The global abundance of tree palms

Robert Muscarella; Thaise Emilio; Oliver L Phillips; Simon L Lewis; Ferry Slik; William J Baker; Thomas L. P Couvreur; Wolf L Eiserhardt; Jens‐Christian Svenning; Kofi Affum‐Baffoe; Shin‐Ichiro Aiba; Everton C Almeida; Samuel S Almeida; Edmar Almeida Oliveira; Esteban Álvarez‐Dávila; Luciana F Alves; Carlos Mariano Alvez‐Valles; Fabrício Alvim Carvalho; Fernando Alzate Guarin; Ana Andrade; Luis E. O. C Aragão; Alejandro Araujo Murakami; Luzmila Arroyo; Peter S Ashton; Gerardo A. Aymard Corredor; Timothy R Baker; Plinio Barbosa Camargo; Jos Barlow; Jean‐François Bastin; Natacha Nssi Bengone; Erika Berenguer; Nicholas Berry; Lilian Blanc; Katrin Böhning‐Gaese; Damien Bonal; Frans Bongers; Matt Bradford; Fabian Brambach; Francis Q Brearley; Steven W Brewer; Jose L. C Camargo; David G Campbell; Carolina V Castilho; Wendeson Castro; Damien Catchpole; Carlos E Cerón Martínez; Shengbin Chen; Phourin Chhang; Percival Cho; Wanlop Chutipong; Connie Clark; Murray Collins; James A Comiskey; Massiel Nataly Corrales Medina; Flávia R. C Costa; Heike Culmsee; Heriberto David‐Higuita; Priya Davidar; Jhon Aguila‐Pasquel; Géraldine Derroire; Anthony Di Fiore; Tran Van Do; Jean‐Louis Doucet; Aurélie Dourdain; Donald R Drake; Andreas Ensslin; Terry Erwin; Corneille E. N Ewango; Robert M Ewers; Sophie Fauset; Ted R Feldpausch; Joice Ferreira; Leandro Valle Ferreira; Markus Fischer; Janet Franklin; Gabriella M Fredriksson; Thomas W Gillespie; Martin Gilpin; Christelle Gonmadje; Arachchige Upali Nimal Gunatilleke; Khalid Rehman Hakeem; Jefferson S Hall; Keith C Hamer; David J Harris; Rhett D Harrison; Andrew Hector; Andreas Hemp; Bruno Herault; Carlos Gabriel Hidalgo Pizango; Eurídice N. Honorio Coronado; Wannes Hubau; Mohammad Shah Hussain; Faridah‐Hanum Ibrahim; Nobuo Imai; Carlos A Joly; Shijo Joseph; Anitha K; Kuswata Kartawinata; Justin Kassi; Timothy J Killeen; Kanehiro Kitayama; Bente Bang Klitgård; Robert Kooyman; Nicolas Labrière; Eileen Larney; Yves Laumonier; Susan G Laurance; William F Laurance; Michael J Lawes; Aurora Levesley; Janvier Lisingo; Thomas Lovejoy; Jon C Lovett; Xinghui Lu; Anne Mette Lykke; William E Magnusson; Ni Putu Diana Mahayani; Yadvinder Malhi; Asyraf Mansor; Jose Luis Marcelo Peña; Ben H Marimon‐Junior; Andrew R Marshall; Karina Melgaco; Casimiro Mendoza Bautista; Vianet Mihindou; Jérôme Millet; William Milliken; D Mohandass; Abel Lorenzo Monteagudo Mendoza; Badru Mugerwa; Hidetoshi Nagamasu; Laszlo Nagy; Naret Seuaturien; Marcelo T Nascimento; David A Neill; Luiz Menini Neto; Rueben Nilus; Mario Percy Núñez Vargas; Eddy Nurtjahya; R. Nazaré O Araújo; Onrizal Onrizal; Walter A Palacios; Sonia Palacios‐Ramos; Marc Parren; Ekananda Paudel; Paulo S Morandi; R. Toby Pennington; Georgia Pickavance; John J Pipoly; Nigel C. A Pitman; Erny Poedjirahajoe; Lourens Poorter; John R Poulsen; P Rama Chandra Prasad; Adriana Prieto; Jean‐Philippe Puyravaud; Lan Qie; Carlos A Quesada; Hirma Ramírez‐Angulo; Jean Claude Razafimahaimodison; Jan Meindert Reitsma; Edilson J Requena‐Rojas; Zorayda Restrepo Correa; Carlos Reynel Rodriguez; Anand Roopsind; Francesco Rovero; Andes Rozak; Agustín Rudas Lleras; Ervan Rutishauser; Gemma Rutten; Ruwan Punchi‐Manage; Rafael P Salomão; Hoang Van Sam; Swapan Kumar Sarker; Manichanh Satdichanh; Juliana Schietti; Christine B Schmitt; Beatriz Schwantes Marimon; Feyera Senbeta; Lila Nath Sharma; Douglas Sheil; Rodrigo Sierra; Javier E Silva‐Espejo; Marcos Silveira; Bonaventure Sonké; Marc K Steininger; Robert Steinmetz; Tariq Stévart; Raman Sukumar; Aisha Sultana; Terry C. H Sunderland; Hebbalalu Satyanarayana Suresh; Jianwei Tang; Edmund Tanner; Hans Steege; John W Terborgh; Ida Theilade; Jonathan Timberlake; Armando Torres‐Lezama; Peter Umunay; María Uriarte; Luis Valenzuela Gamarra; Martin Bult; Peter van der Hout; Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez; Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira; Simone A Vieira; Emilio Vilanova; Jeanneth Villalobos Cayo; Ophelia Wang; Campbell O Webb; Edward L Webb; Lee White; Timothy J. S Whitfeld; Serge Wich; Simon Willcock; Susan K Wiser; Kenneth R Young; Rahmad Zakaria; Runguo Zang; Charles E Zartman; Irié Casimir Zo‐Bi; Henrik Balslev

