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Title: Intentional creation of carbon-rich dark earth soils in the Amazon.
Authors: SCHMIDT, M. J.
GOLDBERG, S. L.
HECKENBERGER, M.
FAUSTO, C.
FRANCHETTO, B.
WATLING, J.
LIMA, H.
MORAES, B.
DORSHOW, W. B.
TONEY, J.
KUIKURO, Y.
WAURA, K.
KUIKURO, H.
KUIKURO, T. W.
KUIKURO, T.
KUIKURI, Y.
KUIKURO, A.
TEIXEIRA, W. G.
ROCHA, B.
HONORATO, V.
TAVARES, H.
MAGALHÃES, M.
BARBOSA, C. A.
FONSECA, J. A. da
MENDES, K.
ALLEONI, L. R. F
CERRI, C. E. P.
ARROYO-KALIN, M.
NEVES, E.
PERRON, J. T.
Affiliation: MORGAN J. SCHMIDT, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE SANTA CATARINA
SAMUEL L. GOLDBERG, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
MICHAEL HECKENBERGER, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
CARLOS FAUSTO, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO
BRUNA FRANCHETTO, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO
JENNIFER WATLING, UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO
HELENA LIMA, MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI
BRUNO MORAES, PUENTE INSTITUTE
WETHERBEE B. DORSHOW, PUENTE INSTITUTE
EARTH ANALYTIC INC.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
JOSHUA TONEY, HENRY M. JACKSON FOUNDATION
YAMALUI KUIKURO, ASSOCIAÇÃO INDÍGENA KUIKURO DO ALTO XINGU
KUMESSI WAURA, ASSOCIAÇÃO INDÍGENA KUIKURO DO ALTO XINGU
HUKE KUIKURO, ASSOCIAÇÃO INDÍGENA KUIKURO DO ALTO XINGU
TAKU WATE KUIKURO, ASSOCIAÇÃO INDÍGENA KUIKURO DO ALTO XINGU
TAKUMÃ KUIKURO, ASSOCIAÇÃO INDÍGENA KUIKURO DO ALTO XINGU
YAHILA KUIKURO, ASSOCIAÇÃO INDÍGENA KUIKURO DO ALTO XINGU
AFUKAKA KUIKURO, ASSOCIAÇÃO INDÍGENA KUIKURO DO ALTO XINGU
WENCESLAU GERALDES TEIXEIRA, CNPS
BRUNA ROCHA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO OESTE DO PARÁ
VINICIUS HONORATO, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO OESTE DO PARÁ
HUGO TAVARES, UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO
MARCOS MAGALHÃES, MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI
CARLOS AUGUSTO BARBOSA, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO PARÁ
JOÃO AIRES DA FONSECA, ARQUEOMAQUINA
KELTON MENDES, TAPERA - GRUPO DE ESTUDOS EM ARQUEOLOGIA AMAZÔNICA
LUÍS REYNALDO FERRACCIÚ ALLEONI, UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO
CARLOS EDUARDO PELLEGRINO CERRI, UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO
MANUEL ARROYO-KALIN, UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
EDUARDO NEVES, UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO
J. TAYLOR PERRON, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA.
Date Issued: 2023
Citation: Science Advances, v. 9, n. 38, eadh8499, Sept. 2023.
Description: Fertile soil known as Amazonian dark earth is central to the debate over the size and ecological impact of ancient human populations in the Amazon. Dark earth is typically associated with human occupation, but it is uncertain whether it was created intentionally. Dark earth may also be a substantial carbon sink, but its spatial extent and carbon inventory are unknown. We demonstrate spatial and compositional similarities between ancient and modern dark earth and document modern Indigenous practices that enrich soil, which we use to propose a model for the formation of ancient dark earth. This comparison suggests that ancient Amazonians managed soil to improve fertility and increase crop productivity. These practices also sequestered and stored carbon in the soil for centuries, and we show that some ancient sites contain as much carbon as the above-ground rainforest biomass. Our results demonstrate the intentional creation of dark earth and highlight the value of Indigenous knowledge for sustainable rainforest management.
Thesagro: Carbono
Solo Tropical
Análise do Solo
Biomassa
NAL Thesaurus: Carbon sequestration
Soil analysis
Tropical soils
Biomass
Crop production
Carbon
Humans
Soil
Keywords: Terra preta de índio
Amazonian dark earth
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adh8499
Type of Material: Artigo de periódico
Access: openAccess
Appears in Collections:Artigo em periódico indexado (CNPS)

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