Caboclo Horticulture and Amazonian Dark Earths along the Middle Madeira River, Brazil

Human Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 651-662

  Fraser, James A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bitter manioc; Brazil; Historical ecology; Shifting cultivation; Swidden

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL HISTORY; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; HORTICULTURE; SHIFTING CULTIVATION; SOIL TYPE;

BRAZIL; MADEIRA RIVER;

MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 78049274823     PISSN: 03007839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10745-010-9338-y     Document Type: Article

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