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The global abundance of tree palms. / Muscarella, R.; Emilio, T.; Phillips, O.L. et al.
In: Global Ecology and Biogeography, Vol. 29, No. 9, 01.09.2020, p. 1495-1514.

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Muscarella, R, Emilio, T, Phillips, OL, Lewis, SL, Slik, F, Baker, WJ, Couvreur, TLP, Eiserhardt, WL, Svenning, J-C, Affum-Baffoe, K, Aiba, S-I, de Almeida, EC, de Almeida, SS, de Oliveira, EA, Álvarez-Dávila, E, Alves, LF, Alvez-Valles, CM, Carvalho, FA, Guarin, FA, Andrade, A, Aragão, LEOC, Murakami, AA, Arroyo, L, Ashton, PS, Corredor, GAA, Baker, TR, de Camargo, PB, Barlow, J, Bastin, J-F, Bengone, NN, Berenguer, E, Berry, N, Blanc, L, Böhning-Gaese, K, Bonal, D, Bongers, F, Bradford, M, Brambach, F, Brearley, FQ, Brewer, SW, Camargo, JLC, Campbell, DG, Castilho, CV, Castro, W, Catchpole, D, Cerón Martínez, CE, Chen, S, Chhang, P, Cho, P, Chutipong, W, Clark, C, Collins, M, Comiskey, JA, Medina, MNC, Costa, FRC, Culmsee, H, David-Higuita, H, Davidar, P, del Aguila-Pasquel, J, Derroire, G, Di Fiore, A, Van Do, T, Doucet, J-L, Dourdain, A, Drake, DR, Ensslin, A, Erwin, T, Ewango, CEN, Ewers, RM, Fauset, S, Feldpausch, TR, Ferreira, J, Ferreira, LV, Fischer, M, Franklin, J, Fredriksson, GM, Gillespie, TW, Gilpin, M, Gonmadje, C, Gunatilleke, AUN, Hakeem, KR, Hall, JS, Hamer, KC, Harris, DJ, Harrison, RD, Hector, A, Hemp, A, Herault, B, Pizango, CGH, Coronado, ENH, Hubau, W, Hussain, MS, Ibrahim, F-H, Imai, N, Joly, CA, Joseph, S, Anitha, K, Kartawinata, K, Kassi, J, Killeen, TJ, Kitayama, K, Klitgård, BB, Kooyman, R, Labrière, N, Larney, E, Laumonier, Y, Laurance, SG, Laurance, WF, Lawes, MJ, Levesley, A, Lisingo, J, Lovejoy, T, Lovett, JC, Lu, X, Lykke, AM, Magnusson, WE, Mahayani, NPD, Malhi, Y, Mansor, A, Peña, JLM, Marimon-Junior, BH, Marshall, AR, Melgaco, K, Bautista, CM, Mihindou, V, Millet, J, Milliken, W, Mohandass, D, Mendoza, ALM, Mugerwa, B, Nagamasu, H, Nagy, L, Seuaturien, N, Nascimento, MT, Neill, DA, Neto, LM, Nilus, R, Vargas, MPN, Nurtjahya, E, de Araújo, RNO, Onrizal, O, Palacios, WA, Palacios-Ramos, S, Parren, M, Paudel, E, Morandi, PS, Pennington, RT, Pickavance, G, Pipoly J.J., III, Pitman, NCA, Poedjirahajoe, E, Poorter, L, Poulsen, JR, Rama Chandra Prasad, P, Prieto, A, Puyravaud, J-P, Qie, L, Quesada, CA, Ramírez-Angulo, H, Razafimahaimodison, JC, Reitsma, JM, Requena-Rojas, EJ, Correa, ZR, Rodriguez, CR, Roopsind, A, Rovero, F, Rozak, A, Lleras, AR, Rutishauser, E, Rutten, G, Punchi-Manage, R, Salomão, RP, Van Sam, H, Sarker, SK, Satdichanh, M, Schietti, J, Schmitt, CB, Marimon, BS, Senbeta, F, Nath Sharma, L, Sheil, D, Sierra, R, Silva-Espejo, JE, Silveira, M, Sonké, B, Steininger, MK, Steinmetz, R, Stévart, T, Sukumar, R, Sultana, A, Sunderland, TCH, Suresh, HS, Tang, J, Tanner, E, ter Steege, H, Terborgh, JW, Theilade, I, Timberlake, J, Torres-Lezama, A, Umunay, P, Uriarte, M, Gamarra, LV, van de Bult, M, van der Hout, P, Martinez, RV, Vieira, ICG, Vieira, SA, Vilanova, E, Cayo, JV, Wang, O, Webb, CO, Webb, EL, White, L, Whitfeld, TJS, Wich, S, Willcock, S, Wiser, SK, Young, KR, Zakaria, R, Zang, R, Zartman, CE, Zo-Bi, IC & Balslev, H 2020, 'The global abundance of tree palms', Global Ecology and Biogeography, vol. 29, no. 9, pp. 1495-1514. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13123

