The Floating Forest: Traditional Knowledge and Use of Matupá Vegetation Islands by Riverine Peoples of the Central Amazon

Matupás are floating vegetation islands found in floodplain lakes of the central Brazilian Amazon. They form initially from the agglomeration of aquatic vegetation, and through time can accumulate a substrate of organic matter sufficient to grow forest patches of several hectares in area and up to 1...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: de Freitas, Carolina T., Shepard, Glenn H., Piedade, Maria T. F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4383509/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25837281
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122542

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4383509/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25837281
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0122542

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