The AmazonPub Date : 2020-06-23DOI: 10.1093/wentk/9780190668297.003.0008
M. Plotkin
{"title":"Conclusion","authors":"M. Plotkin","doi":"10.1093/wentk/9780190668297.003.0008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/wentk/9780190668297.003.0008","url":null,"abstract":"How can Amazonia be saved?\u0000 Protected areas form the backbone of rainforest conservation. Amazonia is home to several colossal national parks: both Chiribiquete in Colombia and Tumucumaque in Brazil are substantially larger than Belgium, while Alto Purus in Peru exceeds the size of New Jersey. These...","PeriodicalId":284403,"journal":{"name":"The Amazon","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131045128","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The AmazonPub Date : 2020-06-23DOI: 10.1093/wentk/9780190668297.003.0004
Mark J. Plotkin
{"title":"Amazonian Biota","authors":"Mark J. Plotkin","doi":"10.1093/wentk/9780190668297.003.0004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/wentk/9780190668297.003.0004","url":null,"abstract":"Plants\u0000 \u0000What is ayahuasca?\u0000 From Argentina to Australia, from Israel to Istanbul, a once-obscure Amazonian liana, admixed with a few other plants, is now celebrated—and even venerated—as a plant of power, knowledge, and healing that has spawned two state-recognized neo-religions.\u0000 Ayahuasca is—first and foremost—a...","PeriodicalId":284403,"journal":{"name":"The Amazon","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132050092","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The AmazonPub Date : 2020-06-23DOI: 10.1093/wentk/9780190668297.003.0003
M. Plotkin
{"title":"Rivers","authors":"M. Plotkin","doi":"10.1093/wentk/9780190668297.003.0003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/wentk/9780190668297.003.0003","url":null,"abstract":"The Amazon is a river of unparalleled vastness. Born high in the southern Andes of Peru, the Amazon flows north and then east, forming a national boundary with Colombia before crossing much of northern Brazil and then emptying into the Atlantic, draining an area of...","PeriodicalId":284403,"journal":{"name":"The Amazon","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130508357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The AmazonPub Date : 2020-06-23DOI: 10.1093/wentk/9780190668297.003.0005
M. Plotkin
{"title":"Indigenous Peoples","authors":"M. Plotkin","doi":"10.1093/wentk/9780190668297.003.0005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/wentk/9780190668297.003.0005","url":null,"abstract":"When did the first humans arrive in Amazonia?\u0000 Deciphering the prehistory of ancient Amazonia presents a multitude of challenges. Bodies do not readily mummify in the ubiquitous heat, humidity, and constant precipitation. There exist no written records of pre-Columbian Amazonia that can be deciphered Champollion-like with some...","PeriodicalId":284403,"journal":{"name":"The Amazon","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126258315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}