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Revision as of 22:33, 13 December 2024 by Darkfrog24 (talk | contribs) (Translated from new SEWP counterpart posted today. oldid=9944848)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)A purma is a type of early successional forest in the Amazon Basin. It is a type of secondary forest.
In the Amazon, people convert forest to farms and plantations called chacras. If that farm should be abandoned, the local plants begin to recolonize the area. It is then called a purma. This means that a forest is only a purma for part of the time it is growing back.
References
- S. P. Yanoviak; L. P. Lounibos; S. C. Weaver (2006). "Land use affects macroinvertebrate community composition in phytotelmata in the Peruvian Amazon". Annals of the Entomological Society of America (Abstract). 99 (6): 1172–1181. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
- Eduardo Fuentes; Carlos Gómez; Dante Pizarro; Julio Alegre; Miguel Castillo; Jorge Vela; Ethel Huaman; Héctor Vásquez (2022). "A review of silvopastoral systems in the Peruvian Amazon region" (PDF). Tropical Grasslands-Forrajes Tropicales (full text). 10 (2): 78–88. doi:10.17138/TGFT(10)78-88. ISSN 2346-3775. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
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