The Real Dirt on Rainforest Fertility
- 9 August 2002
- journal article
- other
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 297 (5583) , 920-923
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.297.5583.920
Abstract
I, AS, B-- In the past few years, a small but growing group of researchers has been investigating terra preta, a rich, black soil that is believed to have sustained large settlements in Amazonia for 2 millennia. By understanding how indigenous groups created these so-called Amazonian dark earths, these researchers hope, today's scientists might be able to transform some of the region's nutrient-poor soils into new terra preta. Indeed, experimental programs to produce "terra preta nova" have already begun.Keywords
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