Amazonian dark earths: Pathways to sustainable development in tropical rainforests?

Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi:Ciencias Humanas

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-38

  Schmidt, Morgan ^a  

^a MUSEU PARAENSE EMÍLIO GOELDI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anthrosols; Ethnoarchaeology; Historical ecology; Terra Preta; Upper Xingu

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878141299     PISSN: 19818122     EISSN: 21782547     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1981-81222013000100002     Document Type: Article

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