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Muscarella, R., Emilio, T., Phillips, O. L., Lewis, S. L., Slik, F., Baker, W. J., Couvreur, T. L. P., Eiserhardt, W. L., Svenning, J-C., Affum-Baffoe, K., Aiba, S-I., de Almeida, E. C., de Almeida, S. S., de Oliveira, E. A., Álvarez-Dávila, E., Alves, L. F., Alvez-Valles, C. M., Carvalho, F. A., Guarin, F. A., ... Balslev, H. (2020). The global abundance of tree palms. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 29(9), 1495-1514. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13123

Vancouver

Muscarella R, Emilio T, Phillips OL, Lewis SL, Slik F, Baker WJ et al. The global abundance of tree palms. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 2020 Sept 1;29(9):1495-1514. Epub 2020 Jul 8. doi: 10.1111/geb.13123

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Muscarella, R. ; Emilio, T. ; Phillips, O.L. et al. / The global abundance of tree palms. In: Global Ecology and Biogeography. 2020 ; Vol. 29, No. 9. pp. 1495-1514.

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title = "The global abundance of tree palms",
abstract = "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. ",
keywords = "above-ground biomass, abundance patterns, Arecaceae, local abiotic conditions, Neotropics, pantropical biogeography, tropical rainforest, wood density",
author = "R. Muscarella and T. Emilio and O.L. Phillips and S.L. Lewis and F. Slik and W.J. Baker and T.L.P. Couvreur and W.L. Eiserhardt and J.-C. Svenning and K. Affum-Baffoe and S.-I. Aiba and {de Almeida}, E.C. and {de Almeida}, S.S. and {de Oliveira}, E.A. and E. {\'A}lvarez-D{\'a}vila and L.F. Alves and C.M. Alvez-Valles and F.A. Carvalho and F.A. Guarin and A. Andrade and L.E.O.C. Arag{\~a}o and A.A. Murakami and L. Arroyo and P.S. Ashton and G.A.A. Corredor and T.R. Baker and {de Camargo}, P.B. and J. Barlow and J.-F. Bastin and N.N. Bengone and E. Berenguer and N. Berry and L. Blanc and K. B{\"o}hning-Gaese and D. Bonal and F. Bongers and M. Bradford and F. Brambach and F.Q. Brearley and S.W. Brewer and J.L.C. Camargo and D.G. Campbell and C.V. Castilho and W. Castro and D. Catchpole and {Cer{\'o}n Mart{\'i}nez}, C.E. and S. Chen and P. Chhang and P. Cho and W. Chutipong and C. Clark and M. Collins and J.A. Comiskey and M.N.C. Medina and F.R.C. Costa and H. Culmsee and H. David-Higuita and P. Davidar and {del Aguila-Pasquel}, J. and G. Derroire and {Di Fiore}, A. and {Van Do}, T. and J.