Amazonian dark earths in the fertile floodplains of the Amazon River, Brazil: an example of non-intentional formation of anthropic soils in the Central Amazon region

Amazonian dark earths in the fertile floodplains of the Amazon River, Brazil: an example of non-intentional formation of anthropic soils in the Central Amazon region

ABSTRACT Amazonian dark earths (ADEs) are fertile soils created by pre-Columbian Amerindian societies of the Amazon Basin. However, it is still not clear whether these soils were produced intentionally to improve infertile Amazonian upland soils or if they resulted from the accumulation of organic m...

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Main Authors: Rodrigo Santana Macedo, Wenceslau Geraldes Teixeira, Hedinaldo Narciso Lima, Adriana Costa Gil de Souza, Francisco Weliton Rocha Silva, Omar Cubas Encinas, Eduardo Góes Neves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi 2019-04-01
Series:Boletim do Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi. Ciências Humanas
Subjects:
Gleissolos
Anthrossolos
Arqueologia amazônica
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