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人类活动造成的前哥伦布时代秘鲁的森林使用

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Ancient plant microfossils

image: Ancient plant microfossils called phytoliths from northeastern Peru. view more 

Credit: Image credit: Dolores R. Piperno.

科研人员分析了来自秘鲁东北部非洪水淹没非河流森林的土壤芯的炭和植硅体的记录,发现了这些森林在前哥伦布时代历史上没有被人类活动显著改变,而古代文化的物质残骸,诸如陶瓷和石器,也未见于土壤样本;这组作者说,这些发现提示,在过去5000年时间里,秘鲁东北部的原住民社会帮助维持了地区森林完整性和生物多样性。

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