Phylogenetic classification of the world's tropical forests

J W F Slik; J Franklin; V Arroyo-Rodriguez; R Field; S Aguilar; N Aguirre; J Ahumada; S I Aiba; L F Alves; K Anitha; A Avella; F Mora; G A Aymard; S Baez; P Balvanera; M L Bastian; J F Bastin; P J Bellingham; E van den Berg; P D Bispo; P Boeckx; K Boehning-Gaese; F Bongers; B Boyle; F Brambach; F Q Brearley; Sandra Brown; S L Chai; Robin L Chazdon; S B Chen; P Chhang; G Chuyong; C Ewango; I M Coronado; J Cristobal-Azkarate; H Culmsee; K Damas; H S Dattaraja; P Davidar; S J DeWalt; H Din; D R Drake; A Duque; G Durigan; K Eichhorn; E S Eler; T Enoki; A Ensslin; A B Fandohan; N Farwig; K J Feeley; M Fischer; O Forshed; Q S Garcia; S C Garkoti; T Gillespie; J F Gillet; C Gonmadje; I Granzow-de la Cerda; D M Griffith; James Grogan; K R Hakeem; D J Harris; R D Harrison; A Hector; A Hemp; J Homeier; M S Hussain; G Ibarra-Manriiquez; I F Hanum; N Imai; P A Jansen; C A Joly; S Joseph; K Kartawinata; E Kearsley; D L Kelly; M Kessler; T J Killeen; R M Kooyman; Y Laumonier; S G Laurance; W F Laurance; M J Lawes; S G Letcher; J Lindsell; J Lovett; J Lozada; X H Lu; A M Lykke; K Bin Mahmud; N P D Mahayani; A Mansor; Andrew R Marshall; E H Martin; D C L Matos; J A Meave; F P L Melo; Z H A Mendoza; F Metali; V P Medjibe; J P Metzger; T Metzker; D Mohandass; M A Munguia-Rosas; R Munoz; E Nurtjahy; E L de Oliveira; Onrizal; P Parolin; M Parren; N Parthasarathy; E Paudel; R Perez; E A Perez-Garcia; U Pommer; L Poorter; L Qie; M T F Piedade; J R R Pinto; A D Poulsen; J R Poulsen; J S Powers; R C Prasad; J P Puyravaud; O Rangel; J Reitsma; D S B Rocha; S Rolim; F Rovero; A Rozak; K Ruokolainen; E Rutishauser; G Rutten; M N M Said; F Z Saiter; P Saner; B Santos; J R dos Santos; S K Sarker; C B Schmitt; J Schoengart; M Schulze; D Sheil; P Sist; A F Souza; W R Spironello; T Sposito; R Steinmetz; T Stevart; M S Suganuma; R Sukri; A Sultana; R Sukumar; T Sunderland; Supriyadi; H S Suresh; E Suzuki; M Tabarelli; J W Tang; E V J Tanner; N Targhetta; I Theilade; T Van Do; H Van Sam; J H Vandermeer; H Verbeeck; O R Vetaas; V Adekunle; S A Vieira; C O Webb; E L Webb; T Whitfeld; S Wich; J Williams; S Wiser; F Wittmann; X B Yang; C Y A Yao; S L Yap; R A Zahawi; R Zakaria; R G Zang; D Thomas; J Van Valkenburg; C Yves Adou Yao

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Phylogenetic classification of the world's tropical forests

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Phylogenetic classification of the world's tropical forests

J W F Slik, J Franklin, V Arroyo-Rodriguez, R Field, S Aguilar, N Aguirre, J Ahumada, S I Aiba, L F Alves, K Anitha, …

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol.115(8), pp.1837-1842

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1714977115

PMCID: PMC5828595

PMID: 29432167

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Abstract

biogeographic legacies

forest classification

forest functional

similarity

phylogenetic community distance

tropical forests

Knowledge about the biogeographic affinities of the world's tropical forests helps to better understand regional differences in forest structure, diversity, composition, and dynamics. Such understanding will enable anticipation of region-specific responses to global environmental change. Modern phylogenies, in combination with broad coverage of species inventory data, now allow for global biogeographic analyses that take species evolutionary distance into account. Here we present a classification of the world's tropical forests based on their phylogenetic similarity. We identify five principal floristic regions and their floristic relationships: (i) Indo-Pacific, (ii) Subtropical, (iii) African, (iv) American, and (v) Dry forests. Our results do not support the traditional neo-versus paleotropical forest division but instead separate the combined American and African forests from their Indo-Pacific counterparts. We also find indications for the existence of a global dry forest region, with representatives in America, Africa, Madagascar, and India. Additionally, a northern-hemisphere Subtropical forest region was identified with representatives in Asia and America, providing support for a link between Asian and American northern-hemisphere forests.

