Historical contingencies in the coevolution of environment and livelihood: Contributions to the debate on Amazonian Black Earth

Geoderma

Volumn 111, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 307-331

  German, Laura A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazonia; Anthrosol; Historical ecology; Indian Black Earth (Terra Preta do ndio)

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; COEVOLUTION; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY;

AMAZONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0037305081     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7061(02)00270-7     Document Type: Article

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