Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients

Jingjing Liang; Javier G P Gamarra; Nicolas Picard; Mo Zhou; Bryan Pijanowski; Douglass F Jacobs; Peter B Reich; Thomas W Crowther; Gert-Jan Nabuurs; Sergio de-Miguel; See article full text for complete list of authors; Andrew Marshall; Sharif A Mukul; Alain Senghor K. Ngute; Catherine Waite; Jinyun Fang; Christopher W Woodall; Jens-Christian Svenning; Tommaso Jucker; Jean-Francois Bastin; Susan K Wiser; Ferry Slik; Bruno Hérault; Giorgio Alberti; Gunnar Keppel; Geerten M Hengeveld; Pierre L Ibisch; Carlos A Silva; Hans ter Steege; Pablo Luis Peri; David A Coomes; Eric B Searle; Klaus von Gadow; Bogdan Jaroszewicz; Akane O Abbasi; Meinrad Abegg; Yves C. Adou Yao; Jesús Aguirre-Gutiérrez; Angelica M. Almeyda Zambrano; Jan Altman; Esteban Alvarez-Davila; Juan Gabriel Álvarez-González; Luciana F Alves; Bienvenu H K Amani; Christian A Amani; Bhely Angoboy Ilondea; Clara Antón-Fernández; Valerio Avitabile; Gerardo A Aymard; Akomian F Azihou; Johan A Baard; Timothy R Baker; Radomir Bałazy; Meredith L Bastian; Rodrigue Batumike; Marijn Bauters; Hans Beeckman; Nithanel Mikael Hendrik Benu; Robert Bitariho; Pascal Boeckx; Jan Bogaert; Frans Bongers; Olivier Bouriaud; Pedro H S Brancalion; Susanne Brandl; Francis Q Brearley; Jaime Briseño-Reyes; Eben N Broadbent; Helge Bruelheide; Erwin Bulte; Ann Christine Catlin; Roberto Cazzolla Gatti; Ricardo G. Cesar; Han Y H Chen; Chelsea Chisholm; Emil Cienciala; Gabriel D Colletta; José Javier Corral-Rivas; Anibal Cuchietti; Aida Cuni-Sanchez; Javid A Dar; Selvadurai Dayanandan; Thales de Haulleville; Mathieu Decuyper; Sylvain Delabye; Geraldine Derroire; Ben DeVries; John Diisi; Tran Van Do; Jiri Dolezal; Aurelie Dourdain; Graham P Durrheim; Nestor Laurier Engone Obiang; Corneille E N Ewango; Teresa J Eyre; Tom M. Fayle; Lethicia Flavine N Feunang; Leena Finér; Markus Fischer; Jonas Fridman; Lorenzo Frizzera; André L. de Gasper; Damiano Gianelle; Henry B Glick; Maria Socorro González-Elizondo; Lev Gorenstein; Richard Habonayo; Olivier J Hardy; David J Harris; Andrew Hector; Andreas Hemp; Martin Herold; Annika Hillers

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Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients

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Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients

Jingjing Liang, Javier G P Gamarra, Nicolas Picard, Mo Zhou, Bryan Pijanowski, Douglass F Jacobs, Peter B Reich, Thomas W Crowther, Gert-Jan Nabuurs, Sergio de-Miguel, …

Nature Ecology & Evolution, Vol.6, pp.1423-1437

2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-022-01831-x

PMID: 35941205

Abstract

biodiversity

biogeography

The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) is one of the most recognized global patterns of species richness exhibited across a wide range of taxa. Numerous hypotheses have been proposed in the past two centuries to explain LDG, but rigorous tests of the drivers of LDGs have been limited by a lack of high-quality global species richness data. Here we produce a high-resolution (0.025° × 0.025°) map of local tree species richness using a global forest inventory database with individual tree information and local biophysical characteristics from ~1.3 million sample plots. We then quantify drivers of local tree species richness patterns across latitudes. Generally, annual mean temperature was a dominant predictor of tree species richness, which is most consistent with the metabolic theory of biodiversity (MTB). However, MTB underestimated LDG in the tropics, where high species richness was also moderated by topographic, soil and anthropogenic factors operating at local scales. Given that local landscape variables operate synergistically with bioclimatic factors in shaping the global LDG pattern, we suggest that MTB be extended to account for co-limitation by subordinate drivers.

