How People Domesticated Amazonian Forests

• Published in: Frontiers in ecology and evolution Vol. 5
• Main Authors: Levis, Carolina, Flores, Bernardo M., Moreira, Priscila A., Luize, Bruno G., Alves, Rubana P., Franco-Moraes, Juliano, Lins, Juliana, Konings, Evelien, Peña-Claros, Marielos, Bongers, Frans, Costa, Flavia R. C., Clement, Charles R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 17.01.2018
• Subjects: Amazonian useful species; Bosecologie en Bosbeheer; cultural forests; dominance; Forest Ecology and Forest Management; indigenous management; landscape domestication; Leerstoelgroep Bosecologie en bosbeheer; patch formation; PE&RC

For millennia, Amazonian peoples have managed forest resources, modifying the natural environment in subtle and persistent ways. Legacies of past human occupation are striking near archaeological sites, yet we still lack a clear picture of how human management practices resulted in the domestication...