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Pre-contact and post-colonial ecological legacies shape Surinamese rainforests.
Witteveen, Nina H; White, Cheryl; Sánchez-Martínez, Barbara A; Philip, Annemarie; Boyd, Femke; Booij, Roemer; Christ, Reyan; Singh, Santosh; Gosling, William D; Piperno, Dolores R; McMichael, Crystal N H.
Afiliação
  • Witteveen NH; Department of Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • White C; Department of History, Faculty of Humanities, Anton de Kom University, Paramaribo, Suriname.
  • Sánchez-Martínez BA; Department of Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • Philip A; Department of Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • Boyd F; Department of Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • Booij R; Department of Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • Christ R; Department of Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • Singh S; Department of History, Faculty of Humanities, Anton de Kom University, Paramaribo, Suriname.
  • Gosling WD; Department of Ecosystem and Landscape Dynamics, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • Piperno DR; Department of Anthropology, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA.
  • McMichael CNH; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Ancon, Panama.
Ecology ; 105(5): e4272, 2024 May.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38590101
ABSTRACT
Disturbances in tropical forests can have long-lasting ecological impacts, but their manifestations (ecological legacies) in modern forests are uncertain. Many Amazonian forests bear the mark of past soil modifications, species enrichments, and fire events, but the trajectories of ecological legacies from the pre-contact or post-colonial period remain relatively unexplored. We assessed the fire and vegetation history from 15 soil cores ranging from 0 to 10 km from a post-colonial Surinamese archaeological site. We show that (1) fires occurred from 96 bc to recent times and induced significant vegetation change, (2) persistent ecological legacies from pre-contact and post-colonial fire and deforestation practices were mainly within 1 km of the archaeological site, and (3) palm enrichment of Attalea, Oenocarpus and Astrocaryum occurred within 0, 1, and 8 km of the archaeological site, respectively. Our results challenge the notion of spatially extensive and persistent ecological legacies. Instead, our data indicate that the persistence and extent of ecological legacies are dependent on their timing, frequency, type, and intensity. Examining the mechanisms and manifestations of ecological legacies is crucial in assessing forest resilience and Indigenous and local land rights in the highly threatened Amazonian forests.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Floresta Úmida País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Caribe ingles / Suriname Idioma: En Revista: Ecology Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Holanda País de publicação: Estados Unidos
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Floresta Úmida País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Caribe ingles / Suriname Idioma: En Revista: Ecology Ano de publicação: 2024 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Holanda País de publicação: Estados Unidos