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Rangel-Osornio V, Gómez-Reyes VM, Cuevas-Villanueva RA, Fernández-Salegui AB, Bermea OM, Álvarez EH. Biomonitoring of airborne trace elements using transplanted lichens around a paper industry (Morelia, Mexico). ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2022; 194:244. [PMID: 35244786 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-09873-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The deposition of trace elements around a pulp and paper industry in Morelia, Mexico, was evaluated using two lichen species as biomonitors. Samples of the foliose lichen Flavopunctelia praesignis and the fruticose lichen Usnea ceratina were collected in two remote areas and transplanted at different distances and directions from the pollution source. Lichen samples were exposed for 4 months (1) around the industrial area and (2) in their native habitats (control sites). We investigated the bioaccumulation of 11 trace elements in lichen thalli, and we compared the response of the two lichen species. To identify possible common sources, we evaluated the relationships between trace elements by correlations and cluster analyses. Our results showed that Cd was a good tracer for air pollution from the pulp and paper mills. In samples of Usnea ceratina exposed around the industrial area, Cd was significantly higher than in the remote area. Within the study area, trace element contents increase with the distance from the source, and they showed high depositions in the direction of prevailing winds. Moreover, we were able to detect groups of elements with similar behavior and common origins. Our results indicated that Flavopunctelia praesignis showed a higher capacity to accumulate trace elements than Usnea ceratina.
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- Violeta Rangel-Osornio
- Laboratorio de Macromicetes y Líquenes, Jardín Botánico Nicolaita "Melchor Ocampo", Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Camino de La Arboleda, 58341, Morelia, Mexico.
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- Laboratorio de Macromicetes y Líquenes, Jardín Botánico Nicolaita "Melchor Ocampo", Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Camino de La Arboleda, 58341, Morelia, Mexico
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Ciencias de La Tierra, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, J. Mújica, 58040, Morelia, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biodiversidad y Gestión Ambiental, Universidad de León, Campus de Vegazana, 24071, Leon, Spain
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- Laboratorio ICP-MS, Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio ICP-MS, Instituto de Geofísica, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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Selecting Biomonitors of Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition: Guidelines for Practitioners and Decision Makers. NITROGEN 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/nitrogen2030021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Environmental pollution is a major threat to public health and is the cause of important economic losses worldwide. Atmospheric nitrogen deposition is one of the most significant components of environmental pollution, which, in addition to being a health risk, is one of the leading drivers of global biodiversity loss. However, monitoring pollution is not possible in many regions of the world because the instrumentation, deployment, operation, and maintenance of automated systems is onerous. An affordable alternative is the use of biomonitors, naturally occurring or transplanted organisms that respond to environmental pollution with a consistent and measurable ecophysiological response. This policy brief advocates for the use of biomonitors of atmospheric nitrogen deposition. Descriptions of the biological and monitoring particularities of commonly utilized biomonitor lichens, bryophytes, vascular epiphytes, herbs, and woody plants, are followed by a discussion of the principal ecophysiological parameters that have been shown to respond to the different nitrogen emissions and their rate of deposition.
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Martínez Colín P, Lücking R, Herrera‐Campos MDLÁ. Diversity begets diversity: Phorophyte and microsite relations of foliicolous lichens in the lowland rain forest at Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve (Veracruz, Mexico). Ecol Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/1440-1703.12201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Paola Martínez Colín
- Facultad de Ciencias UNAM Circuito Exterior s/n, Ciudad Universitaria Ciudad de México Mexico
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- Botanischer Garten und Botanisches Museum Freie Universität Berlin Berlin Germany
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Koch NM, Matos P, Branquinho C, Pinho P, Lucheta F, Martins SMDA, Vargas VMF. Selecting lichen functional traits as ecological indicators of the effects of urban environment. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 654:705-713. [PMID: 30448661 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Revised: 11/07/2018] [Accepted: 11/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Air pollution and the urban heat island effect are known to directly affect ecosystems in urban areas. Lichens, which are widely known as good ecological indicators of air quality and of climatic conditions, can be a valuable tool to monitor environmental changes in urban environments. The objective of this work was to select lichen functional traits and functional groups that can be used as ecological indicators of the effects of urbanization, with emphasis in the Southern subtropics, where this had never been done. For that, we assessed lichen functional composition in urban sites with different population density, which was considered as proxy for grouping sites in two levels of urbanization (low and medium/high). This a priori grouping was based on their significantly differences on air pollutants and land cover. Urbanization and air pollution showed to affect all lichen functional traits, with different responses depending on the functional group. Medium/high density urbanization was associated to an increase on the mean relative abundance of lichens with chlorococcoid green algae, foliose narrow lobes, soredia as the main reproduction strategy, pruinose thallus and containing secondary metabolites for chemical protection. Lower density urbanization showed a higher relative frequency of cyanolichens and lichens with Trentepohlia as the main algae, loosely attached crustose thallus and isidia as the main reproductive structure. The differences found on photobiont and growth form traits in response to the environmental variables used as proxies of microclimatic conditions (forest cover and number of trees around the sampling units), enabled us to detect the urban heat island effect (drier conditions in more urbanized sites).
