Crop Diversity on Anthropogenic Dark Earths in Central Amazonia
A recent archaeological survey demonstrates that one of the most durable of all forms of pre-Columbian landscape transformation, Amazonian Dark Earths (ADE; soils formed by pre-Columbian settlement), are widespread along the course of the Madeira River, Central Amazonia, Brazil. We hypothesize that...
| Autor principal: | Fraser, James A. |
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| Outros Autores: | Junqueira, André Braga, Kawa, Nicholas C., Moraes, Claide P., Clement, Charles Roland |
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oai:repositorio:1-18166 Crop Diversity on Anthropogenic Dark Earths in Central Amazonia Fraser, James A. Junqueira, André Braga Kawa, Nicholas C. Moraes, Claide P. Clement, Charles Roland Abundance Archaeology Biodiversity Cultivation Domestication Historical Ecology Brasil Madeira River Manihot Esculenta A recent archaeological survey demonstrates that one of the most durable of all forms of pre-Columbian landscape transformation, Amazonian Dark Earths (ADE; soils formed by pre-Columbian settlement), are widespread along the course of the Madeira River, Central Amazonia, Brazil. We hypothesize that processes of crop cultivation and management by human populations today in landscapes that were intensively transformed during the pre-Columbian period will diverge from those in environments where human agency has not left such a heavy footprint. In order to test this hypothesis, we compare bitter manioc fields, homegardens and secondary forests on ADE with those on non-anthropogenic soils along the lower and middle Madeira River. We demonstrate that crop species and landrace populations diverge on anthropogenic and non-anthropogenic soils as a result of the interaction between human selection and management, soil physical and chemical properties, and plant responses over time. Hence, crop species selection and abundance and therefore agrobiodiversity is contingent on anthropogenic soils in Central Amazonia. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. 2020-06-15T21:52:13Z 2020-06-15T21:52:13Z 2011 Artigo https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/18166 10.1007/s10745-011-9405-z en Volume 39, Número 4, Pags. 395-406 Restrito Human Ecology |
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Abundance Archaeology Biodiversity Cultivation Domestication Historical Ecology Brasil Madeira River Manihot Esculenta |
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Abundance Archaeology Biodiversity Cultivation Domestication Historical Ecology Brasil Madeira River Manihot Esculenta Fraser, James A. Crop Diversity on Anthropogenic Dark Earths in Central Amazonia |
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Abundance Archaeology Biodiversity Cultivation Domestication Historical Ecology Brasil Madeira River Manihot Esculenta |
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A recent archaeological survey demonstrates that one of the most durable of all forms of pre-Columbian landscape transformation, Amazonian Dark Earths (ADE; soils formed by pre-Columbian settlement), are widespread along the course of the Madeira River, Central Amazonia, Brazil. We hypothesize that processes of crop cultivation and management by human populations today in landscapes that were intensively transformed during the pre-Columbian period will diverge from those in environments where human agency has not left such a heavy footprint. In order to test this hypothesis, we compare bitter manioc fields, homegardens and secondary forests on ADE with those on non-anthropogenic soils along the lower and middle Madeira River. We demonstrate that crop species and landrace populations diverge on anthropogenic and non-anthropogenic soils as a result of the interaction between human selection and management, soil physical and chemical properties, and plant responses over time. Hence, crop species selection and abundance and therefore agrobiodiversity is contingent on anthropogenic soils in Central Amazonia. © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC. |
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Artigo |
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Fraser, James A. |
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Junqueira, André Braga Kawa, Nicholas C. Moraes, Claide P. Clement, Charles Roland |
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Junqueira, André Braga Kawa, Nicholas C. Moraes, Claide P. Clement, Charles Roland |
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Crop Diversity on Anthropogenic Dark Earths in Central Amazonia |
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Crop Diversity on Anthropogenic Dark Earths in Central Amazonia |
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Crop Diversity on Anthropogenic Dark Earths in Central Amazonia |
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Crop Diversity on Anthropogenic Dark Earths in Central Amazonia |
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Crop Diversity on Anthropogenic Dark Earths in Central Amazonia |
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crop diversity on anthropogenic dark earths in central amazonia |
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Human Ecology |
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2020 |
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https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/18166 |
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