Dissertation Research: Historical Ecology of Terra Preta Vegetation in the Lower Amazon

论文研究：亚马逊下游特拉普雷塔植被的历史生态学

• 批准号: 9508294
• 负责人: William Denevan
• 金额: $ 1万
• 依托单位: University of Wisconsin-Madison
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1995
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1995-06-01 至 1996-05-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9508294&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Dissertation; Research; Historical; Ecology; Terra

SBR-9508294 William M. Denevan Joseph M. McCann University of Wisconsin-Madison Dissertation Improvement Research: Historical Ecology of Terra Preta Vegetation in the Lower Amazon This project will investigate the extent and ways in which past and present activities of Amazonian peoples have influenced the vegetation of Amazonian forests. To do this the project will study the historical ecology of the people and plants in the Arapiuns River Basin, Brazil. This region is particularly suited for learning about the human role in shaping a complex and diverse environment. Species composition, structure, diversity, use, and management will be compared with control forest plots. The hypothesis is that in comparison to the surrounding forest, the study sites are distinct in species composition and structure, have greater potential for crop productivity, have a greater concentration of useful species, and present evidence of human-induced enhancement of biodiversity. The results of the research should have important theoretical implications for both social and ecological sciences and hold valuable le ssons for the applied fields of conservation, environmental management, and development.

William M. Denevan Joseph M. McCann威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校论文改进研究：亚马逊河下游草原植被的历史生态学这个项目将调查亚马逊人过去和现在的活动对亚马逊森林植被的影响程度和方式。为此，该项目将研究巴西阿拉皮恩斯河流域人类和植物的历史生态学。这一区域特别适合学习人类在形成复杂多样环境中的作用。与对照样地进行物种组成、结构、多样性、利用和管理等方面的比较。假设与周围森林相比，研究地点的物种组成和结构不同，作物生产力潜力更大，有用物种更集中，并且提供了人类引起的生物多样性增强的证据。研究结果将对社会科学和生态科学具有重要的理论意义，并对保护、环境管理和发展的应用领域具有宝贵的借鉴意义。