doi:10.1111/geb.13123

Back

Journal article

Open access

Peer reviewed

The global abundance of tree palms

Robert Muscarella, Thaise Emilio, Oliver L Phillips, Simon L Lewis, Ferry Slik, William J Baker, Thomas L. P Couvreur, Wolf L Eiserhardt, Jens‐Christian Svenning, Kofi Affum‐Baffoe, …

Global Ecology and Biogeography, Vol.29(9), pp.1495-1514

2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13123

Files and links (1)

pdf

The global abundance of tree palms8.62 MBDownload View

Published VersionCC BY V4.0, Open Access

Abstract

abundance patterns

local abiotic conditions

above‐ground biomass

tropical rainforest

wood density

Arecaceae

Neotropics

pantropical biogeography

Aim: Palms are an iconic, diverse and often abundant component of tropical ecosystems that provide many ecosystem services. Being monocots, tree palms are evolutionarily, morphologically and physiologically distinct from other trees, and these differences have important consequences for ecosystem services (e.g., carbon sequestration and storage) and in terms of responses to climate change. We quantified global patterns of tree palm relative abundance to help improve understanding of tropical forests and reduce uncertainty about these ecosystems under climate change. Location: Tropical and subtropical moist forests. Time period: Current. Major taxa studied: Palms (Arecaceae). Methods: We assembled a pantropical dataset of 2,548 forest plots (covering 1,191 ha) and quantified tree palm (i.e., ≥10 cm diameter at breast height) abundance relative to co-occurring non-palm trees. We compared the relative abundance of tree palms across biogeographical realms and tested for associations with palaeoclimate stability, current climate, edaphic conditions and metrics of forest structure. Results: On average, the relative abundance of tree palms was more than five times larger between Neotropical locations and other biogeographical realms. Tree palms were absent in most locations outside the Neotropics but present in >80% of Neotropical locations. The relative abundance of tree palms was more strongly associated with local conditions (e.g., higher mean annual precipitation, lower soil fertility, shallower water table and lower plot mean wood density) than metrics of long-term climate stability. Life-form diversity also influenced the patterns; palm assemblages outside the Neotropics comprise many non-tree (e.g., climbing) palms. Finally, we show that tree palms can influence estimates of above-ground biomass, but the magnitude and direction of the effect require additional work. Conclusions: Tree palms are not only quintessentially tropical, but they are also overwhelmingly Neotropical. Future work to understand the contributions of tree palms to biomass estimates and carbon cycling will be particularly crucial in Neotropical forests.

