| Chapter 1: Development of Anthrosol Research, by W.I. Woods
Chapter 2: Historical Perspectives on Amazonian Dark Earths, by T.P. Myers, W.M. Denevan, A. Winklerprins, A. Porro
Chapter 3: Historical and Socio-cultural Origins of Amazonian Dark Earths, by E.G. Neves, J.B. Peterson, R.N. Bartone, C.A. da Silva
Chapter 4: Distribution of Amazonian Dark Earths in the Brazilian Amazon, by D.C. Kern, G. D’Aquino, T.E. Rodrigues, F.J.L. Frazão, W. Sombroek, T.P. Myers, E.G. Neves
Chapter 5: Classification of Amazonian Dark Earths and other Ancient Anthropic Soils, by N. Kämpf, W.I. Woods, W. Sombroek, D.C. Kern, T.J.F. Cunha
Chapter 6: Soil Fertiliy and Production Potential, by J. Lehmann, D.C. Kern, L.A. German, J. McCann, G.C. Martins, A. Moreira
Chapter 7: Amazonian Dark Earths as Carbon Stores and Sinks, by W. Sombroek, M.L. Ruivo, P.M. Fearnside, B. Glaser, J. Lehmann
Chapter 8: Soil Organic Matter Stability in Amazonian Dark Earths, by B. Glaser, G. Guggenberger, W. Zech, M.L. Ruivo
Chapter 9: Agrobiodiversity in Amazônia and its Relationship with Dark Earths, by C.R. Clement, J.M. McCann, N.J.H. Smith
Chapter 10: Ethnoscientific Understandings of Amazonian Dark Earths, by L.A. German
Chapter 11: Archaeobotanical Methods for the Study of Amazonian Dark Earths, by S. Mora
Chapter 12: Organic Chemistry Studies on Amazonian Dark Earths, by B. Glaser, G. Guggenberger, W. Zech
Chapter 13: The Use of Micromorphology for the Study of the Formation and Properties of Amazonian Dark Earths, by M.L.P. Ruivo, M.A. Arroyo-Kalin, C.E.R. Schaefer, H.T. Costi, S.H.S. Arcanjo, H.N. Lima, M.M. Pulleman, D. Creutzberg
Chapter 14: Determining Nutrient Bioavailability of Amazonian Dark Dark Earth Soils - Methodological Challenges, by N.P.S. Falcão, N.B. Comerford, J. Lehmann
Chapter 15: Soil Physical Characterization, by W.G. Teixeira, G.C. Martins
Chapter 16: Amazonian Dark Earths: Biological Measurements, by J. Thies, K. Suzuki
Chapter 17: Pedogeochemical and Mineralogical Analyses of Amazonian Dark Earths, by M.L. da Costa, D.C. Kern, N. Kämpf
Chapter 18: Indigenous Soil Management and the Creation of Amazonian Dark Earths: Implications of Kayapó Practices, by S.B. Hecht
Chapter 19: Cultural Behaviors of Indigenous Populations and the Formation of the Archaeological Record in Amazonian Dark Earth: the Asurini Do Xingú Case Study, by F.A. Silva
Chapter 20: Contemporary Use and Management of Amazonian Dark Earths, by M. Hiraoka, S. Yamamoto, E. Matsumoto, S. Nakamura, I.C. Falesi, A.R.C. Baena
Chapter 21: The Effect of Management on the Fertility of Amazonian Dark Earth Soils, by B.E. Madari, V.de M. Benites, T.J.F. Cunha
Chapter 22: Weed Population Dynamics and Management on Amazonian Dark Earth, by J. Major, A. DiTommaso, L.A. German, J.M. McCann
Chapter 23: Historical Ecology and Future Explorations, by C. Erickson
Annex: Photos of lead profiles and field experiments on Amazonian Dark Earths |
