The Amazonian forest has long been considered "virgin" from any ancient human impact. However, evidence contradicting this preconceived idea has been accumulating over the past few decades, including vast expanses of terra pretas. These are soils that are highly enriched in nutrients, very fertile and whose anthropogenic origin is now beyond doubt. They are proof that pre-Columbian societies have had a considerable impact on their environment. Many studies have focused on the central and western Amazon where terra preta areas are numerous and host very diversified vegetation. The Guiana Shield has not benefited from the same interest. However, in the Guianan forests, there are many signs of ancient human occupation, including in the vegetat...
The root system is essential but essentially invisible. It is a vital link between the plant and the...
Benthic macroinvertebrates and aquatic hyphomycetes are major components of the biocenosis of headwa...
The forests of French Guiana occupy a central part of the region’s potential resource base, but as y...
The Amazonian forest has long been considered "virgin" from any ancient human impact. However, evide...
The Amazonian forest has long been considered "virgin" from any ancient human impact. However, evide...
La forêt amazonienne a longtemps été considérée « vierge » de tout impact humain ancien. Pourtant, l...
French Guiana forest presents a high originality in terms of biodiversity, a good state of preservat...
Historical ecology traces the evolution of ecosystems and landscapes in time while taking into consi...
The main objective of this study was to assess the ecological and economical sustainability of selec...
It has been widely reported that sacred forests are not just socio-cultural creations emanating from...
The palm community of the Piste de St-Elie rain forest, French Guiana, was studied from Febr...
Under the influential role of the Andean range, western Amazonia developed distinctive environmental...
The root system is essential but essentially invisible. It is a vital link between the plant and the...
Benthic macroinvertebrates and aquatic hyphomycetes are major components of the biocenosis of headwa...
The forests of French Guiana occupy a central part of the region’s potential resource base, but as y...
The Amazonian forest has long been considered "virgin" from any ancient human impact. However, evide...
The Amazonian forest has long been considered "virgin" from any ancient human impact. However, evide...
La forêt amazonienne a longtemps été considérée « vierge » de tout impact humain ancien. Pourtant, l...
French Guiana forest presents a high originality in terms of biodiversity, a good state of preservat...
Historical ecology traces the evolution of ecosystems and landscapes in time while taking into consi...
The main objective of this study was to assess the ecological and economical sustainability of selec...
It has been widely reported that sacred forests are not just socio-cultural creations emanating from...
The palm community of the Piste de St-Elie rain forest, French Guiana, was studied from Febr...
Under the influential role of the Andean range, western Amazonia developed distinctive environmental...
The root system is essential but essentially invisible. It is a vital link between the plant and the...
Benthic macroinvertebrates and aquatic hyphomycetes are major components of the biocenosis of headwa...
The forests of French Guiana occupy a central part of the region’s potential resource base, but as y...