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. 2019 Apr 3;14(4):e0214128. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214128

Fig 1. Past and present of the study area.

Fig 1

(A) Overview of territorial occupation during the 18th century showing the major Mura settlements and Catholic missions, the Portuguese military base (today the city of Manaus), known archaeological sites of currently undefined ethnic relationship, and the Bertholletia excelsa populations. (B) Spatial distribution of Brazil nut trees in the castanhal near Purupuru Lake, including trails used by the local population and the 61 recently planted trees (represented by the yellow tree). Information in relation to Mura settlements, Catholic missions, castanhais, archaeological sites, and the river network come from Nimuendaju [39], Leite [43], RADAMBRASIL [44], AmazonArch (https://sites.google.com/view/amazonarch), and ANA/BRASIL (www.ana.gov.br), respectively.