Ecology: A few species dominate forest tree abundance pantropically

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作者
Edwards, David P. [1 ,2 ]
Davies, Robert W. [3 ]
Massam, Mike R. [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cambridge, Dept Plant Sci, Cambridge, England
[2] Univ Cambridge, Conservat Res Inst, Cambridge, England
[3] Univ Sheffield, Sch Biosci, Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Sheffield, England
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10.1016/j.cub.2024.02.016
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
An analysis of over 1 million old-growth tropical forest trees reveals that similar to 2.2% of species comprise 50% of the individuals in Africa, Amazonia, and Southeast Asia, suggesting that the ecological mechanisms underpinning tree community assembly are ubiquitous across the tropics.
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页码:R251 / R254
页数:4
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