Amazonian Dark Earths: Origin Properties Management

by William I. Woods, Dirse C. Kern, Bruno Glaser, et al.

Book Overview

Amazonian Dark Earths are not only a testament to the vanished civilizations of the Amazon Basin, but may provide the answer to how the large, sophisticated societies were able to sustain intensive agriculture in an environment with mostly infertile soils. Locally known as Terra Preta de Indio or Indian black earth, these anomalous soils are even today fertile and highly productive. Though clearly associated with pre-European settlements questions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B01IQHMBEG
• ISBN13: 9781402018398
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 505 Pages
• Weight: 2.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 9.7"