Soddu Pirellas, A.; Ballero, M.; Porcu, S.; Serra, G.; Sanna, F.; Puxeddu, M. Collaborative Monitoring of Plant Biodiversity and Research on Sweet Acorn Oaks within Paths of Knowledge and Sustainability Education. Environments2024, 11, 59.
Soddu Pirellas, A.; Ballero, M.; Porcu, S.; Serra, G.; Sanna, F.; Puxeddu, M. Collaborative Monitoring of Plant Biodiversity and Research on Sweet Acorn Oaks within Paths of Knowledge and Sustainability Education. Environments 2024, 11, 59.
Soddu Pirellas, A.; Ballero, M.; Porcu, S.; Serra, G.; Sanna, F.; Puxeddu, M. Collaborative Monitoring of Plant Biodiversity and Research on Sweet Acorn Oaks within Paths of Knowledge and Sustainability Education. Environments2024, 11, 59.
Soddu Pirellas, A.; Ballero, M.; Porcu, S.; Serra, G.; Sanna, F.; Puxeddu, M. Collaborative Monitoring of Plant Biodiversity and Research on Sweet Acorn Oaks within Paths of Knowledge and Sustainability Education. Environments 2024, 11, 59.
Abstract
Numerous studies have shown the multiple benefits of plant biodiversity and the crucial role of resident’s awareness in conservation and land management. Plant biodiversity is investigated in an analytical monitoring report conducted jointly with local population engaged in livestock activities and the young residents who are shifting toward hospitality and tourism. The study area, covering over 800 km2 in Sardinia, is half forested and has landscape interest. During the research, genotypes of Quercus ilex L. with sweet acorns and richer in polyphenols were discovered, the oldest ecosystem services in those rural communities. Collaborative monitoring focused attention on the benefits of plants in different habitats: 53% of these have been known to livestock farmers as food for local breeds of goats and pigs; 15% are officinal and 13% endemic. They have also been used in human nutrition within the Mediterranean diet, and they have landscape and garden interest. The study analyzes numerical data from a critical and educational perspective. These data serve as indicators of ecosystem health for the purpose of sustainable management policies, and attest to collaborative monitoring as a tool for analyzing human activities and the necessary balance between profit and biodiversity conservation, given the current challenging climate change conditions.
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Environmental Science
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