-L. Doucet and A. Dourdain and D.R. Drake and A. Ensslin and T. Erwin and C.E.N. Ewango and R.M. Ewers and S. Fauset and T.R. Feldpausch and J. Ferreira and L.V. Ferreira and M. Fischer and J. Franklin and G.M. Fredriksson and T.W. Gillespie and M. Gilpin and C. Gonmadje and A.U.N. Gunatilleke and K.R. Hakeem and J.S. Hall and K.C. Hamer and D.J. Harris and R.D. Harrison and A. Hector and A. Hemp and B. Herault and C.G.H. Pizango and E.N.H. Coronado and W. Hubau and M.S. Hussain and F.-H. Ibrahim and N. Imai and C.A. Joly and S. Joseph and K. Anitha and K. Kartawinata and J. Kassi and T.J. Killeen and K. Kitayama and B.B. Klitg{\aa}rd and R. Kooyman and N. Labri{\`e}re and E. Larney and Y. Laumonier and S.G. Laurance and W.F. Laurance and M.J. Lawes and A. Levesley and J. Lisingo and T. Lovejoy and J.C. Lovett and X. Lu and A.M. Lykke and W.E. Magnusson and N.P.D. Mahayani and Y. Malhi and A. Mansor and J.L.M. Pe{\~n}a and B.H. Marimon-Junior and A.R. Marshall and K. Melgaco and C.M. Bautista and V. Mihindou and J. Millet and W. Milliken and D. Mohandass and A.L.M. Mendoza and B. Mugerwa and H. Nagamasu and L. Nagy and N. Seuaturien and M.T. Nascimento and D.A. Neill and L.M. Neto and R. Nilus and M.P.N. Vargas and E. Nurtjahya and {de Ara{\'u}jo}, R.N.O. and O. Onrizal and W.A. Palacios and S. Palacios-Ramos and M. Parren and E. Paudel and P.S. Morandi and R.T. Pennington and G. Pickavance and {Pipoly J.J.}, III and N.C.A. Pitman and E. Poedjirahajoe and L. Poorter and J.R. Poulsen and {Rama Chandra Prasad}, P. and A. Prieto and J.-P. Puyravaud and L. Qie and C.A. Quesada and H. Ram{\'i}rez-Angulo and J.C. Razafimahaimodison and J.M. Reitsma and E.J. Requena-Rojas and Z.R. Correa and C.R. Rodriguez and A. Roopsind and F. Rovero and A. Rozak and A.R. Lleras and E. Rutishauser and G. Rutten and R. Punchi-Manage and R.P. Salom{\~a}o and {Van Sam}, H. and S.K. Sarker and M. Satdichanh and J. Schietti and C.B. Schmitt and B.S. Marimon and F. Senbeta and {Nath Sharma}, L. and D. Sheil and R. Sierra and J.E. Silva-Espejo and M. Silveira and B. Sonk{\'e} and M.K. Steininger and R. Steinmetz and T. St{\'e}vart and R. Sukumar and A. Sultana and T.C.H. Sunderland and H.S. Suresh and J. Tang and E. Tanner and {ter Steege}, H. and J.W. Terborgh and I. Theilade and J. Timberlake and A. Torres-Lezama and P. Umunay and M. Uriarte and L.V. Gamarra and {van de Bult}, M. and {van der Hout}, P. and R.V. Martinez and I.C.G. Vieira and S.A. Vieira and E. Vilanova and J.V. Cayo and O. Wang and C.O. Webb and E.L. Webb and L. White and T.J.S. Whitfeld and S. Wich and S. Willcock and S.K. Wiser and K.R. Young and R. Zakaria and R. Zang and C.E. Zartman and I.C. Zo-Bi and H. Balslev",
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TY - JOUR

T1 - The global abundance of tree palms

AU - Muscarella, R.