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Title: Co-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients
Authors: Jingjing Liang (Corresponding Author) - Purdue University
Javier G P Gamarra (Author) - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Nicolas Picard (Author) - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Mo Zhou (Author) - Purdue University
Bryan Pijanowski (Author) - Purdue University
Douglass F Jacobs (Author) - Purdue University
Peter B Reich (Author) - University of Michigan
Thomas W Crowther (Author) - ETH Zurich
Gert-Jan Nabuurs (Author) - Wageningen University & Research
Sergio de-Miguel (Author) - Universitat de Lleida
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Andrew Marshall (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Tropical Forests and People Research Centre
Sharif A Mukul (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Tropical Forests and People Research Centre
Alain Senghor K. Ngute (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Tropical Forests and People Research Centre
Catherine Waite (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Forest Research Institute
Jinyun Fang - Peking University
Christopher W Woodall - US Forest Service
Jens-Christian Svenning - Aarhus University
Tommaso Jucker - University of Bristol
Jean-Francois Bastin - Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech
Susan K Wiser - Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
Ferry Slik - Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Bruno Hérault - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Giorgio Alberti - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Gunnar Keppel - University of South Australia
Geerten M Hengeveld - Wageningen University & Research
Pierre L Ibisch - Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development
Carlos A Silva - University of Florida
Hans ter Steege - Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Pablo Luis Peri - Instituto Nacional de Tecnologia
David A Coomes - University of Cambridge
Eric B Searle - Lakehead University
Klaus von Gadow - Stellenbosch University
Bogdan Jaroszewicz - University of Warsaw
Akane O Abbasi - Purdue University West Lafayette
Meinrad Abegg - Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Yves C. Adou Yao - Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Jesús Aguirre-Gutiérrez - University of Oxford
Angelica M. Almeyda Zambrano - University of Florida
Jan Altman - Czech Academy of Sciences
Esteban Alvarez-Davila - Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia
Juan Gabriel Álvarez-González - Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
Luciana F Alves - University of California, Los Angeles
Bienvenu H K Amani - Université Jean Lorougnon Guédé
Christian A Amani - Université Officielle de Bukavu
Bhely Angoboy Ilondea - Institut National pour l’Etude et la Recherche Agronomiques
Clara Antón-Fernández - Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research
Valerio Avitabile - Joint Research Centre
Gerardo A Aymard - Compensation International Progress S.A.
Akomian F Azihou - Université d'Abomey-Calavi
Johan A Baard - South African National Parks
Timothy R Baker - University of Leeds
Radomir Bałazy - Instytut Badawczy Leśnictwa
Meredith L Bastian - Duke University
Rodrigue Batumike - Université du Cinquantenaire Lwiro
Marijn Bauters - Ghent University
Hans Beeckman - Royal Museum for Central Africa
Nithanel Mikael Hendrik Benu - Ministry of Environment and Forestry, Republic of Indonesia
Robert Bitariho - Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Pascal Boeckx - Ghent University
Jan Bogaert - University of Liège
Frans Bongers - Wageningen University & Research
Olivier Bouriaud - Ştefan cel Mare University of Suceava
Pedro H S Brancalion - University of Sao Paulo
Susanne Brandl - Bayerische Landesanstalt für Wald und Forstwirtschaft
Francis Q Brearley - Manchester Metropolitan University
Jaime Briseño-Reyes - Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango
Eben N Broadbent - University of Florida
Helge Bruelheide - Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Erwin Bulte - Wageningen University & Research
Ann Christine Catlin - Purdue Pharma (Canada)
Roberto Cazzolla Gatti - University of Bologna
Ricardo G. Cesar - Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo
Han Y H Chen - Lakehead University
Chelsea Chisholm - ETH Zurich
Emil Cienciala - Institute of Forest Ecosystem Research
Gabriel D Colletta - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
José Javier Corral-Rivas - Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango
Anibal Cuchietti
Aida Cuni-Sanchez - Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Javid A Dar - SRM University
Selvadurai Dayanandan - Concordia University
Thales de Haulleville - Royal Museum for Central Africa
Mathieu Decuyper - Wageningen University & Research
Sylvain Delabye - Charles University
Geraldine Derroire - University of French Guiana
Ben DeVries - University of Guelph
John Diisi
Tran Van Do - Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences
Jiri Dolezal - Czech Academy of Sciences
Aurelie Dourdain - University of French Guiana
Graham P Durrheim - South African National Parks
Nestor Laurier Engone Obiang - Omar Bongo University
Corneille E N Ewango - Université de Kisangani
Teresa J Eyre - Queensland Department of Environment and Science
Tom M. Fayle - Queen Mary University of London
Lethicia Flavine N Feunang - Université de Yaoundé I
Leena Finér - Natural Resources Institute Finland
Markus Fischer - University of Bern
Jonas Fridman - Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Alnarp
Lorenzo Frizzera - Fondazione Edmund Mach
André L. de Gasper - Universidade Regional de Blumenau
Damiano Gianelle - Fondazione Edmund Mach
Henry B Glick
Maria Socorro González-Elizondo - Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Lev Gorenstein - Purdue University West Lafayette
Richard Habonayo - Université du Burundi
Olivier J Hardy - Université Libre de Bruxelles
David J Harris - Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Andrew Hector - University of Oxford
Andreas Hemp - University of Bayreuth
Martin Herold - GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
Annika Hillers - Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
Publication details: Nature Ecology & Evolution, Vol.6, pp.1423-1437
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Date published: 2022
DOI: 10.1038/s41559-022-01831-x
ISSN: 2397-334X
PMID: 35941205
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Forest Research Institute; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99663998902621
Output Type: Journal article

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