Abstract
The vast extent of the Amazon Basin has historically restricted the study of its tree communities to the local and regional scales. Here, we provide empirical data on the commonness, rarity, and richness of lowland tree species across the entire Amazon Basin and Guiana Shield (Amazonia), collected in 1170 tree plots in all major forest types. Extrapolations suggest that Amazonia harbors roughly 16,000 tree species, of which just 227 (1.4%) account for half of all trees. Most of these are habitat specialists and only dominant in one or two regions of the basin. We discuss some implications of the finding that a small group of species - less diverse than the North American tree flora - accounts for half of the world's most diverse tree community.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 1243092 |
| Journal | Science |
| Volume | 342 |
| Issue number | 6156 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
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Hyperdominance in the Amazonian tree flora. / Ter Steege, Hans; Pitman, Nigel C A; Sabatier, Daniel; Baraloto, Christopher; Salomão, Rafael P.; Guevara, Juan Ernesto; Phillips, Oliver L.; Castilho, Carolina V.; Magnusson, William E.; Molino, Jean François; Monteagudo, Abel; Vargas, Percy Núñez; Montero, Juan Carlos; Feldpausch, Ted R.; Coronado, Eurídice N Honorio; Killeen, Tim J.; Mostacedo, Bonifacio; Vasquez, Rodolfo; Assis, Rafael L.; Terborgh, John; Wittmann, Florian; Andrade, Ana; Laurance, William F.; Laurance, Susan G W; Marimon, Beatriz S.; Marimon, Ben Hur; Vieira, Ima Célia Guimarães; Amaral, Iêda Leão; Brienen, Roel; Castellanos, Hernán; López, Dairon Cárdenas; Duivenvoorden, Joost F.; Mogollón, Hugo F.; Matos, Francisca Dionízia De Almeida; Dávila, Nállarett; García-Villacorta, Roosevelt; Diaz, Pablo Roberto Stevenson; Costa, Flávia; Emilio, Thaise; Levis, Carolina; Schietti, Juliana; Souza, Priscila; Alonso, Alfonso; Dallmeier, Francisco; Montoya, Alvaro Javier Duque; Piedade, Maria Teresa Fernandez; Araujo-Murakami, Alejandro; Arroyo, Luzmila; Gribel, Rogerio; Fine, Paul V A; Peres, Carlos A.; Toledo, Marisol; Aymard C., Gerardo A.; Baker, Tim R.; Cerón, Carlos; Engel, Julien; Henkel, Terry W.; Maas, Paul; Petronelli, Pascal; Stropp, Juliana; Zartman, Charles Eugene; Daly, Doug; Neill, David; Silveira, Marcos; Paredes, Marcos Ríos; Chave, Jerome; Lima Filho, Diógenes De Andrade; Jørgensen, Peter Møller; Fuentes, Alfredo; Schöngart, Jochen; Valverde, Fernando Cornejo; Di Fiore, Anthony; Jimenez, Eliana M.; Mora, Maria Cristina Peñuela; Phillips, Juan Fernando; Rivas, Gonzalo; Van Andel, Tinde R.; Von Hildebrand, Patricio; Hoffman, Bruce; Zent, Eglée L.; Malhi, Yadvinder; Prieto, Adriana; Rudas, Agustín; Ruschell, Ademir R.; Silva, Natalino; Vos, Vincent; Zent, Stanford; Oliveira, Alexandre A.; Schutz, Angela Cano; Gonzales, Therany; Nascimento, Marcelo Trindade; Ramirez-Angulo, Hirma; Sierra, Rodrigo; Tirado, Milton; Medina, María Natalia Umaña; Van Der Heijden, Geertje; Vela, César I A; Torre, Emilio Vilanova; Vriesendorp, Corine; Wang, Ophelia; Young, Kenneth R.; Baider, Claudia; Balslev, Henrik; Ferreira, Cid; Mesones, Italo; Torres-Lezama, Armando; Giraldo, Ligia Estela Urrego; Zagt, Roderick; Alexiades, Miguel N.; Hernandez, Lionel; Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, Isau; Milliken, William; Cuenca, Walter Palacios; Pauletto, Daniela; Sandoval, Elvis Valderrama; Gamarra, Luis Valenzuela; Dexter, Kyle G.; Feeley, Ken; Lopez-Gonzalez, Gabriela; Silman, Miles R.
In: Science, Vol. 342, No. 6156, 1243092, 2013.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Hyperdominance in the Amazonian tree flora
AU - Ter Steege, Hans
AU - Pitman, Nigel C A
AU - Sabatier, Daniel
AU - Baraloto, Christopher
AU - Salomão, Rafael P.
AU - Guevara, Juan Ernesto
AU - Phillips, Oliver L.
AU - Castilho, Carolina V.
AU - Magnusson, William E.
AU - Molino, Jean François
AU - Monteagudo, Abel
AU - Vargas, Percy Núñez
AU - Montero, Juan Carlos
AU - Feldpausch, Ted R.
AU - Coronado, Eurídice N Honorio
AU - Killeen, Tim J.