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- Natália Mossmann Koch
- Graduate Program in Ecology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, CEP 90650-001 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- cE3c, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Alameda da Universidade, 1649-004, Campo Grande, Lisboa, Portugal
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- cE3c, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Alameda da Universidade, 1649-004, Campo Grande, Lisboa, Portugal
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- cE3c, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Alameda da Universidade, 1649-004, Campo Grande, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences, Botany Laboratory, Universidade Feevale, Rodovia ERS 239, 2755, CEP 93525-075 Novo Hamburgo, RS, Brazil
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- Botany Department, Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul, R. Dr. Salvador França, 1427, Jardim Botânico, CEP 90690-000 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Ecology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, CEP 90650-001 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Port RK, Käffer MI, Schmitt JL. Morphophysiological variation and metal concentration in the thallus of Parmotrema tinctorum (Despr. ex Nyl.) Hale between urban and forest areas in the subtropical region of Brazil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:33667-33677. [PMID: 30276687 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-3246-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Anthropic activities such as the emission of pollutants resulting from industrial and agropastoral activities promote several changes in urban and forest areas. Lichens are organisms that are used in air quality evaluations due to their sensitivity to these changes. The aim of this study is to analyze the presence of morphophysiological damages and the metal concentration in samples of the lichen Parmotrema tinctorum, in urban and forest areas, checking for possible parameter variations between these areas, in the different matrices and seasons in the Southern region of Brazil. Six areas were selected (urban and forest), assigned to the rural/urban and urban/industrial matrices belonging to the watershed of the Rio dos Sinos, Brazil. The following parameters were analyzed: Index of photobiont vitality (IPV), photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll, carotene, and pheophytin) and metals (Cu, Cr, Zn, Pb, and Ni) in the thallus of the lichen. The data were analyzed by an ANOVA one way, Pearson correlation test, and principal component analysis (PCA). Variations in the morphophysiological parameters were recorded in all the areas revealing significant differences. The lowest IPV values and highest concentration of metals were recorded in the urban environment, while low chlorophyll levels were found in the forest areas. The PCA showed a distinction between the areas and the season. The level of urbanization, vehicle traffic, and the weather conditions might have influenced the results. The use of P. tinctorum, the index of photobiont vitality and chlorophyll and pheophytin content, has proved to be an efficient tool to diagnose the air quality in the areas analyzed, allowing its use as a model in air monitoring studies, both in urban and forest areas, as well as in distinct matrices in the subtropical region.
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- Renan Kauê Port
- Universidade Feevale, Laboratório de Botânica, Rodovia RS 239, 2755, Bairro Vila Nova, CEP, Novo Hamburgo, RS, 93352-075, Brazil
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- Universidade Feevale, Laboratório de Botânica, Rodovia RS 239, 2755, Bairro Vila Nova, CEP, Novo Hamburgo, RS, 93352-075, Brazil.
- Universidade Feevale, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Qualidade Ambiental, Rodovia RS 239, 2755, Bairro Vila Nova, CEP, Novo Hamburgo, RS, 93352-075, Brazil.