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Title: Phylogenetic classification of the world's tropical forests
Authors: J W F Slik (Author)
J Franklin (Author)
V Arroyo-Rodriguez (Author)
R Field (Author)
S Aguilar (Author)
N Aguirre (Author)
J Ahumada (Author)
S I Aiba (Author)
L F Alves (Author)
K Anitha (Author)
A Avella (Author)
F Mora (Author)
G A Aymard (Author)
S Baez (Author)
P Balvanera (Author)
M L Bastian (Author)
J F Bastin (Author)
P J Bellingham (Author)
E van den Berg (Author)
P D Bispo (Author)
P Boeckx (Author)
K Boehning-Gaese (Author)
F Bongers (Author)
B Boyle (Author)
F Brambach (Author)
F Q Brearley (Author)
Sandra Brown (Author)
S L Chai (Author)
Robin L Chazdon (Author)
S B Chen (Author)
P Chhang (Author)
G Chuyong (Author)
C Ewango (Author)
I M Coronado (Author)
J Cristobal-Azkarate (Author)
H Culmsee (Author)
K Damas (Author)
H S Dattaraja (Author)
P Davidar (Author)
S J DeWalt (Author)
H Din (Author)
D R Drake (Author)
A Duque (Author)
G Durigan (Author)
K Eichhorn (Author)
E S Eler (Author)
T Enoki (Author)
A Ensslin (Author)
A B Fandohan (Author)
N Farwig (Author)
K J Feeley (Author)
M Fischer (Author)
O Forshed (Author)
Q S Garcia (Author)
S C Garkoti (Author)
T Gillespie (Author)
J F Gillet (Author)
C Gonmadje (Author)
I Granzow-de la Cerda (Author)
D M Griffith (Author)
James Grogan (Author)
K R Hakeem (Author)
D J Harris (Author)
R D Harrison (Author)
A Hector (Author)
A Hemp (Author)
J Homeier (Author)
M S Hussain (Author)
G Ibarra-Manriiquez (Author)
I F Hanum (Author)
N Imai (Author)
P A Jansen (Author)
C A Joly (Author)
S Joseph (Author)
K Kartawinata (Author)
E Kearsley (Author)
D L Kelly (Author)
M Kessler (Author)
T J Killeen (Author)
R M Kooyman (Author)
Y Laumonier (Author)
S G Laurance (Author)
W F Laurance (Author)
M J Lawes (Author)
S G Letcher (Author)
J Lindsell (Author)
J Lovett (Author)
J Lozada (Author)
X H Lu (Author)
A M Lykke (Author)
K Bin Mahmud (Author)
N P D Mahayani (Author)
A Mansor (Author)
Andrew R Marshall (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
E H Martin (Author)
D C L Matos (Author)
J A Meave (Author)
F P L Melo (Author)
Z H A Mendoza (Author)
F Metali (Author)
V P Medjibe (Author)
J P Metzger (Author)
T Metzker (Author)
D Mohandass (Author)
M A Munguia-Rosas (Author)
R Munoz (Author)
E Nurtjahy (Author)
E L de Oliveira (Author)
Onrizal (Author)
P Parolin (Author)
M Parren (Author)
N Parthasarathy (Author)
E Paudel (Author)
R Perez (Author)
E A Perez-Garcia (Author)
U Pommer (Author)
L Poorter (Author)
L Qie (Author)
M T F Piedade (Author)
J R R Pinto (Author)
A D Poulsen (Author)
J R Poulsen (Author)
J S Powers (Author)
R C Prasad (Author)
J P Puyravaud (Author)
O Rangel (Author)
J Reitsma (Author)
D S B Rocha (Author)
S Rolim (Author)
F Rovero (Author)
A Rozak (Author)
K Ruokolainen (Author)
E Rutishauser (Author)
G Rutten (Author)
M N M Said (Author)
F Z Saiter (Author)
P Saner (Author)
B Santos (Author)
J R dos Santos (Author)
S K Sarker (Author)
C B Schmitt (Author)
J Schoengart (Author)
M Schulze (Author)
D Sheil (Author)
P Sist (Author)
A F Souza (Author)
W R Spironello (Author)
T Sposito (Author)
R Steinmetz (Author)
T Stevart (Author)
M S Suganuma (Author)
R Sukri (Author)
A Sultana (Author)
R Sukumar (Author)
T Sunderland (Author)
Supriyadi (Author)
H S Suresh (Author)
E Suzuki (Author)
M Tabarelli (Author)
J W Tang (Author)
E V J Tanner (Author)
N Targhetta (Author)
I Theilade (Author)
T Van Do (Author)
H Van Sam (Author)
J H Vandermeer (Author)
H Verbeeck (Author)
O R Vetaas (Author)
V Adekunle (Author)
S A Vieira (Author)
C O Webb (Author)
E L Webb (Author)
T Whitfeld (Author)
S Wich (Author)
J Williams (Author)
S Wiser (Author)
F Wittmann (Author)
X B Yang (Author)
C Y A Yao (Author)
S L Yap (Author)
R A Zahawi (Author)
R Zakaria (Author)
R G Zang (Author)
D Thomas (Author)
J Van Valkenburg (Author)
C Yves Adou Yao (Author)
Publication details: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol.115(8), pp.1837-1842
Publisher: National Academy of Sciences
Date published: 2018
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1714977115
ISSN: 0027-8424
PMID: 29432167; PMC5828595
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451404202621
Output Type: Journal article

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