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Soils of Amazonia with particular reference to the RAINFOR sites

Quesada, C. A., Lloyd, J., Anderson, L. O., Fyllas, N. M., Schwarz, M., Czimczik, C. I.·2011·Biogeosciences
DOI 10.5194/bg-8-1415-2011

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Abstract. The tropical forests of the Amazon Basin occur on a wide variety of different soil types reflecting a rich diversity of geologic origins and geomorphic processes. We here review the existing literature about the main soil groups of Amazonia, describing their genesis, geographical patterns and principal chemical, physical and morphologic characteristics. Original data is also presented, with profiles of exchangeable cations, carbon and particle size fraction illustrated for the principal soil types; also emphasizing the high diversity existing within the main soil groups when possible. Maps of geographic distribution of soils occurring under forest vegetation are also introduced, and to contextualize soils into an evolutionary framework, a scheme of soil development is presented having as its basis a chemical weathering index. We identify a continuum of soil evolution in Amazonia with soil properties varying predictably along this pedogenetic gradient.

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  • The older and highly weathered cratonic soils of eastern Amazonia were particularly nutrient-poor.

    “The older and highly weathered cratonic soils of eastern Amazonia were particularly nutrientpoor [37,56], and terra preta formation increased fertility in soils and afforded repeatable harvests in nutrient-poor areas at higher population densities.”

    From Predicting pre-columbian anthropogenic soils in amazonia (2014) · cites this paper as [37]

  • Most soil surveys in the westernmost and interfluvial forests contain no evidence of terra pretas.

    “Less is known of terra preta occurrence in the westernmost and interfluvial forests, though most soil surveys in these areas contain no evidence of terra pretas [10,33-38] (figure 1).”

    From Predicting pre-columbian anthropogenic soils in amazonia (2014) · cites this paper as [37]

  • Other Amazonian soil surveys also report no evidence of terra preta.

    “Other Amazonian soil surveys [10,37,40] also report no evidence of terra preta .”

    From Predicting pre-columbian anthropogenic soils in amazonia (2014) · cites this paper as [37]

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Quesada, C. A., Lloyd, J., Anderson, L. O., Fyllas, N. M., Schwarz, M., & Czimczik, C. I.
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Biogeosciences
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Copernicus GmbH
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2011-06-01
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8
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6
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1415-1440
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1726-4189
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10.5194/bg-8-1415-2011
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