@article{fdi:010073371, title = {{P}ersistent effects of pre-{C}olumbian plant domestication on {A}mazonian forest composition}, author = {{L}evis, {C}. and {C}osta, {F}.{R}.{C}. and {B}ongers, {F}. and {P}ena-{C}laros, {M}. and {C}lement, {C}.{R}. and {J}unqueira, {A}.{B}. and {N}eves, {E}.{G}. and {T}amanaha, {E}.{K}. and {F}igueiredo, {R}.{P}. and {S}alomao, {R}.{P}. and {C}astilho, {C}.{V}. and {M}agnusson, {W}.{E}. and {P}hillips, {O}.{L}. and {G}uevara, {J}.{E}. and {S}abatier, {D}aniel and {M}olino, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and et al.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he extent to which pre-{C}olumbian societies altered {A}mazonian landscapes is hotly debated. {W}e performed a basin-wide analysis of pre-{C}olumbian impacts on {A}mazonian forests by overlaying known archaeological sites in {A}mazonia with the distributions and abundances of 85 woody species domesticated by pre-{C}olumbian peoples. {D}omesticated species are five times more likely than nondomesticated species to be hyperdominant. {A}cross the basin, the relative abundance and richness of domesticated species increase in forests on and around archaeological sites. {I}n southwestern and eastern {A}mazonia, distance to archaeological sites strongly influences the relative abundance and richness of domesticated species. {O}ur analyses indicate that modern tree communities in {A}mazonia are structured to an important extent by a long history of plant domestication by {A}mazonian peoples.}, keywords = {{AMAZONIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}cience}, volume = {355}, numero = {6328}, pages = {925--931}, ISSN = {0036-8075}, year = {2017}, DOI = {10.1126/science.aal0157}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010073371}, }