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Persistent effects of pre-Columbian plant domestication on Amazonian forest composition.

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Levis, C; Costa, FRC; Bongers, F; Peña-Claros, M; Clement, CR; Junqueira, AB; Neves, EG; Tamanaha, EK; Figueiredo, FOG; Salomão, RP; López, DC ...
Published in: Science (New York, N.Y.)
March 2017

The extent to which pre-Columbian societies altered Amazonian landscapes is hotly debated. We performed a basin-wide analysis of pre-Columbian impacts on Amazonian forests by overlaying known archaeological sites in Amazonia with the distributions and abundances of 85 woody species domesticated by pre-Columbian peoples. Domesticated species are five times more likely than nondomesticated species to be hyperdominant. Across the basin, the relative abundance and richness of domesticated species increase in forests on and around archaeological sites. In southwestern and eastern Amazonia, distance to archaeological sites strongly influences the relative abundance and richness of domesticated species. Our analyses indicate that modern tree communities in Amazonia are structured to an important extent by a long history of plant domestication by Amazonian peoples.

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Science (New York, N.Y.)

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1095-9203

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0036-8075

Publication Date

March 2017

Volume

355

Issue

6328

Start / End Page

925 / 931

Related Subject Headings

  • Trees
  • Humans
  • History, Ancient
  • General Science & Technology
  • Forests
  • Domestication
  • Brazil
 

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Levis, C., Costa, F. R. C., Bongers, F., Peña-Claros, M., Clement, C. R., Junqueira, A. B., … Ter Steege, H. (2017). Persistent effects of pre-Columbian plant domestication on Amazonian forest composition. Science (New York, N.Y.), 355(6328), 925–931. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aal0157
Levis, C., F. R. C. Costa, F. Bongers, M. Peña-Claros, C. R. Clement, A. B. Junqueira, E. G. Neves, et al. “Persistent effects of pre-Columbian plant domestication on Amazonian forest composition.Science (New York, N.Y.) 355, no. 6328 (March 2017): 925–31. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aal0157.
Levis C, Costa FRC, Bongers F, Peña-Claros M, Clement CR, Junqueira AB, et al. Persistent effects of pre-Columbian plant domestication on Amazonian forest composition. Science (New York, NY). 2017 Mar;355(6328):925–31.
Levis, C., et al. “Persistent effects of pre-Columbian plant domestication on Amazonian forest composition.Science (New York, N.Y.), vol. 355, no. 6328, Mar. 2017, pp. 925–31. Epmc, doi:10.1126/science.aal0157.
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Published In

Science (New York, N.Y.)

DOI

EISSN

1095-9203

ISSN

0036-8075

Publication Date

March 2017

Volume

355

Issue

6328

Start / End Page

925 / 931

Related Subject Headings

  • Trees
  • Humans
  • History, Ancient
  • General Science & Technology
  • Forests
  • Domestication
  • Brazil