Long-term influence of early human occupations on current forests of the Guiana Shield
To decipher the long‐term influences of pre‐Columbian land occupations on contemporary forest structure, diversity, and functioning in Amazonia, most of the previous research focused on the alluvial plains of the major rivers of the Amazon basin. Terra firme, that is, nonflooded forests, particularly from the Guiana Shield, are yet to be explored. In this study, we aim to give new insights into the subtle traces of pre‐Columbian influences on present‐day forests given the archaeological context of terra firme forests of the Guiana Shield. Following archaeological prospects on 13 sites in French Guiana, we carried out forest inventories inside and outside archaeological sites and assessed the potential pre‐Columbian use of the sampled tree species using an original ethnobotanical database of the Guiana Shield region. Aboveground biomass (320 and 380 T/ha, respectively), basal area (25–30 and 30–35 m2/ha, respectively), and tree density (550 and 700 stem/ha, respectively) were all significantly lower on anthropized plots (As) than on nonanthropized plots (NAs). Ancient human presence shaped the species composition of the sampled forests with Arecaceae, Burseraceae, and Lauraceae significantly more frequent in As and Annonaceae and Lecythidaceae more frequent in NAs. Although alpha diversity was not different between As and NAs, the presence of pre‐Columbian sites enhances significantly the forest beta diversity at the landscape level. Finally, trees with edible fruits are positively associated with pre‐Columbian sites, whereas trees used for construction or for their bark are negatively associated with pre‐Columbian sites. Half a millennium after their abandonment, former occupied places from the inner Guiana Shield still bear noticeable differences with nonanthropized places. Considering the lack of data concerning archaeology of terra firme Amazonian forests, our results suggest that pre‐Columbian influences on the structure (lower current biomass), diversity (higher beta diversity), and composition (linked to the past human tree uses) of current Amazonian forests might be more important than previously thought.
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To decipher the long‐term influences of pre‐Columbian land occupations on contemporary forest structure, diversity, and functioning in Amazonia, most of the previous research focused on the alluvial plains of the major rivers of the Amazon basin. Terra firme, that is, nonflooded forests, particularly from the Guiana Shield, are yet to be explored. In this study, we aim to give new insights into the subtle traces of pre‐Columbian influences on present‐day forests given the archaeological context of terra firme forests of the Guiana Shield. Following archaeological prospects on 13 sites in French Guiana, we carried out forest inventories inside and outside archaeological sites and assessed the potential pre‐Columbian use of the sampled tree species using an original ethnobotanical database of the Guiana Shield region. Aboveground biomass (320 and 380 T/ha, respectively), basal area (25–30 and 30–35 m2/ha, respectively), and tree density (550 and 700 stem/ha, respectively) were all significantly lower on anthropized plots (As) than on nonanthropized plots (NAs). Ancient human presence shaped the species composition of the sampled forests with Arecaceae, Burseraceae, and Lauraceae significantly more frequent in As and Annonaceae and Lecythidaceae more frequent in NAs. Although alpha diversity was not different between As and NAs, the presence of pre‐Columbian sites enhances significantly the forest beta diversity at the landscape level. Finally, trees with edible fruits are positively associated with pre‐Columbian sites, whereas trees used for construction or for their bark are negatively associated with pre‐Columbian sites. Half a millennium after their abandonment, former occupied places from the inner Guiana Shield still bear noticeable differences with nonanthropized places. Considering the lack of data concerning archaeology of terra firme Amazonian forests, our results suggest that pre‐Columbian influences on the structure (lower current biomass), diversity (higher beta diversity), and composition (linked to the past human tree uses) of current Amazonian forests might be more important than previously thought. |
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Odonne, Guillaume Van den Bel, Martijn Burst, Maxime Brunaux, Olivier Bruno, Miléna Dambrine, Etienne Davy, Damien Desprez, Mathilde Engel, Julien Ferry, Bruno Freycon, Vincent Grenand, Pierre Jérémie, Sylvie Mestre, Mickaek Molino, Jean-François Petronelli, Pascal Sabatier, Daniel Herault, Bruno |
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Odonne, Guillaume Van den Bel, Martijn Burst, Maxime Brunaux, Olivier Bruno, Miléna Dambrine, Etienne Davy, Damien Desprez, Mathilde Engel, Julien Ferry, Bruno Freycon, Vincent Grenand, Pierre Jérémie, Sylvie Mestre, Mickaek Molino, Jean-François Petronelli, Pascal Sabatier, Daniel Herault, Bruno |
