Conceptual links between landscape diversity and diet diversity: A roadmap for transdisciplinary research

Malnutrition linked to poor quality diets affects at least 2 billion people. Forests, as well as agricultural systems linked to trees, are key sources of dietary diversity in rural settings. In the present article, we develop conceptual links between diet diversity and forested landscape mosaics wit...

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Main Authors: Gergel, Sarah E., Powell, Bronwen, Baudron, Frédéric, Wood, Sylvia L.R., Rhemtulla, Jeanine M., Kennedy, Gina, Rasmussen, Laura V., Ickowitz, Amy, Fagan, Matthew E., Smithwick, Erica A.H., Raneri, Jessica Evelyn, Wood, Stephen A., Groot, Jeroen C.J., Sunderland, Terry C.H.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford University Press 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109628
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author Gergel, Sarah E.
Powell, Bronwen
Baudron, Frédéric
Wood, Sylvia L.R.
Rhemtulla, Jeanine M.
Kennedy, Gina
Rasmussen, Laura V.
Ickowitz, Amy
Fagan, Matthew E.
Smithwick, Erica A.H.
Raneri, Jessica Evelyn
Wood, Stephen A.
Groot, Jeroen C.J.
Sunderland, Terry C.H.
author_browse Baudron, Frédéric
Fagan, Matthew E.
Gergel, Sarah E.
Groot, Jeroen C.J.
Ickowitz, Amy
Kennedy, Gina
Powell, Bronwen
Raneri, Jessica Evelyn
Rasmussen, Laura V.
Rhemtulla, Jeanine M.
Smithwick, Erica A.H.
Sunderland, Terry C.H.
Wood, Stephen A.
Wood, Sylvia L.R.
author_facet Gergel, Sarah E.
Powell, Bronwen
Baudron, Frédéric
Wood, Sylvia L.R.
Rhemtulla, Jeanine M.
Kennedy, Gina
Rasmussen, Laura V.
Ickowitz, Amy
Fagan, Matthew E.
Smithwick, Erica A.H.
Raneri, Jessica Evelyn
Wood, Stephen A.
Groot, Jeroen C.J.
Sunderland, Terry C.H.
author_sort Gergel, Sarah E.
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description Malnutrition linked to poor quality diets affects at least 2 billion people. Forests, as well as agricultural systems linked to trees, are key sources of dietary diversity in rural settings. In the present article, we develop conceptual links between diet diversity and forested landscape mosaics within the rural tropics. First, we summarize the state of knowledge regarding diets obtained from forests, trees, and agroforests. We then hypothesize how disturbed secondary forests, edge habitats, forest access, and landscape diversity can function in bolstering dietary diversity. Taken together, these ideas help us build a framework illuminating four pathways (direct, agroecological, energy, and market pathways) connecting forested landscapes to diet diversity. Finally, we offer recommendations to fill remaining knowledge gaps related to diet and forest cover monitoring. We argue that better evaluation of the role of land cover complexity will help avoid overly simplistic views of food security and, instead, uncover nutritional synergies with forest conservation and restoration.
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spelling CGSpace1096282025-11-12T05:30:38Z Conceptual links between landscape diversity and diet diversity: A roadmap for transdisciplinary research Gergel, Sarah E. Powell, Bronwen Baudron, Frédéric Wood, Sylvia L.R. Rhemtulla, Jeanine M. Kennedy, Gina Rasmussen, Laura V. Ickowitz, Amy Fagan, Matthew E. Smithwick, Erica A.H. Raneri, Jessica Evelyn Wood, Stephen A. Groot, Jeroen C.J. Sunderland, Terry C.H. food security nutrition diet diversification remote sensing sustainable development tropical forests forest conservation restoration Malnutrition linked to poor quality diets affects at least 2 billion people. Forests, as well as agricultural systems linked to trees, are key sources of dietary diversity in rural settings. In the present article, we develop conceptual links between diet diversity and forested landscape mosaics within the rural tropics. First, we summarize the state of knowledge regarding diets obtained from forests, trees, and agroforests. We then hypothesize how disturbed secondary forests, edge habitats, forest access, and landscape diversity can function in bolstering dietary diversity. Taken together, these ideas help us build a framework illuminating four pathways (direct, agroecological, energy, and market pathways) connecting forested landscapes to diet diversity. Finally, we offer recommendations to fill remaining knowledge gaps related to diet and forest cover monitoring. We argue that better evaluation of the role of land cover complexity will help avoid overly simplistic views of food security and, instead, uncover nutritional synergies with forest conservation and restoration. 2020-07-01 2020-09-24T13:16:19Z 2020-09-24T13:16:19Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109628 en Open Access application/pdf Oxford University Press Gergel, S.E.; Powell, B.; Baudron, F.; Wood, S.L.R.; Rhemtulla, J.M.; Kennedy, G.; Rasmussen, L.V.; Ickowitz, A.; Fagan, M.E.; Smithwick, E.A.H.; Ranieri, J.; Wood, S.A.; Groot, J.C.J.; Sunderland, T.C.H. (2020) Conceptual links between landscape diversity and diet diversity: A roadmap for transdisciplinary research. Bioscience 70(6) p. 563-575. ISSN: 0006-3568
spellingShingle food security
nutrition
diet
diversification
remote sensing
sustainable development
tropical forests
forest conservation
restoration
Gergel, Sarah E.
Powell, Bronwen
Baudron, Frédéric
Wood, Sylvia L.R.
Rhemtulla, Jeanine M.
Kennedy, Gina
Rasmussen, Laura V.
Ickowitz, Amy
Fagan, Matthew E.
Smithwick, Erica A.H.
Raneri, Jessica Evelyn
Wood, Stephen A.
Groot, Jeroen C.J.
Sunderland, Terry C.H.
Conceptual links between landscape diversity and diet diversity: A roadmap for transdisciplinary research
title Conceptual links between landscape diversity and diet diversity: A roadmap for transdisciplinary research
title_full Conceptual links between landscape diversity and diet diversity: A roadmap for transdisciplinary research
title_fullStr Conceptual links between landscape diversity and diet diversity: A roadmap for transdisciplinary research
title_full_unstemmed Conceptual links between landscape diversity and diet diversity: A roadmap for transdisciplinary research
title_short Conceptual links between landscape diversity and diet diversity: A roadmap for transdisciplinary research
title_sort conceptual links between landscape diversity and diet diversity a roadmap for transdisciplinary research
topic food security
nutrition
diet
diversification
remote sensing
sustainable development
tropical forests
forest conservation
restoration
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109628
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