AU - Emilio, T.

AU - Phillips, O.L.

AU - Lewis, S.L.

AU - Slik, F.

AU - Baker, W.J.

AU - Couvreur, T.L.P.

AU - Eiserhardt, W.L.

AU - Svenning, J.-C.

AU - Affum-Baffoe, K.

AU - Aiba, S.-I.

AU - de Almeida, E.C.

AU - de Almeida, S.S.

AU - de Oliveira, E.A.

AU - Álvarez-Dávila, E.

AU - Alves, L.F.

AU - Alvez-Valles, C.M.

AU - Carvalho, F.A.

AU - Guarin, F.A.

AU - Andrade, A.

AU - Aragão, L.E.O.C.

AU - Murakami, A.A.

AU - Arroyo, L.

AU - Ashton, P.S.

AU - Corredor, G.A.A.

AU - Baker, T.R.

AU - de Camargo, P.B.

AU - Barlow, J.

AU - Bastin, J.-F.

AU - Bengone, N.N.

AU - Berenguer, E.

AU - Berry, N.

AU - Blanc, L.

AU - Böhning-Gaese, K.

AU - Bonal, D.

AU - Bongers, F.

AU - Bradford, M.

AU - Brambach, F.

AU - Brearley, F.Q.

AU - Brewer, S.W.

AU - Camargo, J.L.C.

AU - Campbell, D.G.

AU - Castilho, C.V.

AU - Castro, W.

AU - Catchpole, D.

AU - Cerón Martínez, C.E.

AU - Chen, S.

AU - Chhang, P.

AU - Cho, P.

AU - Chutipong, W.

AU - Clark, C.

AU - Collins, M.

AU - Comiskey, J.A.

AU - Medina, M.N.C.

AU - Costa, F.R.C.

AU - Culmsee, H.

AU - David-Higuita, H.

AU - Davidar, P.

AU - del Aguila-Pasquel, J.

AU - Derroire, G.

AU - Di Fiore, A.

AU - Van Do, T.

AU - Doucet, J.-L.

AU - Dourdain, A.

AU - Drake, D.R.

AU - Ensslin, A.

AU - Erwin, T.

AU - Ewango, C.E.N.

AU - Ewers, R.M.

AU - Fauset, S.

AU - Feldpausch, T.R.

AU - Ferreira, J.

AU - Ferreira, L.V.

AU - Fischer, M.

AU - Franklin, J.

AU - Fredriksson, G.M.

AU - Gillespie, T.W.

AU - Gilpin, M.

AU - Gonmadje, C.

AU - Gunatilleke, A.U.N.

AU - Hakeem, K.R.

AU - Hall, J.S.

AU - Hamer, K.C.

AU - Harris, D.J.

AU - Harrison, R.D.

AU - Hector, A.

AU - Hemp, A.

AU - Herault, B.

AU - Pizango, C.G.H.

AU - Coronado, E.N.H.

AU - Hubau, W.

AU - Hussain, M.S.

AU - Ibrahim, F.-H.

AU - Imai, N.

AU - Joly, C.A.

AU - Joseph, S.

AU - Anitha, K.

AU - Kartawinata, K.

AU - Kassi, J.

AU - Killeen, T.J.

AU - Kitayama, K.

AU - Klitgård, B.B.

AU - Kooyman, R.

AU - Labrière, N.

AU - Larney, E.

AU - Laumonier, Y.

AU - Laurance, S.G.

AU - Laurance, W.F.

AU - Lawes, M.J.

AU - Levesley, A.

AU - Lisingo, J.

AU - Lovejoy, T.

AU - Lovett, J.C.

AU - Lu, X.

AU - Lykke, A.M.

AU - Magnusson, W.E.

AU - Mahayani, N.P.D.

AU - Malhi, Y.

AU - Mansor, A.

AU - Peña, J.L.M.

AU - Marimon-Junior, B.H.

