Ecological praxis and blackwater ecosystems: A case study from the Brazilian Amazon

Human Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 653-683

  German, Laura A ^a  

^a AHI/ICRAF   (Uganda)

Author keywords

Anthrosol; Black earth; Human ecology; Rio Negro; Swidden agriculture

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CULTIVATION; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SOIL QUALITY;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 13444291646     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-004-6831-1     Document Type: Article

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