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An estimate of the number of tropical tree species
Tekijät: Slika JWF, Arroyo-Rodriguez V, Aiba S, Alvarez-Loayza P, Alves LF, Ashton P, Balvanera P, Bastiang ML, Bellingham PJ, van den Berg E, Bernacci L, Bispo PD, Blanc L, Bohning-Gaese K, Boeckx P, Bongers F, Boyle B, Bradford M, Brearley FQ, Hockemba MBN, Bunyavejchewin S, Matos DCL, Castillo-Santiago M, Catharino ELM, Chai SL, Chen YK, Colwell RK, Robin CL, Clark C, Clark DB, Clark DA, Culmsee H, Damas K, Dattaraja HS, Dauby G, Davidar P, DeWalt SJ, Doucet JL, Duque A, Durigan G, Eichhorn KAO, Eisenlohr PV, Eler E, Ewango C, Farwig N, Feeley KJ, Ferreira L, Field R, de Oliveira AT, Fletcher C, Forshed O, Franco G, Fredriksson G, Gillespie T, Gillet JF, Amarnath G, Griffith DM, Grogan J, Gunatilleke N, Harris D, Harrison R, Hector A, Homeier J, Imai N, Itoh A, Jansen PA, Joly CA, de Jong BHJ, Kartawinata K, Kearsley E, Kelly DL, Kenfack D, Kessler M, Kitayama K, Kooyman R, Larney E, Laumonier Y, Laurance S, Laurance WF, Lawes MJ, do Amaral IL, Letche SG, Lindsell J, Lu XH, Mansor A, Marjokorpi A, Martin EH, Meilby H, Melo FPL, Metcalfe DJ, Medjibe VP, Metzger JP, Millet J, Mohandass D, Montero JC, Valeriano MD, Mugerwa B, Nagamasu H, Nilus R, Ochoa-Gaona S, Onrizal, Page N, Parolin P, Parren M, Parthasarathy N, Paudel E, Permana A, Piedade MTF, Pitman NCA, Poorter L, Poulsen AD, Poulsen J, Powers J, Prasad RC, Puyravaud JP, Razafimahaimodiso JC, Reitsma J, dos Santos JR, Spironello WR, Romero-Saltos H, Rovero F, Rozak AH, Ruokolainen K, Rutishauser E, Saiter F, Saner P, Santos BA, Santos F, Sarker SK, Satdichanh M, Schmitt CB, Schongart J, Schulze M, Suganuma MS, Sheil D, Pinheiro ED, Sist P, Stevart T, Sukumar R, Sun IF, Sunderand T, Suresh HS, Suzuki E, Tabarelli M, Tang JW, Targhetta N, Theilade I, Thomas DW, Tchouto P, Hurtado J, Valencia R, van Valkenburg JLCH, Do TV, Vasquez R, Verbeeck H, Adekunle V, Vieira SA, Webb CO, Whitfeld T, Wich SA, Williams J, Wittmann F, Woll H, Yang XB, Yao CYA, Yap SL, Yoneda T, Zahawi RA, Zakaria R, Zang RG, de Assis RL, Luize BG, Venticinque EM
Kustantaja: National Academy of Sciences
Julkaisuvuosi: 2015
Journal: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Kokoomateoksen nimi: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Tietokannassa oleva lehden nimi: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Lehden akronyymi: P NATL ACAD SCI USA
Numero sarjassa: 24
Vuosikerta: 112
Numero: 24
Aloitussivu: 7472
Lopetussivu: 7477
Sivujen määrä: 6
ISSN: 0027-8424
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1423147112
The high species richness of tropical forests has long been recognized, yet there remains substantial uncertainty regarding the actual number of tropical tree species. Using a pantropical tree inventory database from closed canopy forests, consisting of 657,630 trees belonging to 11,371 species, we use a fitted value of Fisher's alpha and an approximate pantropical stem total to estimate the minimum number of tropical forest tree species to fall between similar to 40,000 and similar to 53,000, i.e., at the high end of previous estimates. Contrary to common assumption, the Indo-Pacific region was found to be as species-rich as the Neotropics, with both regions having a minimum of similar to 19,000-25,000 tree species. Continental Africa is relatively depauperate with a minimum of similar to 4,500-6,000 tree species. Very few species are shared among the African, American, and the Indo-Pacific regions. We provide a methodological framework for estimating species richness in trees that may help refine species richness estimates of tree-dependent taxa.
