Past, present and potential uses of native flora and wildlife of the Monte Desert
This paper provides an overview of the traditional uses of native flora and wildlife in the Monte Desert. The uses of several native plant products, such as Prosopis wood and pods, Cercidium gum, Bulnesia wax, and Larrea and Grindelia resin are discussed in an economic context. We provide a detailed...
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paper:paper_01401963_v73_n2_p238_Vilela2023-06-08T15:11:03Z Past, present and potential uses of native flora and wildlife of the Monte Desert Vilela, Alejandra Elena Carmanchahi, Pablo Daniel Algarrobo Fiber Lama New crops Rhea desert domestication economic impact evergreen tree harvesting herb native species nature conservation resin sustainability Argentina Mendoza Monte Desert South America Animalia Bulnesia Cercidium Grindelia Lama guanicoe Larrea Prosopis Rhea This paper provides an overview of the traditional uses of native flora and wildlife in the Monte Desert. The uses of several native plant products, such as Prosopis wood and pods, Cercidium gum, Bulnesia wax, and Larrea and Grindelia resin are discussed in an economic context. We provide a detailed description of the uses of animal products, such as hides, furs, bones, meat, feathers and fat. Legal regulations to guarantee wildlife conservation are discussed. We conclude that currently, the most feasible options for sustainable economic wildlife utilization seem to be guanaco live shearing and the use of rhea products obtained from captive-bred animals. We propose four options for the sustainable economic utilization of flora: (1) the harvest of non-wood forest products; (2) periodic selective logging of a limited number of mature trees in natural forests; (3) the establishment of native tree plantations; and (4) the domestication of native shrubs or herbs capable of yielding industrial raw materials such as fatty acids, resins or gums. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Fil:Vilela, A. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. Fil:Carmanchahi, P. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2009 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01401963_v73_n2_p238_Vilela http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01401963_v73_n2_p238_Vilela |
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Algarrobo Fiber Lama New crops Rhea desert domestication economic impact evergreen tree harvesting herb native species nature conservation resin sustainability Argentina Mendoza Monte Desert South America Animalia Bulnesia Cercidium Grindelia Lama guanicoe Larrea Prosopis Rhea |
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Algarrobo Fiber Lama New crops Rhea desert domestication economic impact evergreen tree harvesting herb native species nature conservation resin sustainability Argentina Mendoza Monte Desert South America Animalia Bulnesia Cercidium Grindelia Lama guanicoe Larrea Prosopis Rhea Vilela, Alejandra Elena Carmanchahi, Pablo Daniel Past, present and potential uses of native flora and wildlife of the Monte Desert |
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Algarrobo Fiber Lama New crops Rhea desert domestication economic impact evergreen tree harvesting herb native species nature conservation resin sustainability Argentina Mendoza Monte Desert South America Animalia Bulnesia Cercidium Grindelia Lama guanicoe Larrea Prosopis Rhea |
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This paper provides an overview of the traditional uses of native flora and wildlife in the Monte Desert. The uses of several native plant products, such as Prosopis wood and pods, Cercidium gum, Bulnesia wax, and Larrea and Grindelia resin are discussed in an economic context. We provide a detailed description of the uses of animal products, such as hides, furs, bones, meat, feathers and fat. Legal regulations to guarantee wildlife conservation are discussed. We conclude that currently, the most feasible options for sustainable economic wildlife utilization seem to be guanaco live shearing and the use of rhea products obtained from captive-bred animals. We propose four options for the sustainable economic utilization of flora: (1) the harvest of non-wood forest products; (2) periodic selective logging of a limited number of mature trees in natural forests; (3) the establishment of native tree plantations; and (4) the domestication of native shrubs or herbs capable of yielding industrial raw materials such as fatty acids, resins or gums. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Vilela, Alejandra Elena Carmanchahi, Pablo Daniel |
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Vilela, Alejandra Elena Carmanchahi, Pablo Daniel |
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Past, present and potential uses of native flora and wildlife of the Monte Desert |
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Past, present and potential uses of native flora and wildlife of the Monte Desert |
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Past, present and potential uses of native flora and wildlife of the Monte Desert |
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Past, present and potential uses of native flora and wildlife of the Monte Desert |
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Past, present and potential uses of native flora and wildlife of the Monte Desert |
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past, present and potential uses of native flora and wildlife of the monte desert |
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2009 |
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