Abstract
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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 925-931 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Science |
| Volume | 355 |
| Issue number | 6328 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 3 Mar 2017 |
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- PATTERNS
- HISTORY
- CLIMATE
- CULTIVATION
- EVOLUTION
- SELECTION
- REGION
- CROPS
- SOILS
- BASIN
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Persistent effects of pre-Columbian plant domestication on Amazonian forest composition. / Levis, Carolina; Costa, F. R. C.; Bongers, F.; Pena-Claros, M.; Clement, C. R.; Junqueira, A. B.; Neves, E. G.; Tamanaha, E. K.; Figueiredo, F. O. G.; Salomao, R. P.; Castilho, Carolina V.; Magnusson, William E.; Phillips, Oliver L.; Guevara, Juan Ernesto; Sabatier, Daniel; Molino, Jean François; Lopez, D. Cardenas; Mendoza, Abel Monteagudo; Pitman, Nigel C A; Duque, A.; Vargas, P. Nunez; Zartman, Charles E.; Vasquez, Rodolfo; Andrade, Ana; Camargo, José Luís; Feldpausch, Ted R.; Laurance, Susan G W; Laurance, W. F.; Killeen, T. J.; Nascimento, H. E. Mendona; Montero, Juan Carlos; Mostacedo, Bonifacio; Amaral, Iêda Leão; Vieira, I. C. Guimaraes; Brienen, Roel J. W.; Castellanos, Hernán; Terborgh, J; Carim, M. de Jesus Veiga; Guimaraes, J. R. da Silva; Coelho, L. de Souza; Matos, Francisca Dionízia De Almeida; Wittmann, Florian; Mogollon, H. F.; Damasco, Gabriel; Davila, N.; Garcia-Villacorta, R.; Coronado, Eurídice N Honorio; Emilio, Thaise; Lima Filho, Diógenes De Andrade; Schietti, Juliana; De Souza, Priscila F.; Targhetta, Natalia; Comiskey, James A.; Marimon, Beatriz S.; Marimon Junior, Ben Hur; Neill, David; Alonso, Alfonso; Arroyo, Luzmila; Carvalho, Fernanda Antunes; Souza, Fernanda Coelho; Dallmeier, Francisco; Pansonato, Marcelo Petrati; Duivenvoorden, Joost F.; Fine, Paul V A; Stevenson, P. R.; Araujo-murakami, Alejandro; Aymard C., Gerardo A.; Baraloto, Christopher; do Amaral, Dário Dantas; Engel, J.; Henkel, Terry W.; Maas, Paul; Petronelli, Pascal; Revilla, Juan David Cardenas; Stropp, Juliana; Daly, Doug; Gribel, R; Paredes, M. Rios; Silveira, Marcos; Thomas-Caesar, Raquel; Baker, Tim R.; da Silva, Naara Ferreira; Ferreira, Leandro Valle; Peres, C. A.; Silman, Miles R.; Ceron, C.; Valverde, Fernando Cornejo; Fiore, Alessia; Jimenez, Eliana M.; Mora, M. C. Penuela; Toledo, M; Barbosa, Edelcilio Marques; Bonates, L. C. de Matos; Arboleda, Nicolás Castaño; Farias, E. de Sousa; Fuentes, Alfredo; Guillaumet, Jean-Louis; Jorgensen, P. Moller; Malhi, Y; Miranda, I. P. de Andrade; Phillips, J. F.; Prieto, Adriana; Rudas, Agustín; Ruschel, A. R.; Silva, Barbara N.; Von Hildebrand, Patricio; Vos, Vincent A.; Zent, Eglée L.; Zent, Stanford; Cintra, Bruno Barçante Ladvocat; Nascimento, Marcelo T.; Oliveira, Alexandre A.; Ramirez-Angulo, Hirma; Ramos, José Ferreira; Rivas, Gonzalo; Schongart, J.; Sierra, Rodrigo; Tirado, Milton; Van Der Heijden, Geertje M. F.; Torre, Emilio Vilanova; Wang, Ophelia; Young, K. R.; Baider, Claudia; Cano, Angela; Farfan-Rios, William; Ferreira, Cid; Hoffman, Bruce; Mendoza, Casimiro; Mesones, Italo; Torres-lezama, Armando; Medina, María Natalia Umaña; Van Andel, Tinde R.; Villarroel, Daniel; Zagt, Roderick; Alexiades, Miguel N.; Balslev, Henrik; Garcia-Cabrera, Karina; Gonzales, T; Hernandez, Lionel; Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, Isau; Manzatto, Angelo Gilberto; Milliken, W; Cuenca, Walter Palacios; Pansini, Susamar; Pauletto, Daniela; Arevalo, Freddy Ramirez; Reis, Neidiane Farias Costa; Sampaio, Adeilza Felipe; Giraldo, Ligia Estela Urrego; Sandoval, E. H. Valderrama; Gamarra, Luis Valenzuela; Vela, César I A; Ter Steege, Hans.
In: Science, Vol. 355, No. 6328, 03.03.2017, p. 925-931.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Persistent effects of pre-Columbian plant domestication on Amazonian forest composition
AU - Levis, Carolina
AU - Costa, F. R. C.
AU - Bongers, F.
AU - Pena-Claros, M.
AU - Clement, C. R.
AU - Junqueira, A. B.
AU - Neves, E. G.
AU - Tamanaha, E. K.
AU - Figueiredo, F. O. G.
AU - Salomao, R. P.
AU - Castilho, Carolina V.
AU - Magnusson, William E.
AU - Phillips, Oliver L.
