Pre-Columbian reforestation in Amazonia An early 17th-century temporary reduction global atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) levels was previously attributed to after the catastrophic loss of life indigenous population caused by diseases brought European invaders. Using fossil pollen data from Amazonian lake sediments with temporal resolution over past millennium, Bush et al. found that forest r...

ABSTRACT Water erosion is a serious environmental problem that causes soil degradation, compromises its fertility and organic carbon (SOC) losses. Reforestation, encouraged by Brazilian legislation, way to reduce water erosion. However, in tropical subtropical regions, there little information on the impact of reforestation loss rates SOC. Therefore, this study aimed apply Erosion Potential Met...