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Exotic, traditional and hybrid landscapes
Gomes, Inês; González Remuiñán, Alberto; Freire, DulceUIDB/04209/2020 UIDP/04209/2020 PTDC/BIA‐FBT/2389/2020; Societal Impact Statement: Maize is the world's second most important agricultural crop. The cereal was unknown to Europeans before the end of the 15th century, but since its arrival in Europe, it has changed agriculture, food and landscapes. Terraces where maize was cultivated in the Northwest of the Iberian Peninsula contributed to the formation of local...
História e Ciências da Conservação
Gomes, Inês; Freire, DulceUIDB/04209/2020 UIDP/04209/2020; As fontes históricas escritas contêm dados que podem contribuir para a tomada de decisões sobre gestão e conservação da biodiversidade. Ao descreverem com crescente detalhe espécies variadas, manuscritos e livros permitem conhecer a composição e as dinâmicas de um determinado ecossistema. Apresentam-se algumas reflexões decorrentes da pesquisa que se tem vindo a desenvolver no p...
Seeds of knowledge
Gomes, Inês; Freire, DulceUIDB/04209/2020 UIDP/04209/2020; Recognition of the importance of protecting agrobiodiversity is not a new phenomenon. Crossing different sciences is often pinpointed as a relevant contributor to its successful protection. This paper proposes an integrated research approach in history and conservation science by opening new paths for using written historical sources in biodiversity inventories. It discusses som...