AU - Guevara, Juan Ernesto
AU - Sabatier, Daniel
AU - Molino, Jean François
AU - Lopez, D. Cardenas
AU - Mendoza, Abel Monteagudo
AU - Pitman, Nigel C A
AU - Duque, A.
AU - Vargas, P. Nunez
AU - Zartman, Charles E.
AU - Vasquez, Rodolfo
AU - Andrade, Ana
AU - Camargo, José Luís
AU - Feldpausch, Ted R.
AU - Laurance, Susan G W
AU - Laurance, W. F.
AU - Killeen, T. J.
AU - Nascimento, H. E. Mendona
AU - Montero, Juan Carlos
AU - Mostacedo, Bonifacio
AU - Amaral, Iêda Leão
AU - Vieira, I. C. Guimaraes
AU - Brienen, Roel J. W.
AU - Castellanos, Hernán
AU - Terborgh, J
AU - Carim, M. de Jesus Veiga
AU - Guimaraes, J. R. da Silva
AU - Coelho, L. de Souza
AU - Matos, Francisca Dionízia De Almeida
AU - Wittmann, Florian
AU - Mogollon, H. F.
AU - Damasco, Gabriel
AU - Davila, N.
AU - Garcia-Villacorta, R.
AU - Coronado, Eurídice N Honorio
AU - Emilio, Thaise
AU - Lima Filho, Diógenes De Andrade
AU - Schietti, Juliana
AU - De Souza, Priscila F.
AU - Targhetta, Natalia
AU - Comiskey, James A.
AU - Marimon, Beatriz S.
AU - Marimon Junior, Ben Hur
AU - Neill, David
AU - Alonso, Alfonso
AU - Arroyo, Luzmila
AU - Carvalho, Fernanda Antunes
AU - Souza, Fernanda Coelho
AU - Dallmeier, Francisco
AU - Pansonato, Marcelo Petrati
AU - Duivenvoorden, Joost F.
AU - Fine, Paul V A
AU - Stevenson, P. R.
AU - Araujo-murakami, Alejandro
AU - Aymard C., Gerardo A.
AU - Baraloto, Christopher
AU - do Amaral, Dário Dantas
AU - Engel, J.
AU - Henkel, Terry W.
AU - Maas, Paul
AU - Petronelli, Pascal
AU - Revilla, Juan David Cardenas
AU - Stropp, Juliana
AU - Daly, Doug
AU - Gribel, R
AU - Paredes, M. Rios
AU - Silveira, Marcos
AU - Thomas-Caesar, Raquel
AU - Baker, Tim R.
AU - da Silva, Naara Ferreira
AU - Ferreira, Leandro Valle
AU - Peres, C. A.
AU - Silman, Miles R.
AU - Ceron, C.
AU - Valverde, Fernando Cornejo
AU - Fiore, Alessia
AU - Jimenez, Eliana M.
AU - Mora, M. C. Penuela
AU - Toledo, M
AU - Barbosa, Edelcilio Marques
AU - Bonates, L. C. de Matos
AU - Arboleda, Nicolás Castaño
AU - Farias, E. de Sousa
AU - Fuentes, Alfredo
AU - Guillaumet, Jean-Louis
AU - Jorgensen, P. Moller
AU - Malhi, Y
AU - Miranda, I. P. de Andrade
AU - Phillips, J. F.
AU - Prieto, Adriana
AU - Rudas, Agustín
AU - Ruschel, A. R.
AU - Silva, Barbara N.
AU - Von Hildebrand, Patricio
AU - Vos, Vincent A.
AU - Zent, Eglée L.
AU - Zent, Stanford
AU - Cintra, Bruno Barçante Ladvocat
AU - Nascimento, Marcelo T.
AU - Oliveira, Alexandre A.
AU - Ramirez-Angulo, Hirma
AU - Ramos, José Ferreira
AU - Rivas, Gonzalo
AU - Schongart, J.
AU - Sierra, Rodrigo
AU - Tirado, Milton
AU - Van Der Heijden, Geertje M. F.
AU - Torre, Emilio Vilanova
AU - Wang, Ophelia
AU - Young, K. R.
AU - Baider, Claudia
AU - Cano, Angela
AU - Farfan-Rios, William
AU - Ferreira, Cid
AU - Hoffman, Bruce
AU - Mendoza, Casimiro
AU - Mesones, Italo
AU - Torres-lezama, Armando
AU - Medina, María Natalia Umaña
AU - Van Andel, Tinde R.
AU - Villarroel, Daniel
AU - Zagt, Roderick
AU - Alexiades, Miguel N.
AU - Balslev, Henrik
AU - Garcia-Cabrera, Karina
AU - Gonzales, T
AU - Hernandez, Lionel
AU - Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, Isau
AU - Manzatto, Angelo Gilberto
AU - Milliken, W
AU - Cuenca, Walter Palacios
AU - Pansini, Susamar
AU - Pauletto, Daniela
AU - Arevalo, Freddy Ramirez
AU - Reis, Neidiane Farias Costa
AU - Sampaio, Adeilza Felipe
AU - Giraldo, Ligia Estela Urrego
AU - Sandoval, E. H. Valderrama
AU - Gamarra, Luis Valenzuela
AU - Vela, César I A
AU - Ter Steege, Hans
PY - 2017/3/3
Y1 - 2017/3/3
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - PATTERNS
KW - HISTORY
KW - CLIMATE
KW - CULTIVATION
KW - EVOLUTION
KW - SELECTION
KW - REGION
KW - CROPS
KW - SOILS
KW - BASIN
U2 - 10.1126/science.aal0157
DO - 10.1126/science.aal0157
M3 - Article
VL - 355
SP - 925
EP - 931
JO - Science
JF - Science
SN - 0036-8075
IS - 6328
ER -