Details

Title: The global abundance of tree palms
Authors: Robert Muscarella (Corresponding Author) - Aarhus University
Thaise Emilio (Author) - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Oliver L Phillips (Author) - University of Leeds
Simon L Lewis (Author) - University College London
Ferry Slik (Author) - Universiti Brunei Darussalam
William J Baker (Author) - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Thomas L. P Couvreur (Author) - Université de Montpellier
Wolf L Eiserhardt (Author) - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Jens‐Christian Svenning (Author) - Aarhus University
Kofi Affum‐Baffoe (Author) - Forestry Commission of Ghana
Shin‐Ichiro Aiba (Author) - Hokkaido University
Everton C Almeida (Author) - Federal University of Western Pará
Samuel S Almeida (Author) - Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Edmar Almeida Oliveira (Author) - Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso
Esteban Álvarez‐Dávila (Author) - Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia
Luciana F Alves (Author) - University of California, Los Angeles
Carlos Mariano Alvez‐Valles (Author) - National University of San Marcos
Fabrício Alvim Carvalho (Author) - Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
Fernando Alzate Guarin (Author) - Universidad de Antioquia
Ana Andrade (Author) - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
Luis E. O. C Aragão (Author) - University of Exeter
Alejandro Araujo Murakami (Author) - Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University
Luzmila Arroyo (Author) - Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University
Peter S Ashton (Author) - Harvard University
Gerardo A. Aymard Corredor (Author) - Herbario Universitario (Venezuela)
Timothy R Baker (Author) - University of Leeds
Plinio Barbosa Camargo (Author) - University of Sao Paulo
Jos Barlow (Author) - Lancaster University
Jean‐François Bastin (Author) - ETH Zurich
Natacha Nssi Bengone (Author) - National Agency for National Parks
Erika Berenguer (Author) - University of Oxford
Nicholas Berry (Author) - The Landscapes and Livelihoods Group
Lilian Blanc (Author) - Université de Montpellier
Katrin Böhning‐Gaese (Author) - Goethe University Frankfurt
Damien Bonal (Author) - Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
Frans Bongers (Author) - Wageningen University & Research
Matt Bradford (Author) - CSIRO Land and Water
Fabian Brambach (Author) - University of Göttingen
Francis Q Brearley (Author) - Manchester Metropolitan University
Steven W Brewer (Author) - Wild Earth Allies (United States)
Jose L. C Camargo (Author) - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
David G Campbell (Author) - Grinnell College
Carolina V Castilho (Author) - Universidade Federal de Roraima
Wendeson Castro (Author) - SOS Amazônia (Brazil)
Damien Catchpole (Author) - University of Tasmania
Carlos E Cerón Martínez (Author) - Central University of Ecuador
Shengbin Chen (Author) - Chengdu University of Technology
Phourin Chhang (Author) - Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries
Percival Cho (Author) - Forestry Department (Belize)
Wanlop Chutipong (Author) - King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi
Connie Clark (Author) - Duke University
Murray Collins (Author) - University of Edinburgh
James A Comiskey (Author) - Smithsonian Institution
Massiel Nataly Corrales Medina (Author) - Universidad Nacional de San Agustin de Arequipa
Flávia R. C Costa (Author) - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
Heike Culmsee (Author) - Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt
Heriberto David‐Higuita (Author) - Universidad de Antioquia
Priya Davidar (Author) - Sigur Nature Trust (India)
Jhon Aguila‐Pasquel (Author) - Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana
Géraldine Derroire (Author) - Institut Pasteur de la Guyane
Anthony Di Fiore (Author) - The University of Texas at Austin
Tran Van Do (Author) - Vietnamese Academy of Forest Science
Jean‐Louis Doucet (Author) - University of Liège
Aurélie Dourdain (Author) - Institut Pasteur de la Guyane
Donald R Drake (Author) - University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Andreas Ensslin (Author) - University of Bern
Terry Erwin (Author) - Smithsonian Institution
Corneille E. N Ewango (Author) - Université de Kisangani
Robert M Ewers (Author) - Imperial College London
Sophie Fauset (Author) - University of Plymouth
Ted R Feldpausch (Author) - University of Exeter
Joice Ferreira (Author) - Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation
Leandro Valle Ferreira (Author) - Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Markus Fischer (Author) - University of Bern
Janet Franklin (Author) - University of California, Riverside
Gabriella M Fredriksson (Author) - Pro Natura Foundation (Indonesia)
Thomas W Gillespie (Author) - University of California, Los Angeles
Martin Gilpin (Author) - University of Leeds
Christelle Gonmadje (Author) - Cameroon National Herbarium
