| View Larger Image | Bacterial diversity of terra preta and pristine forest soil from the Western Amazon [An article from: Soil Biology and Biochemistry] | Digitalby J.-S. Kim (Author), G. Sparovek (Author), R.M. Longo (Author), W.J. De Melo (Author)
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| | Binding: | Digital | | Publisher: | Elsevier | | Publication Date: | February 01, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 1,997,560st |
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This digital document is a journal article from Soil Biology and Biochemistry, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Description: The survey presented here describes the bacterial diversity and community structures of a pristine forest soil and an anthropogenic terra preta from the Western Amazon forest using molecular methods to identify the predominant phylogenetic groups. Bacterial community similarities and species diversity in the two soils were compared using oligonucleotide fingerprint grouping of 16S rRNA gene sequences for 1500 clones (OFRG) and by DNA sequencing. The results showed that both soils had similar bacterial community compositions over a range of phylogenetic distances, among which Acidobacteria were predominant, but that terra preta supported approximately 25% greater species richness. The survey provides the first detailed analysis of the composition and structure of bacterial communities from terra preta anthrosols using noncultured-based molecular methods. |
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Scientific evidence for terra preta soil. by Pontoon44 (Maine, USA)  4 Stars
August 23, 2008
Others cite anedotal accounts, but this is scientific evidence from 1000 samplings of 25% greater bacterial species richness and increased earthworm activity in terra preta anthrosols. The A horizon of pristine forest soil was only 1 centimeter compared to the terra preta 1 meter thick A horizon. The references given are also a valuable resource; this is a survey worth having.
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