Paoletti M G, Dufour D L, Cerda H, Torres F, Pizzoferrato L, Pimentel D
Department of Biology, Padova University, 35100 Padova, Italy.
Proc Biol Sci. 2000 Nov 22;267(1459):2247-52. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2000.1275.
At least 32 Amerindian groups in the Amazon basin use terrestrial invertebrates as food. Leaf- and litter-consuming invertebrates provide the more important, underestimated food sources for many Amerindian groups. Further, litter-consuming earthworms are also an important food resource for the Ye'Kuana (also known as Makiritare) in the Alto Orinoco (Amazonas, Venezuela). By selecting these small invertebrates the Amerindians are choosing their animal food from those food webs in the rainforest which have the highest energy flow and which constitute the greatest renewable stock of readily available nutrients. Here we show that the consumption of leaf- and litter-feeding invertebrates as a means of recovering protein, fat and vitamins by the forest-living peoples offers a new perspective for the development of sustainable animal food production within the paradigm of biodiversity maintenance.
亚马逊流域至少32个美洲印第安群体将陆生无脊椎动物作为食物。以树叶和落叶为食的无脊椎动物为许多美洲印第安群体提供了更重要、但被低估的食物来源。此外，以落叶为食的蚯蚓也是奥里诺科河上游地区（委内瑞拉亚马逊州）的耶库阿纳人（也称为马基里塔雷人）的重要食物资源。通过选择这些小型无脊椎动物，美洲印第安人从雨林中能量流动最高、构成最易获取养分的最大可再生储备的食物网中挑选他们的动物食物。我们在此表明，森林居民食用以树叶和落叶为食的无脊椎动物来补充蛋白质、脂肪和维生素，这为在生物多样性维护范式下发展可持续动物食品生产提供了新视角。
