This thesis contains the results of a biocultural conservation research conducted between 2008 and 2011 in home gardens in Vall Fosca, Catalan Pyrenees, northeastern Spain. Vall Fosca is a valley where traditional agroecosystems still survive, but whose inhabitants are divided in defining the most suitable development model for the region. This dissertation examines the existence of landraces and knowledge associated with them in a rural area in an industrialized country. It shows who preserves landraces and why they do so. It also estimates the association between individual centrality in the network of seed exchange and conservation of landraces and associated knowledge. This thesis also discusses the ecosystem services provided by...
[eng] Coastal ecosystems, especially the vegetated areas, are among the most threatened ecosystems i...
The majority of the world’s olive production is concentrated in the Mediterranean basin. Problems o...
[Abstract] Water and soil are the most important resources for food production, and are also the bas...
El creixement exponencial de la població humana mundial durant els últims 100 anys ha accentuat el m...
Biological diversity in a global scale has been threaten seriously by anthropogenic disturbances in ...
Els aiguamolls costaners de l’est de la península Ibèrica són uns ecosistemes molt particulars que h...
Con el concepto de patrimonio biocultural, el siguiente artículo busca contribuir a la discusión de ...
The potato crop in Tenerife still has a great importance since in 2010 it was the third most import...
The current society is immersed in a constant change, with great technological advances and changes ...
Una llarga història de presència humana ha donat forma als paisatges de muntanya de la Mediterrània....
[eng] Temporary rivers (TRs) are dynamic systems that typically shift between flowing, disconnected-...
Disproportionate use of fertilizers has environmental issues derivate from soil and water bodies acc...
Los bosques poseen un gran valor ecológico, económico y social, además de jugar un papel estratégico...
La transformación del paisaje puede modificar o amplificar los efectos de eventos naturales o altera...
Global climate projections indicate an increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration causing for Mediter...
[eng] Coastal ecosystems, especially the vegetated areas, are among the most threatened ecosystems i...
The majority of the world’s olive production is concentrated in the Mediterranean basin. Problems o...
[Abstract] Water and soil are the most important resources for food production, and are also the bas...
El creixement exponencial de la població humana mundial durant els últims 100 anys ha accentuat el m...
Biological diversity in a global scale has been threaten seriously by anthropogenic disturbances in ...
Els aiguamolls costaners de l’est de la península Ibèrica són uns ecosistemes molt particulars que h...
Con el concepto de patrimonio biocultural, el siguiente artículo busca contribuir a la discusión de ...
The potato crop in Tenerife still has a great importance since in 2010 it was the third most import...
The current society is immersed in a constant change, with great technological advances and changes ...
Una llarga història de presència humana ha donat forma als paisatges de muntanya de la Mediterrània....
[eng] Temporary rivers (TRs) are dynamic systems that typically shift between flowing, disconnected-...
Disproportionate use of fertilizers has environmental issues derivate from soil and water bodies acc...
Los bosques poseen un gran valor ecológico, económico y social, además de jugar un papel estratégico...
La transformación del paisaje puede modificar o amplificar los efectos de eventos naturales o altera...
Global climate projections indicate an increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration causing for Mediter...
[eng] Coastal ecosystems, especially the vegetated areas, are among the most threatened ecosystems i...
The majority of the world’s olive production is concentrated in the Mediterranean basin. Problems o...
[Abstract] Water and soil are the most important resources for food production, and are also the bas...