Phytolith assemblages along a gradient of ancient human disturbance in western Amazonia
The ecological status of prehistoric Amazonian forests remains widely debated. The concept of ancient Amazonia as a pristine wilderness is largely discredited, but the alternative hypothesis of extensive anthropogenic landscape remains untested in many regions. We assessed the degree of ancient huma...
Main Authors: | Crystal eMcmichael, Dolores ePiperno, Eduardo eNeves, Mark eBush, Fernando eAlmeida, Guilherme eMongeló |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fevo.2015.00141/full |
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