Amazonian Dark Earths

Origin Properties Management

By: Johannes Lehmann (Editor), Dirse C. Kern (Editor), Bruno Glaser (Editor), William I. Woods (Editor)

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Hardcover | 31 January 2004

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Amazonian Dark Earths are not only a testament to the vanished civilizations of the Amazon Basin, but may provide the answer to how the large, sophisticated societies were able to sustain intensive agriculture in an environment with mostly infertile soils. Locally known as Terra Preta de Indio or Indian black earth, these anomalous soils are even today fertile and highly productive. Though clearly associated with pre-European settlements questions remain whether the Dark Earths were intentionally produced or merely a by-product of habitation activities. This publication provides a comprehensive review of our current understanding of these fascinating soils: their origin, properties, and management through time. These new and multidisciplinary perspectives by leading experts on Amazonian Dark Earths may pave the way for the next revolution of soil management in the humid tropics.

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"Two symposia on the Amazonian Dark Earths were held in 2001, and these were followed in 2002 by the First International Workshop on the subject in Manaus and Santerem, Brazil. ... The Workshop succeeded in its aims of bringing a great deal of information from disparate fields of research to a wide international audience. The editors ... provide a ... comprehensive view of current knowledge, understanding, methods of research, and prospects for land management." (R. Webster, European Journal of Soil Science, Vol. 56, 2005)

"Amazonian Dark Earths ... represents the state of the art in the study of archaeological sediments in the Amazon basin. ... The volume, composed of 23 chapters, explores diverse aspects of the origins, properties, and management of Amazonian dark earths (ADE) ... . This volume is a critical contribution to ADE research and of great relevance to archaeology, soil science, and contemporary development. ... the editors and contributors should be congratulated for establishing the benchmark for ADE studies." (Michael J. Heckenberger, Journal of Anthropological Research, Vol. 61, 2005)

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List of Authors
Preface
Foreword
Development of Anthrosol Research	p. 3
Historical Perspectives on Amazonian Dark Earths	p. 15
Historical and Socio-cultural Origins of Amazonian Dark Earths	p. 29
Distribution of Amazonian Dark Earths in the Brazilian Amazon	p. 51
Classification of Amazonian Dark Earths and other Ancient Anthropic Soils	p. 77
Soil Fertility and Production Potential	p. 105
Amazonian Dark Earths as Carbon Stores and Sinks	p. 125
Soil Organic Matter Stability in Amazonian Dark Earths	p. 141
Agrobiodiversity in Amazonia and Its Relationship with Dark Earths	p. 159
Ethnoscientific Understandings of Amazonian Dark Earths	p. 179
Archaeobotanical Methods for the Study of Amazonian Dark Earths	p. 205
Organic Chemistry Studies on Amazonian Dark Earths	p. 227
The Use of Micromorphology for the Study of the Formation and Properties of Amazonian Dark Earths	p. 243
Determining Nutrient Bioavailability of Amazonian Dark Earth Soils - Methodological Challenges	p. 255
Soil Physical Characterization	p. 271
Amazonian Dark Earths: Biological Measurements	p. 287
Pedogeochemical and Mineralogical Analyses of Amazonian Dark Earths	p. 333
Indigenous Soil Management and the Creation of Amazonian Dark Earths: Implications of Kayapo Practices	p. 355
Cultural Behaviors of Indigenous Populations and the Formation of the Archaeological Record in Amazonian Dark Earth: the Asurini Do Xingu Case Study	p. 373
Contemporary Use and Management of Amazonian Dark Earths	p. 387
The Effect of Management on the Fertility of Amazonian Dark Earth Soils	p. 407
Weed Population Dynamics and Management on Amazonian Dark Earth	p. 433
Historical Ecology and Future Explorations	p. 455
Picture Annex	p. 501
Index	p. 503
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