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Perceiving the Biodiversity of Food at Chest-height: use of the Fleshy Fruits of Wild Trees and Shrubs in Saaremaa, Estonia

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The research has been supported by ESF grants ETF9419, EKKM14-300, and IUT22-5; writing of the paper was partially supported by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund (Centre of Excellence in Estonian Studies). The authors are grateful to all our inspiring interviewees. The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Sõukand, R., Kalle, R. Perceiving the Biodiversity of Food at Chest-height: use of the Fleshy Fruits of Wild Trees and Shrubs in Saaremaa, Estonia. Hum Ecol 44, 265–272 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10745-016-9818-9

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