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Seeds of Persistence: Agrobiodiversity in the A merican M ountain S outh
Author(s) -
Veteto James R.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
culture, agriculture, food and environment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.308
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2153-9561
pISSN - 2153-9553
DOI - 10.1111/cuag.12026
Subject(s) - agricultural biodiversity , construct (python library) , biology , biodiversity , computer science , ecology , computer network
Professor R obert E . R hoades worked for four decades to construct a comparative, international anthropology of mountain agrobiodiversity. This paper presents research in the tradition of R hoades's applied agrobiodiversity studies. Baseline landrace inventories were compiled from A ppalachia and the O zark H ighlands, U nited S tates, based on in‐depth ethnoecological research. Results illustrate that southern/central A ppalachia is the most diverse foodshed at the varietal level in the U nited S tates, C anada, and northern M exico studied to date. Examples of how this research has contributed to several in situ agrobiodiversity conservation projects are provided.