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Short Comunication • Sci. agric. (Piracicaba, Braz.) 51 (2) • Aug 1994 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0103-90161994000200028   copy

How old are large Brazil-nut trees (Bertholletia excelsa) in the Amazon?

Que idade podem alcançar as castanheiras (Bertholletia excelsa) da Amazônia?

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

The age of a large Brazil-nut tree (Bertholletia excelsa) is measured by radiocarbon dating, and a discussion is made about their importance in the Amazon rain-forest ecosystem.

Amazon; Brazil-nut; radiocarbon age

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