Biodiversity and human nutrition in a landscape mosaic of farms and forests in the East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania
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2012
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School of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, McGill University, Montreal, QC, CA
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This research is one of the first studies to examine dietary diversity as a pathway between biodiversity and nutrition. It provides a novel case study using a systems approach and applies the EcoHealth approach to nutrition. It examines relationships between biodiversity and human nutrition in the East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania (at the landscape level). Biodiversity and landscape level variables were assessed by questionnaire and Geographic Information System (GIS). Most of the dietary diversity scores showed significant positive correlations to energy intake, concurrent with local knowledge which emphasizes the importance of dietary diversity.
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Includes abstract in French
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FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS, RESEARCH RESULTS, TANZANIA, NUTRITION, FORESTRY RESEARCH, BIODIVERSITY, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, DIET, LIVELIHOODS, ECOSYSTEMS, FOOD SECURITY, QUANTITATIVE DATA, DATA ANALYSIS, ECOHEALTH, SOUTH OF SAHARA, LOCAL FOOD SYSTEMS