Study: Amazonian 'black earth' may give clues to global forest regeneration
Washington [US], May 6 (ANI): Millions of Amerindians living in today's Amazonia altered the formerly poor soil through numerous mechanisms between 450 BCE and 950 CE. Soils were enhanced with charcoal from low-intensity fires used for cooking and burning trash, animal bones, broken pottery, compost, and manure through many human generations. The end product is Amazonian dark earth (ADE) or terra preta, which is extremely