How People Domesticated Amazonian Forests

How People Domesticated Amazonian Forests

For millennia, Amazonian peoples have managed forest resources, modifying the natural environment in subtle and persistent ways. Legacies of past human occupation are striking near archaeological sites, yet we still lack a clear picture of how human management practices resulted in the domestication...

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Main Authors: Carolina Levis, Bernardo M. Flores, Priscila A. Moreira, Bruno G. Luize, Rubana P. Alves, Juliano Franco-Moraes, Juliana Lins, Evelien Konings, Marielos Peña-Claros, Frans Bongers, Flavia R. C. Costa, Charles R. Clement
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
cultural forests
patch formation
dominance
Amazonian useful species
indigenous management
landscape domestication
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2017.00171/full

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