International Journal of Forestry Research. Vol. 2012, Article ID 872413, 16 pages doi:10.1155/2012/872413
Assesses current and future use of edible wild plants as important non-timber forest products by exploring consumer attitudes and the challenges of harvesting edible wild plants.
The paper describes the wild edible plants in Gorbeialdea (Biscay, Iberian Peninsula) and assesses the cultural importance of the different species and food categories. by Menendez-Baceta G. et al.
Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B (2010) 365, 2913–2926 doi:10.1098/rstb.2010.0123
Describes the use of wild plants by agricultural and forager communities in Asia and Africa, arguing that wild foods are actively managed and may increase in importance as pressures on agricultural productivity increase