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| Comptour, Marion; Caillon, Sophie; Rodrigues, Leonor; Mckey, Doyle. |
| One adaptation for farming wetlands is constructing raised fields (RF), i.e., elevated earth structures. Studies of RF agriculture have focused mostly on the vestiges of RF that were cultivated by pre-Columbian populations in the Americas. Ironically, whereas RF agriculture is still practiced nowadays in many parts of the world, including the Congo Basin, these actively farmed RF have received scant attention. Yet, studying how RF function today can shed new light on ongoing debates about pre-Columbian RF agriculture. Also, in a context of climate change and widespread degradation of wetlands, the study of RF agriculture can help us evaluate its potential as part of an environmentally sustainable use of wetlands. We carried out an ethnoecological study of... |
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Palavras-chave: Raised fields; Tropical floodplains; Wetland agriculture; Wetland conservation; Pre-Columbian archaeology; Historical ecology; Congo basin; Multi-activity subsistence system. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00466/57736/78951.pdf |
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| Stier, Anna; De Carvalho, William D.; Rostain, Stephen; Catzeflis, Francois; Claessens, Olivier; Dewynter, Mael; Mckey, Doyle; Mustin, Karen; Palisse, Marianne; De Thoisy, Benoit. |
| The Amazonian savannas of French Guiana are rare and of high ecological and cultural value but are also highly threatened. They are socioecological systems that have been coconstructed by humans and nature and today form mosaic landscapes along the country's coast. From pre-Columbian raised fields through colonial and Creole uses to contemporary uses, they have been largely shaped and modified by human activities. They are currently threatened by changes in fire regimes, agricultural practices, invasive species, and infrastructure development. Less than 3% are protected, despite their importance for several endangered animal and plant species. A shift is required in the way we think about their conservation to create a new strategy that would be completely... |
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Palavras-chave: Archeology; Biodiversity; Conservation; French Guiana; Savanna; Socioecological systems. |
| Ano: 2020 |
URL: https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00607/71928/70614.pdf |
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