Terra preta nova.
Amazonian soils are almost universally thought of as extremely forbidding. However, it is now clear that complex societies with large, sedentary populations were present for over a millenium before European contact. Associated with these are tracts of anomalously fertile, dark soils termed terra preta. These soils are presently an important agricultural resource within Amazonia. They provide a model for developing long-term future sustainability of food production simple carbon based soil technologies in tropical environments, particularly among small holders.
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Format: | Separatas biblioteca |
Language: | English eng |
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2009-11-11
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Subjects: | Solo, Amazonia, terra preta, |
Online Access: | http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/670856 |
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