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Long-term influence of early human occupations on current forests of the Guiana Shield |
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Long-term influence of early human occupations on current forests of the Guiana Shield |
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dig-cirad-fr-5932362024-01-29T02:12:05Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/593236/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/593236/ Long-term influence of early human occupations on current forests of the Guiana Shield. Odonne Guillaume, Van den Bel Martijn, Burst Maxime, Brunaux Olivier, Bruno Miléna, Dambrine Etienne, Davy Damien, Desprez Mathilde, Engel Julien, Ferry Bruno, Freycon Vincent, Grenand Pierre, Jérémie Sylvie, Mestre Mickaek, Molino Jean-François, Petronelli Pascal, Sabatier Daniel, Herault Bruno. 2019. Ecology, 100 (10):e02806, 14 p.https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2806 <https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2806> Long-term influence of early human occupations on current forests of the Guiana Shield Odonne, Guillaume Van den Bel, Martijn Burst, Maxime Brunaux, Olivier Bruno, Miléna Dambrine, Etienne Davy, Damien Desprez, Mathilde Engel, Julien Ferry, Bruno Freycon, Vincent Grenand, Pierre Jérémie, Sylvie Mestre, Mickaek Molino, Jean-François Petronelli, Pascal Sabatier, Daniel Herault, Bruno eng 2019 Ecology K01 - Foresterie - Considérations générales P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières E50 - Sociologie rurale E51 - Population rurale forêt tropicale forêt tropicale humide impact sur l'environnement population éthnobotanique http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24904 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7976 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24420 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_330887 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24023 Guyane française Amazonie France http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3093 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_32372 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3081 To decipher the long‐term influences of pre‐Columbian land occupations on contemporary forest structure, diversity, and functioning in Amazonia, most of the previous research focused on the alluvial plains of the major rivers of the Amazon basin. Terra firme, that is, nonflooded forests, particularly from the Guiana Shield, are yet to be explored. In this study, we aim to give new insights into the subtle traces of pre‐Columbian influences on present‐day forests given the archaeological context of terra firme forests of the Guiana Shield. Following archaeological prospects on 13 sites in French Guiana, we carried out forest inventories inside and outside archaeological sites and assessed the potential pre‐Columbian use of the sampled tree species using an original ethnobotanical database of the Guiana Shield region. Aboveground biomass (320 and 380 T/ha, respectively), basal area (25–30 and 30–35 m2/ha, respectively), and tree density (550 and 700 stem/ha, respectively) were all significantly lower on anthropized plots (As) than on nonanthropized plots (NAs). Ancient human presence shaped the species composition of the sampled forests with Arecaceae, Burseraceae, and Lauraceae significantly more frequent in As and Annonaceae and Lecythidaceae more frequent in NAs. Although alpha diversity was not different between As and NAs, the presence of pre‐Columbian sites enhances significantly the forest beta diversity at the landscape level. Finally, trees with edible fruits are positively associated with pre‐Columbian sites, whereas trees used for construction or for their bark are negatively associated with pre‐Columbian sites. Half a millennium after their abandonment, former occupied places from the inner Guiana Shield still bear noticeable differences with nonanthropized places. Considering the lack of data concerning archaeology of terra firme Amazonian forests, our results suggest that pre‐Columbian influences on the structure (lower current biomass), diversity (higher beta diversity), and composition (linked to the past human tree uses) of current Amazonian forests might be more important than previously thought. article info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal Article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/593236/7/593236-ed.pdf text Cirad license info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess https://agritrop.cirad.fr/mention_legale.html https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2806 10.1002/ecy.2806 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1002/ecy.2806 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.2806 info:eu-repo/semantics/dataset/purl/https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.4h75q1p |