INVESTIGADORES
LADIO Ana Haydee
artículos
Título:
Management of native and exotic plant species with edible fruits in a protected area of NW Patagonia
Autor/es:
FERNANDA CHAMORRO, MELINA; LADIO, ANA
Revista:
Ethnobiology and Conservation
Editorial:
Ethnobiology and Conservation
Referencias:
Año: 2021 p. 1 - 32
Resumen:
Management practices are very sensitive to socio-environmental change and the influence of marketsociety. This case study was carried out in the Cuy´ın Manzano rural community, situated in a protectedarea within the North Patagonian UNESCO biosphere reserve. We investigate the differential practicesapplied by the community with regard to management of native and introduced species with edible fruitsusing semi-structured and free interviews in 11 homes (80%). A Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)was also performed to validate the field results. The data was analyzed quali-quantitatively, in the lattercase with Generalized Linear Models. A total richness of 27 species was found, of which 11 were nativeand 17 introduced. Native plants were mainly managed by gathering and tolerance, while exotic specieswere not only harvested, but also protected, sown and transplanted, and plants inherited from forebearswere cared for. Management intensity varied according to origin, being greater for the introducedspecies. In addition, the species of greater cultural importance were also those which experienceda higher number of management practices, with possible processes of incipient domestication beingparticularly notable for two native plants. Exotic plants have a higher probability of being managed,and with greater intensity, than native ones, even though the latter have had a much longer history ofuse. Our results show patterns of diversification of edible fruit species through different managementpractices. For inhabitants, these practices represent significant situations of contact with nature, whichenable traditions based on local knowledge to be maintained.