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Amazonian Dark Earths: Explorations in Space and Time
Edited by Glaser, Bruno; Woods, Wiliam I.
Springer
2004
Hardcover 193 pp, 51 illus, 1 in color ISBN 3540007547
£121.00
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The regenerative qualities identified in prehistoric, anthropogenic Amazonian dark earths
suggest that notoriously infertile tropical soils can be greatly improved. Soil enhancement
practices by ancient Amerindians allowed them to intensively cultivate the land, without
needing to continually clear new fields from forest. As increasing populations place ever
greater pressure on tropical forests, this legacy of rich, "living" soils warrants further study
in the search for high-yield, land intensive, yet sustainable forms of management.
This volume's international group of contributors provides a variety of stances centering on
aspects of the origin, distribution, variability, persistence, and use of Amazonian dark earths.
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