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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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