AU - Marshall, A.R.

AU - Melgaco, K.

AU - Bautista, C.M.

AU - Mihindou, V.

AU - Millet, J.

AU - Milliken, W.

AU - Mohandass, D.

AU - Mendoza, A.L.M.

AU - Mugerwa, B.

AU - Nagamasu, H.

AU - Nagy, L.

AU - Seuaturien, N.

AU - Nascimento, M.T.

AU - Neill, D.A.

AU - Neto, L.M.

AU - Nilus, R.

AU - Vargas, M.P.N.

AU - Nurtjahya, E.

AU - de Araújo, R.N.O.

AU - Onrizal, O.

AU - Palacios, W.A.

AU - Palacios-Ramos, S.

AU - Parren, M.

AU - Paudel, E.

AU - Morandi, P.S.

AU - Pennington, R.T.

AU - Pickavance, G.

AU - Pipoly J.J., III

AU - Pitman, N.C.A.

AU - Poedjirahajoe, E.

AU - Poorter, L.

AU - Poulsen, J.R.

AU - Rama Chandra Prasad, P.

AU - Prieto, A.

AU - Puyravaud, J.-P.

AU - Qie, L.

AU - Quesada, C.A.

AU - Ramírez-Angulo, H.

AU - Razafimahaimodison, J.C.

AU - Reitsma, J.M.

AU - Requena-Rojas, E.J.

AU - Correa, Z.R.

AU - Rodriguez, C.R.

AU - Roopsind, A.

AU - Rovero, F.

AU - Rozak, A.

AU - Lleras, A.R.

AU - Rutishauser, E.

AU - Rutten, G.

AU - Punchi-Manage, R.

AU - Salomão, R.P.

AU - Van Sam, H.

AU - Sarker, S.K.

AU - Satdichanh, M.

AU - Schietti, J.

AU - Schmitt, C.B.

AU - Marimon, B.S.

AU - Senbeta, F.

AU - Nath Sharma, L.

AU - Sheil, D.

AU - Sierra, R.

AU - Silva-Espejo, J.E.

AU - Silveira, M.

AU - Sonké, B.

AU - Steininger, M.K.

AU - Steinmetz, R.

AU - Stévart, T.

AU - Sukumar, R.

AU - Sultana, A.

AU - Sunderland, T.C.H.

AU - Suresh, H.S.

AU - Tang, J.

AU - Tanner, E.

AU - ter Steege, H.

AU - Terborgh, J.W.

AU - Theilade, I.

AU - Timberlake, J.

AU - Torres-Lezama, A.

AU - Umunay, P.

AU - Uriarte, M.

AU - Gamarra, L.V.

AU - van de Bult, M.

AU - van der Hout, P.

AU - Martinez, R.V.

AU - Vieira, I.C.G.

AU - Vieira, S.A.

AU - Vilanova, E.

AU - Cayo, J.V.

AU - Wang, O.

AU - Webb, C.O.

AU - Webb, E.L.

AU - White, L.

AU - Whitfeld, T.J.S.

AU - Wich, S.

AU - Willcock, S.

AU - Wiser, S.K.

AU - Young, K.R.

AU - Zakaria, R.

AU - Zang, R.

AU - Zartman, C.E.

AU - Zo-Bi, I.C.

AU - Balslev, H.

PY - 2020/9/1

Y1 - 2020/9/1

N2 - 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. 

AB - 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. 

KW - above-ground biomass

KW - abundance patterns

KW - Arecaceae

KW - local abiotic conditions

KW - Neotropics

KW - pantropical biogeography

KW - tropical rainforest

KW - wood density

U2 - 10.1111/geb.13123

DO - 10.1111/geb.13123

M3 - Journal article

VL - 29

SP - 1495

EP - 1514

JO - Global Ecology and Biogeography

JF - Global Ecology and Biogeography

SN - 1466-822X

IS - 9

ER -