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A Biodiversity Monitoring Case Study in Viticulture: Manual and Digitalized Collaborative Methodology to Pursue the European Commission’s Sustainable Challenges

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  • Sofia Matilde Luglio

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Ginevra Bucalossi

    (Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry, University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 15, 50144 Florence, Italy)

  • Riccardo Lisci

    (Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry, University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 15, 50144 Florence, Italy)

  • Christian Frasconi

    (Department of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Pisa, Via del Borghetto 80, 56124 Pisa, Italy)

  • Stefania Lombardo

    (Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry, University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 15, 50144 Florence, Italy)

  • Marco Vieri

    (Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry, University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 15, 50144 Florence, Italy)

  • Andrea Pagliai

    (Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry, University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 15, 50144 Florence, Italy)

  • Daniele Sarri

    (Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry, University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 15, 50144 Florence, Italy)

Abstract

The European Commission (EC) promotes policies addressing the needs of a growing human population while adhering to ecological principles that ensure ecosystem sustainability. Viticulture, one of the most widespread cultivations in the world, is, at the same time, one of the most environmentally impactful cultivations. Many studies have been conducted worldwide to identify more sustainable practices because vine monoculture, when repeated for long periods in the same territory, combined with low attention to the agronomic balance of vineyards, is causing biodiversity loss. The study aims to implement analytics for the accounting of biodiversity supported by digital tools like smart applications and digital platforms. Two farms were analyzed in a vacated area for red wine production in the center of Tuscany (Italy). A conventional biodiversity assessment protocol was used to evaluate the magnitude of biodiversity. Smartphone applications and a digital database creation platform supported this. The results highlighted an overall low level of biodiversity from a biodiversity perspective, while the use of smart applications and digital platforms represents an efficient tool for mitigating recognition errors in flora and fauna assessments and a powerful instrument for monitoring and tracking farm biodiversity. The study provides an overview of biodiversity status in a wine production area and a methodology to make its assessment easier and more reliable.

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  • Sofia Matilde Luglio & Ginevra Bucalossi & Riccardo Lisci & Christian Frasconi & Stefania Lombardo & Marco Vieri & Andrea Pagliai & Daniele Sarri, 2024. "A Biodiversity Monitoring Case Study in Viticulture: Manual and Digitalized Collaborative Methodology to Pursue the European Commission’s Sustainable Challenges," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(8), pages 1-16, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:8:p:3469-:d:1379906
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