Amazonian Dark Earths: Origin Properties Management (2003)
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- Synopsis
- Dark Earths are a testament to vanished civilizations of the Amazon Basin, but may also answer how large societies could sustain intensive agriculture in an environment of infertile soils. This book examines their origin, properties, and management. Questions remain: were they intentionally produced or a by-product of habitation. Additional new and multidisciplinary perspectives by leading experts may pave the way for the next revolution in soil management in the humid tropics.
- Copyright:
- 2003
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781402025976
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781402018398
- Publisher:
- Springer Netherlands
- Date of Addition:
- 02/18/21
- Copyrighted By:
- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Technology, Social Studies, Earth Sciences
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- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Johannes Lehmann
- Edited by:
- Dirse C. Kern
- Edited by:
- Bruno Glaser
- Edited by:
- William I. Woods
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