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- Universidade Feevale, Laboratório de Botânica, Rodovia RS 239, 2755, Bairro Vila Nova, CEP, Novo Hamburgo, RS, 93352-075, Brazil
- Universidade Feevale, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Qualidade Ambiental, Rodovia RS 239, 2755, Bairro Vila Nova, CEP, Novo Hamburgo, RS, 93352-075, Brazil
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KOCH NATÁLIAMOSSMANN, LUCHETA FABIANE, KÄFFER MÁRCIAISABEL, MARTINS SUZANAMARIADEAZEVEDO, VARGAS VERAMARIAFERRÃO. Air quality assessment in different urban areas from Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, using lichen transplants. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018; 90:2233-2248. [DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765201820170987] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Accepted: 01/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- NATÁLIA MOSSMANN KOCH
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Magnetic Biomonitoring as a Tool for Assessment of Air Pollution Patterns in a Tropical Valley Using Tillandsia sp. ATMOSPHERE 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/atmos9070283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Recently, air pollution alerts were issued in the Metropolitan Area of Aburrá Valley (AVMA) due to the highest recorded levels of particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) ever measured. We propose a novel methodology based on magnetic parameters and an epiphytic biomonitor of air pollution in order to improve the air pollution monitoring network at low cost. This methodology relies on environmental magnetism along with chemical methods on 185 Tillandsia recurvata specimens collected along the valley (290 km2). The highest magnetic particle concentrations were found at the bottom of the valley, where most human activities are concentrated. Mass-specific magnetic susceptibility (χ) reaches mean (and s.d.) values of 93.5 (81.0) and 100.8 (64.9) × 10−8 m3 kg−1 in areas with high vehicular traffic and industrial activity, while lower χ values of 27.3 (21.0) × 10−8 m3 kg−1 were found at residential areas. Most magnetite particles are breathable in size (0.2–5 μm), and can host potentially toxic elements. The calculated pollution load index (PLI, based on potentially toxic elements) shows significant correlations with the concentration-dependent magnetic parameters (R = 0.88–0.93; p < 0.01), allowing us to validate the magnetic biomonitoring methodology in high-precipitation tropical cities and identify the most polluted areas in the AVMA.
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Koch NM, Branquinho C, Matos P, Pinho P, Lucheta F, Martins SMA, Vargas VMF. The application of lichens as ecological surrogates of air pollution in the subtropics: a case study in South Brazil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:20819-20834. [PMID: 27476857 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7256-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Accepted: 07/14/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The use of lichens as ecological surrogates has been an important tool to evaluate the impact of air pollution in both ecosystem and human health but remains underused in the subtropics due to lack of knowledge. Aiming to support the application of lichen as ecological surrogates of the effects of air pollution in the subtropics, we hypothesized that urbanization was an important driver of changes on lichen diversity, composition, and vitality. For that, we quantified several lichen diversity metrics (richness, cover, and community composition) and photobiont vitality in relation to atmospheric pollution or its surrogates (modeled pollutant gases, pollutants in lichen thallus, and land cover). We confirmed that air pollution was a key driver for lichen diversity. Changes in lichen community composition and vitality were very significantly related to air pollution and integrated the effect of multiple stressors (particulate matter, NOx, and Cu), thus being powerful ecological indicators of air pollution in the subtropics.
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- Natália M Koch
- Graduate Program in Ecology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90650-001, Brazil
- cE3c, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Alameda da Universidade, Campo Grande, 1649-004, Lisbon, Portugal
- Botany Department, Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul, R. Dr. Salvador França, 1427, Jardim Botânico, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90690-000, Brazil
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- cE3c, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Alameda da Universidade, Campo Grande, 1649-004, Lisbon, Portugal
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- cE3c, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Alameda da Universidade, Campo Grande, 1649-004, Lisbon, Portugal
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- cE3c, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Alameda da Universidade, Campo Grande, 1649-004, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Botany Department, Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul, R. Dr. Salvador França, 1427, Jardim Botânico, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90690-000, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Environmental Quality, Universidade Feevale, Rodovia RS 239, 2755, Vila Nova, Novo Hamburgo, Rio Grande do Sul, 93525-075, Brazil
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- Botany Department, Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul, R. Dr. Salvador França, 1427, Jardim Botânico, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90690-000, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Ecology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90650-001, Brazil.
