenolic compounds. The lowest amounts of phenolic compounds were found in samples from dense forests or with visible soil erosion and windthrow damage. The negative effect of windthrow damage on the levels of secondary metabolites in bilberry fruits has been described for the first time. This study observed no relationship between the amount of phenolic compounds and soil pH, soil nitrogen levels, or slope exposition.

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“…1), irrespectively of composition of ground cover vegetation, suggesting ongoing recover after standreplacing disturbances (Flower-Ellis 1971;Lõhmus and Remm 2017). Alternatively, increase in ramet dimensions ( Fig.…”

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“…after clearcut, can be devastating (Ritchie 1956;Tolvanen 1995). After clearcut or stand-replacing disturbances, bilberry recovers successfully, yet the dimensions of the ramets are affected and complete recovery is time consuming (Flower-Ellis 1971;Lõhmus and Remm 2017). Still, a few studies have dealt with bilberry ramet structure and its interaction with environmental factors (e.g.…”

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Bilberry ramet dimensions in relation to stand age in oligotrophic conditions in Latvia

Robalte¹,

Jansone²,

Elferts³

et al. 2018

Silva Fenn.

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Disentangling the effects of seminatural forestry on an ecosystem good: Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) in Estonia

Cited by 20 publications

References 51 publications

Devil Is in the Details: Use of Wild Food Plants in Historical Võromaa and Setomaa, Present-Day Estonia

Devil Is in the Details: Use of Wild Food Plants in Historical Võromaa and Setomaa, Present-Day Estonia

The Influence of Local Habitat and Microclimate on the Levels of Secondary Metabolites in Slovak Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) Fruits

Bilberry ramet dimensions in relation to stand age in oligotrophic conditions in Latvia

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