AU - Mostacedo, Bonifacio
AU - Vasquez, Rodolfo
AU - Assis, Rafael L.
AU - Terborgh, John
AU - Wittmann, Florian
AU - Andrade, Ana
AU - Laurance, William F.
AU - Laurance, Susan G W
AU - Marimon, Beatriz S.
AU - Marimon, Ben Hur
AU - Vieira, Ima Célia Guimarães
AU - Amaral, Iêda Leão
AU - Brienen, Roel
AU - Castellanos, Hernán
AU - López, Dairon Cárdenas
AU - Duivenvoorden, Joost F.
AU - Mogollón, Hugo F.
AU - Matos, Francisca Dionízia De Almeida
AU - Dávila, Nállarett
AU - García-Villacorta, Roosevelt
AU - Diaz, Pablo Roberto Stevenson
AU - Costa, Flávia
AU - Emilio, Thaise
AU - Levis, Carolina
AU - Schietti, Juliana
AU - Souza, Priscila
AU - Alonso, Alfonso
AU - Dallmeier, Francisco
AU - Montoya, Alvaro Javier Duque
AU - Piedade, Maria Teresa Fernandez
AU - Araujo-Murakami, Alejandro
AU - Arroyo, Luzmila
AU - Gribel, Rogerio
AU - Fine, Paul V A
AU - Peres, Carlos A.
AU - Toledo, Marisol
AU - Aymard C., Gerardo A.
AU - Baker, Tim R.
AU - Cerón, Carlos
AU - Engel, Julien
AU - Henkel, Terry W.
AU - Maas, Paul
AU - Petronelli, Pascal
AU - Stropp, Juliana
AU - Zartman, Charles Eugene
AU - Daly, Doug
AU - Neill, David
AU - Silveira, Marcos
AU - Paredes, Marcos Ríos
AU - Chave, Jerome
AU - Lima Filho, Diógenes De Andrade
AU - Jørgensen, Peter Møller
AU - Fuentes, Alfredo
AU - Schöngart, Jochen
AU - Valverde, Fernando Cornejo
AU - Di Fiore, Anthony
AU - Jimenez, Eliana M.
AU - Mora, Maria Cristina Peñuela
AU - Phillips, Juan Fernando
AU - Rivas, Gonzalo
AU - Van Andel, Tinde R.
AU - Von Hildebrand, Patricio
AU - Hoffman, Bruce
AU - Zent, Eglée L.
AU - Malhi, Yadvinder
AU - Prieto, Adriana
AU - Rudas, Agustín
AU - Ruschell, Ademir R.
AU - Silva, Natalino
AU - Vos, Vincent
AU - Zent, Stanford
AU - Oliveira, Alexandre A.
AU - Schutz, Angela Cano
AU - Gonzales, Therany
AU - Nascimento, Marcelo Trindade
AU - Ramirez-Angulo, Hirma
AU - Sierra, Rodrigo
AU - Tirado, Milton
AU - Medina, María Natalia Umaña
AU - Van Der Heijden, Geertje
AU - Vela, César I A
AU - Torre, Emilio Vilanova
AU - Vriesendorp, Corine
AU - Wang, Ophelia
AU - Young, Kenneth R.
AU - Baider, Claudia
AU - Balslev, Henrik
AU - Ferreira, Cid
AU - Mesones, Italo
AU - Torres-Lezama, Armando
AU - Giraldo, Ligia Estela Urrego
AU - Zagt, Roderick
AU - Alexiades, Miguel N.
AU - Hernandez, Lionel
AU - Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, Isau
AU - Milliken, William
AU - Cuenca, Walter Palacios
AU - Pauletto, Daniela
AU - Sandoval, Elvis Valderrama
AU - Gamarra, Luis Valenzuela
AU - Dexter, Kyle G.
AU - Feeley, Ken
AU - Lopez-Gonzalez, Gabriela
AU - Silman, Miles R.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - The vast extent of the Amazon Basin has historically restricted the study of its tree communities to the local and regional scales. Here, we provide empirical data on the commonness, rarity, and richness of lowland tree species across the entire Amazon Basin and Guiana Shield (Amazonia), collected in 1170 tree plots in all major forest types. Extrapolations suggest that Amazonia harbors roughly 16,000 tree species, of which just 227 (1.4%) account for half of all trees. Most of these are habitat specialists and only dominant in one or two regions of the basin. We discuss some implications of the finding that a small group of species - less diverse than the North American tree flora - accounts for half of the world's most diverse tree community.
AB - The vast extent of the Amazon Basin has historically restricted the study of its tree communities to the local and regional scales. Here, we provide empirical data on the commonness, rarity, and richness of lowland tree species across the entire Amazon Basin and Guiana Shield (Amazonia), collected in 1170 tree plots in all major forest types. Extrapolations suggest that Amazonia harbors roughly 16,000 tree species, of which just 227 (1.4%) account for half of all trees. Most of these are habitat specialists and only dominant in one or two regions of the basin. We discuss some implications of the finding that a small group of species - less diverse than the North American tree flora - accounts for half of the world's most diverse tree community.
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DO - 10.1126/science.1243092
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JO - Science
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