The aesthetic value of landscapes contributes to human well-being. However, studies which have investigated the link between biodiversity and ecosystem services have not taken aesthetic value into account. In this study we evaluated how the aesthetics of coralligenous reefs, a key marine ecosystem in the Mediterranean, is perceived by the general public and how aesthetic preferences are related...

regarding to role and importance of conversion and compietion industries in preventing to agricultural waste, establishment of these industries is an appropriate solution to agricultural development. regarding to this problem that these industries are faced with inadequate supply of raw materials in terms of appropriate price and quality in their location, this study is ranking the cities of ma...

It is almost certainly the case that many populations have always existed as metapopulations, leading to the conclusion that local extinctions are common and normally balanced by migrations. This conclusion has major consequences for biodiversity conservation in fragmented tropical forests and the agricultural matrices in which they are embedded. Here we make the argument that the conservation ...

consumption of food containing cholesterol and saturated fatty acids such as butter can increase serum cholesterol and cause cardiovascular diseases. therefore many efforts have been done for decreasing these constituents in foods. in this study, hazelnut and walnut powders were added to butter samples in amounts of 0 (not enriched sample), 10, 20 and 30% for evaluation of chemical characterist...

Complementary strategies for ex situ conservation of coffee (Coffea arabica L.) genetic resources. A case study in CATIE, Costa Rica Conserving coffee genetic resources ii Conserving coffee genetic resources Bioversity International is an independent international scientific organization that seeks to improve the well-being of present and future generations of people by enhancing conservation a...

I is widely recognized that developing countries in the tropics that harbor a large fraction of the world’s biodiversity could, in principle, obtain substantial benefits from their biodiversity. The challenge has been to harness the economic value of sustainable uses of biodiversity in order to justify the conservation of habitat in its natural state. Promising strategies for meeting this chall...

Brazil is one of the most biodiversity rich countries in the world, including a wealth of agricultural biodiversity in both wild and cultivated forms. This is particularly noticeable in southern Brazil, home to a wide array of underutilized food species whose genetic diversity is maintained mostly by farmers through on-farm management practices. Farmers’ contribution in safeguarding and keeping...