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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Autores principales: Vilela, A., Bolkovic, M.L., Carmanchahi, P., Cony, M., de Lamo, D., Wassner, D.
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spelling todo:paper_01401963_v73_n2_p238_Vilela2023-10-03T14:58:18Z Past, present and potential uses of native flora and wildlife of the Monte Desert Vilela, A. Bolkovic, M.L. Carmanchahi, P. Cony, M. de Lamo, D. Wassner, D. 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. JOUR info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01401963_v73_n2_p238_Vilela
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topic 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
spellingShingle 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, A.
Bolkovic, M.L.
Carmanchahi, P.
Cony, M.
de Lamo, D.
Wassner, D.
Past, present and potential uses of native flora and wildlife of the Monte Desert
topic_facet 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
description 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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author Vilela, A.
Bolkovic, M.L.
Carmanchahi, P.
Cony, M.
de Lamo, D.
Wassner, D.
author_facet Vilela, A.
Bolkovic, M.L.
Carmanchahi, P.
Cony, M.
de Lamo, D.
Wassner, D.
author_sort Vilela, A.
title Past, present and potential uses of native flora and wildlife of the Monte Desert
title_short Past, present and potential uses of native flora and wildlife of the Monte Desert
title_full Past, present and potential uses of native flora and wildlife of the Monte Desert
title_fullStr Past, present and potential uses of native flora and wildlife of the Monte Desert
title_full_unstemmed Past, present and potential uses of native flora and wildlife of the Monte Desert
title_sort past, present and potential uses of native flora and wildlife of the monte desert
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