Seasonal and circadian study of the essential oil of Myrcia sylvatica (G. Mey) DC., a valuable aromatic species occurring in the Lower Amazon River region
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DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2018.04.017
Abstract: Abstract Myrcia sylvatica (G. Mey.) DC., Myrtaceae, is an aromatic species that occurs in savanna areas of the Lower Amazon River, Brazil. Its essential oil showed an excellent yield, presenting a moss green coloration and… read more here.
Keywords: myrcia sylvatica; amazon river; lower amazon; aromatic species ... See more keywords
Politics and Ritual in Large Villages in Santarem, Lower Amazon, Brazil
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DOI: 10.1017/s0959774316000627
Abstract: The character and development of complex societies has been one of the major interests of Amazonian archaeology. This article presents an ontological interpretation to explain the socio-political organization and importance of ritual in the Santarem… read more here.
Keywords: ritual large; villages santarem; lower amazon; large villages ... See more keywords
A geomorphological assessment of wash-load sediment fluxes and floodplain sediment sinks along the lower Amazon River
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DOI: 10.1130/g45769.1
Abstract: We present the first spatiotemporal surface suspended sediment concentration (SSSC) analysis of the lower Amazon River, by combining geomorphological mapping, hydrosedimentological field investigations, and 15 years (2001–2015) of weekly averaged wash-load (fine sediment) fluxes at… read more here.
Keywords: lower amazon; river; wash load; amazon river ... See more keywords
Images of transformation in the Lower Amazon and the performativity of Santarém and Konduri pottery
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DOI: 10.1177/14696053211029759
Abstract: This article analyses Amazonian objects of the Santarém and Konduri styles (1100–1600 AD), many of them with images of beings in transformation, adopting a framework that goes beyond an emphasis on the visual to recuperate… read more here.
Keywords: santar; amazon performativity; lower amazon; images transformation ... See more keywords
Carbon Dioxide Emissions along the Lower Amazon River
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DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2017.00076
Abstract: A large fraction of the organic carbon derived from land that is transported through inland waters is decomposed along river systems and emitted to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide (CO2). The Amazon River outgasses nearly… read more here.
Keywords: carbon; amazon; amazon river; river ... See more keywords