A dense system of pre-Hispanic urban centers has been found in the Upano Valley of
Amazonian Ecuador, in the eastern foothills of the Andes. Fieldwork and light detection and …

Airborne lidar (light detection and ranging), which produces three-dimensional models of
ground surfaces under the forest canopy, has become an important tool in archaeological …

Societal Impact Statement Global climate models that incorporate carbon sources and sinks
usually consider that forest uptake of carbon is in a state of equilibrium. Both historical and …

The extent to which pre-Columbian human societies occupied and significantly impacted
Amazonian environments have been long-standing questions and are currently under active …

Over the past decade, multidisciplinary research has seen the Amazon Basin go from a
context perceived as unfavourable for food production and large-scale human societies to …

Societal Impact Statement Forest ecosystems absorb and store about 25% of global carbon
dioxide emissions annually and are increasingly shaped by human land use and …

Disturbances in tropical forests can have long‐lasting ecological impacts, but their
manifestations (ecological legacies) in modern forests are uncertain. Many Amazonian …

Fire is a major driver of forest degradation and biodiversity loss in the Amazon. Although
some studies have evaluated the impacts of fire on forest structure and diversity …

The land use of the ancient Maya strongly affected the environment of the previously
forested Maya Lowlands. A forest grew back after the Maya “collapse”, some 1100 years …

Los factores climáticos y no climáticos amenazan la salud de la población y los sistemas
socioecológicos de la Amazonía. Dado que las presiones resultantes de la deforestación, la …