Arachchige Upali Nimal Gunatilleke (Author) - University of Peradeniya
Khalid Rehman Hakeem (Author) - King Abdulaziz University
Jefferson S Hall (Author) - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Keith C Hamer (Author) - University of Leeds
David J Harris (Author) - Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Rhett D Harrison (Author) - World Agroforestry Centre
Andrew Hector (Author) - University of Oxford
Andreas Hemp (Author) - University of Bayreuth
Bruno Herault (Author) - Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Carlos Gabriel Hidalgo Pizango (Author) - Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana
Eurídice N. Honorio Coronado (Author) - Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana
Wannes Hubau (Author) - Royal Museum for Central Africa
Mohammad Shah Hussain (Author) - University of Delhi
Faridah‐Hanum Ibrahim (Author) - Universiti Putra Malaysia
Nobuo Imai (Author) - Tokyo University of Agriculture
Carlos A Joly (Author) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Shijo Joseph (Author) - Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies
Anitha K (Author) - Rainforest Traditions (India)
Kuswata Kartawinata (Author) - Indonesian Institute of Sciences
Justin Kassi (Author) - Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Timothy J Killeen (Author) - Gabriel René Moreno Autonomous University
Kanehiro Kitayama (Author) - Kyoto University
Bente Bang Klitgård (Author) - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Robert Kooyman (Author) - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Nicolas Labrière (Author) - Georgia Tech-CNRS Laboratory
Eileen Larney (Author) - Zoological Society of London
Yves Laumonier (Author) - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
Susan G Laurance (Author) - James Cook University
William F Laurance (Author) - James Cook University
Michael J Lawes (Author) - University of KwaZulu-Natal
Aurora Levesley (Author) - University of Leeds
Janvier Lisingo (Author) - Université de Kisangani
Thomas Lovejoy (Author) - George Mason University
Jon C Lovett (Author) - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Xinghui Lu (Author) - Liaocheng University
Anne Mette Lykke (Author) - Aarhus University
William E Magnusson (Author) - National Institute for Amazonian Research (INPA)
Ni Putu Diana Mahayani (Author) - Universitas Gadjah Mada
Yadvinder Malhi (Author) - University of Oxford
Asyraf Mansor (Author) - Universiti Sains Malaysia
Jose Luis Marcelo Peña (Author) - Universidade de São Paulo
Ben H Marimon‐Junior (Author) - Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso
Andrew R Marshall (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Tropical Forests and People Research Centre
Karina Melgaco (Author) - University of Leeds
Casimiro Mendoza Bautista (Author) - University of San Simón
Vianet Mihindou (Author) - Ministère de la Forêt et de l’Environnement (Gabon)
Jérôme Millet (Author) - Office Français de la Biodiversité
William Milliken (Author) - Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
D Mohandass (Author) - Novel Research Academy (India)
Abel Lorenzo Monteagudo Mendoza (Author) - National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco
Badru Mugerwa (Author) - Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Hidetoshi Nagamasu (Author) - Kyoto University
Laszlo Nagy (Author) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Naret Seuaturien (Author) - World Wildlife Fund (Thailand)
Marcelo T Nascimento (Author) - State University of Norte Fluminense
David A Neill (Author) - Universidad Estatal Amazónica
Luiz Menini Neto (Author) - Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora
Rueben Nilus (Author) - Sabah Forestry Department
Mario Percy Núñez Vargas (Author) - National University of Saint Anthony the Abbot in Cuzco
Eddy Nurtjahya (Author) - Universitas Bangka Belitung
R. Nazaré O Araújo (Author) - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
Onrizal Onrizal (Author) - Universitas Sumatera Utara
Walter A Palacios (Author) - Universidad Técnica del Norte
Sonia Palacios‐Ramos (Author) - Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina
Marc Parren (Author) - Wageningen University & Research
Ekananda Paudel (Author) - Nepal Academy of Science and Technology
Paulo S Morandi (Author) - Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso
R. Toby Pennington (Author) - University of Exeter
Georgia Pickavance (Author) - University of Leeds
John J Pipoly (Author) - Broward County Parks and Recreation Division (United States)
Nigel C. A Pitman (Author) - Field Museum of Natural History
Erny Poedjirahajoe (Author) - Universitas Gadjah Mada
Lourens Poorter (Author) - Wageningen University & Research
John R Poulsen (Author) - Duke University
P Rama Chandra Prasad (Author) - International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad
Adriana Prieto (Author) - Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Jean‐Philippe Puyravaud (Author) - Sigur Nature Trust (India)
