Amazonian Dark Earths: Explorations in Space and Time

1 Towards an Understanding of Amazonian Dark Earths. - 2 History, Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives of Geoecological Research Concerning the Origin of Amazonian Anthropogenic Dark Earths (Terra Preta). - 3 Evolution of the Scientific Knowledge Regarding Archaeological Black Earths of Amazonia. - 4 A Geographical Method for Anthrosol Characterization in Amazonia: Contributions to Method and Human Ecological Theory. - 5 Paleoriverine Features of the Amazon Lowlands: Human Use of the 'Arena Negra' Soils of Lake Charo, Northeastern Peru. - 6 Dark Earth in the Upper Amazon. - 7 Organic Matter in Archaeological Black Earths and Yellow Latosol in the Caxiuanã, Amazonia, Brazil. - 8 Sequential P Fractionation of Relict Anthropogenic Dark Earths of Amazonia. - 9 The Timing of Terra Preta Formation in the Central Amazon: Archaeological Data from the Three Sites. - 10 Semi-Intensive Pre-European Cultivation and the Origins of Anthropogenic Dark Earths in Amazonia. - 11 Identifying the Pre-Columbian Anthropogenic Input on Present Soil Properties of Amazonian Dark Earths (Terra Preta). - 12 Use of Space and Formation of Terra Preta: The Asurini do Xingu Case Study. - 13 Research on Anthropogenic Dark Earth Soils. Could It Be a Solution for Sustainable Agricultural Development in the Amazon? . - 14 Slash and Char: An Alternative to Slash and Burn Practiced in the Amazon Basin. - 15 Microbial Response to Charcoal Amendments of Highly Weathered Soils and Amazonian Dark Earths in Central Amazonia - Preliminary Results.