US EditionAmazon research reveals centuries of human activity shape todays rainforest ecosystem
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Human influence continues to shape biodiversity and carbon storage in the world's largest rainforest. A research team at the University of Amsterdam shows that the Amazon rainforest still bears significant ecological traces of both pre-Columbian indigenous communities and European colonists. Using comprehensive models and large historical datasets, they discovered […] Want to learn more about science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl .
Amazon research reveals centuries of human activity shape todays rainforest ecosystem
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 19, 2025 A multinational team led by the University of Amsterdam has identified enduring effects of historical human activity on the Amazon rainforest. Using spatial modeling and an extensive collection of archaeological and biodiversity datasets, the researchers traced human settlement and resource use from pre-Columbian times through the colonial era, showing that patterns of forest composition reflect
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