May 9, 2024Plants People PlanetOpen Access

Indigenous and colonial influences on Amazonian forests

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MNMajoi N. NascimentoState University of Norte Fluminense TATeye F. N. AukesUniversity of Amsterdam CMCrystal N. H. McMichaelUniversity of Amsterdam

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Literature review reveals historical human disturbances alter forest successional trajectories in Amazonia, highlighting persistent biases in global carbon cycle models.

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Historical human land use shapes modern Amazonian forests into a diverse mosaic of successional stages, which continually alters species composition and local biodiversity.
Review of paleoecological records shows post-1492 colonial extraction shifted forest composition, whereas pre-Columbian sites preserve distinct old-growth forests.
Incorporating past ecological legacies and variable carbon dynamics across Amazonian forest mosaics may enable more accurate global climate models and sink estimates.

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Nascimento et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e6ad97b6db64358762f668 https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10515

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Literature review reveals historical human disturbances alter forest successional trajectories in Amazonia, highlighting persistent biases in global carbon cycle models.

Indigenous and colonial influences on Amazonian forests

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