Lan Qie (Author) - University of Lincoln
Carlos A Quesada (Author) - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
Hirma Ramírez‐Angulo (Author) - University of the Andes
Jean Claude Razafimahaimodison (Author) - Université de Fianarantsoa
Jan Meindert Reitsma (Author) - Bureau Waardenburg (Netherlands)
Edilson J Requena‐Rojas (Author) - Universidad Continental
Zorayda Restrepo Correa (Author) - COL-TREE Corporation (Colombia)
Carlos Reynel Rodriguez (Author) - Universidad Nacional Agraria La Molina
Anand Roopsind (Author) - Boise State University
Francesco Rovero (Author) - Museo delle Scienze
Andes Rozak (Author) - Indonesian Institute of Sciences
Agustín Rudas Lleras (Author) - Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Ervan Rutishauser (Author) - Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Gemma Rutten (Author) - University of Bern
Ruwan Punchi‐Manage (Author) - University of Peradeniya
Rafael P Salomão (Author) - Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia
Hoang Van Sam (Author) - Vietnam National University of Forestry
Swapan Kumar Sarker (Author) - Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
Manichanh Satdichanh (Author) - World Agroforestry Centre
Juliana Schietti (Author) - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
Christine B Schmitt (Author) - University of Freiburg
Beatriz Schwantes Marimon (Author) - Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso
Feyera Senbeta (Author) - Addis Ababa University
Lila Nath Sharma (Author) - ForestAction Nepal
Douglas Sheil (Author) - Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Rodrigo Sierra (Author)
Javier E Silva‐Espejo (Author) - University of La Serena
Marcos Silveira (Author) - Universidade Federal do Acre
Bonaventure Sonké (Author) - Université de Yaoundé I
Marc K Steininger (Author) - University of Maryland, College Park
Robert Steinmetz (Author) - World Wildlife Fund (Thailand)
Tariq Stévart (Author) - Missouri Botanical Garden
Raman Sukumar (Author) - Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
Aisha Sultana (Author) - University of Delhi
Terry C. H Sunderland (Author) - Center for International Forestry Research
Hebbalalu Satyanarayana Suresh (Author) - Indian Institute of Science Bangalore
Jianwei Tang (Author) - Chinese Academy of Sciences
Edmund Tanner (Author) - University of Cambridge
Hans Steege (Author) - VU University Amsterdam
John W Terborgh (Author) - James Cook University
Ida Theilade (Author) - University of Copenhagen
Jonathan Timberlake (Author)
Armando Torres‐Lezama (Author) - University of the Andes
Peter Umunay (Author) - Yale University
María Uriarte (Author) - Columbia University
Luis Valenzuela Gamarra (Author) - Jardín Botánico de Missouri (Pasco, Peru)
Martin Bult (Author) - Mae Fah Luang University
Peter van der Hout (Author)
Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez (Author)
Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira (Author) - Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Simone A Vieira (Author) - University of Campinas (UNICAMP)
Emilio Vilanova (Author) - University of California, Berkeley
Jeanneth Villalobos Cayo (Author) - University of Saint Francis Xavier
Ophelia Wang (Author) - Northern Arizona University
Campbell O Webb (Author) - University of Alaska Fairbanks
Edward L Webb (Author) - National University of Singapore
Lee White (Author) - University of Stirling
Timothy J. S Whitfeld (Author) - University of Minnesota
Serge Wich (Author) - University of Amsterdam
Simon Willcock (Author) - Bangor University
Susan K Wiser (Author) - Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research
Kenneth R Young (Author) - The University of Texas at Austin
Rahmad Zakaria (Author) - Universiti Sains Malaysia
Runguo Zang (Author) - Chinese Academy of Forestry
Charles E Zartman (Author) - Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia
Irié Casimir Zo‐Bi (Author) - Institut National Polytechnique Félix Houphouët-Boigny
Henrik Balslev (Author) - Aarhus University
Publication details: Global Ecology and Biogeography, Vol.29(9), pp.1495-1514
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Date published: 2020
DOI: 10.1111/geb.13123
ISSN: 1466-8238; 1466-822X
Copyright note: © 2020 The Authors. Global Ecology and Biogeography published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Organisation Unit: Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99482305702621
Output Type: Journal article

Metrics

206 File views/ downloads

41 Record Views

82 Times Cited - Web of Science

See more details

InCites Highlights

These are selected metrics from InCites Benchmarking & Analytics tool, related to this output

Collaboration types: Domestic collaboration; International collaboration
Web Of Science research areas: Ecology; Geography, Physical

UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

This output has contributed to the advancement of the following goals:

Source: InCites