期刊
MOLECULES
卷 25, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/molecules25071535
关键词
Quercus rotundifolia; Quercus suber; physiological traits; delta N-15; aridity index; isoscapes
资金
- REALMed Pursuing authenticity and valorization of Mediterranean traditional products, ARIMNet2, 2014-2017
- ERA-NET [618127]
- Fundacao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia (Ministerio da Ciencia e do Ensino Superior, Portugal) [SFRH/BPD/126703/2016]
- FCT [ARIMNET2/0005/2016]
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia [SFRH/BPD/126703/2016, ARIMNET2/0005/2016] Funding Source: FCT
It is often overlooked that even food production is linked to the ecology of plants and animals. Living organisms respond to environmental short-and long-term variability: acknowledging this may help in the ultimate goal of valorizing a territory/product. We investigated acorns of the two main Quercus species of the Portuguese Montado, a main feed of the renown black Iberian pig. We tested their responses to an aridity gradient by morphological parameters and isotopic signature. Q. rotundifolia and Q. suber acorns did not differ morphologically, even if a higher variability in all parameters was observed in acorns of Q. suber. According to the site-specific Aridity Index, correlations are indicative to higher weight and length only in Q. suber acorns from more arid sites. As for isotopic composition, there were no differences in nitrogen or carbon (delta N-15 and delta C-13) between the two species. However, combining the samples and testing for association with the Aridity Index, we found that more arid sites lead to a N-15 enrichment. This result, combined with the positive correlation between AI and acorns length, support the use of acorns as a tool, their isoscapes of nitrogen being a stepping stone for the provenance of the black Iberian pig.
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