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López LGC, Medina EAS, Peña AM. Effects of Microclimate on Species Diversity and Functional Traits of Corticolous Lichens in the Popayan Botanical Garden (Cauca, Colombia). CRYPTOGAMIE MYCOL 2016. [DOI: 10.7872/crym/v37.iss2.2016.205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Mateos A, González C. Physiological response and sulfur accumulation in the biomonitor Ramalina celastri in relation to the concentrations of SO2 and NO2 in urban environments. Microchem J 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2015.11.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Simijaca Salcedo DF, Morales Puentes ME, Vargas Rojas DL. Use of Non Vascular Plant Organisms as Indicators of Urban Air Pollution (Tunja, Boyacá, Colombiano). ACTA BIOLÓGICA COLOMBIANA 2014. [DOI: 10.15446/abc.v19n2.40681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Estrabou C, Filippini E, Soria JP, Schelotto G, Rodriguez JM. Air quality monitoring system using lichens as bioindicators in Central Argentina. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2011; 182:375-383. [PMID: 21336488 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-011-1882-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2010] [Accepted: 01/25/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Air quality studies with bioindicators have not been well developed in South America. In the city of Córdoba, there are not permanent air pollutant measurements by equipment. In order to develop an air quality biomonitoring system using lichens, we applied a systematic sampling in the city of Córdoba, Argentina. A total of 341 plots were sampled in the area of the city which is a square of 24 × 24 km. In each sample plot we selected three phorophytes and estimated the frequency and cover of lichen species growing at 1.5 m on trunks. We also calculated the Index of Atmospheric Purity (IAP) using lichen frequencies. Maps with number of lichen species, cover values, and IAP were performed. The lichen community was described with nine species where Physcia undulata and Physcia endochryscea were the most frequent. Moreover, these two species were dominant in the community with the highest cover index. The central area of the city is considered a lichen desert with poor air quality. The southeast and northwest areas of the city showed the highest IAP values and number of species. In general, the city shows fair air quality and few areas with good and very good air quality.
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- Cecilia Estrabou
- Centro de Ecología y Recursos Naturales Dr. R. Luti, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sarsfield 299, Córdoba, Argentina.
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Guarrera PM, Lucchese F, Medori S. Ethnophytotherapeutical research in the high Molise region (Central-Southern Italy). JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE 2008; 4:7. [PMID: 18334029 PMCID: PMC2322956 DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-4-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2007] [Accepted: 03/11/2008] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND In the years 2003-2005 research was carried out concerning ethno-medicine in the high Molise (central- southern Italy), a region that has been the object of very little investigation from the ethnobotanical point of view. Upper Molise is a continuation of the mountain profiles of the Abruzzi Appenines: a series of hills, steep slopes and deep fluvial valleys making communications difficult. Primordial traditions (e.g. harvest feasts) are typical of the region. METHODS Field data were collected through open interviews in the field. These were conducted on both an individual and group level, fresh plants gathered from surrounding areas being displayed. In other cases, individual interviews were conducted by accompanying the person involved to the places where they perform their activities (for example, in the woods with woodcutters, kitchen gardens and fields with housewives, pastures with shepherds, etc.). In total 54 individuals were interviewed. RESULTS Data of 70 taxa belonging to 39 families were gathered. Among the species, 64 are used in human therapy, 5 as insect repellents, 11 in veterinary medicine, 1 to keep eggs and cheeses and 4 for magic purposes. The most important findings in ethno-medicine relate to the lichen Lobaria pulmonaria (L.) Hoffm. (wounds) and to some vascular plant species: Asplenium trichomanes L. and Ceterach officinarum Willd. (to regularize menstruation), Cyclamen hederifolium (chilblains), Centaurium erythraea Rafn. and Pulmonaria apennina Cristof. & Puppi (bruises), while in the ethno-veterinary field, we have Valeriana officinalis L. (wounds sustained by mules). Also worthy of note, given the isolation of the area, is the number of plants used to protect foodstuffs from parasites, among which Allium sativum L. and Capsicum frutescens L. CONCLUSION The research revealed a deep-rooted and widespread habit of husbanding the family's resources. Whilst isolation and snowfalls contributed to the widespread knowledge of means of conserving foodstuffs, they also led to the use of products easily available within each home. The values of E.I. (ethnobotanicity index) for the upper Molise region are considered amongst the highest in Italian areas. Nevertheless, like the values for other areas of Italy, they are lower than those of many Spanish areas, perhaps (and not only) because of the more rapid cultural erosion experienced in Italy.
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- Paolo Maria Guarrera
- Museo Nazionale Arti e Tradizioni Popolari, Piazza Marconi 8-10, 00144 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Roma Tre, Viale Marconi 446, 00146 Rome, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biologia, Università di Roma Tre, Viale Marconi 446, 00146 Rome, Italy
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