Large range sizes link fast life histories with high species richness across wet tropical tree floras

T Timothy R. Baker S Stephen Adu-Bredu K Kofi Affum-Baffoe S Shin-ichiro Aiba P Perpetra Akite M Miguel Alexiades E Everton Almeida E Edmar Almeida de Oliveira E Esteban Alvarez Davila C Christian Amani A Ana Andrade (Projeto Dinâmica Biológica de Fragmentos Florestais, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia) L Luiz Aragao A Alejandro Araujo-Murakami (Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado, Universidad Autónoma Gabriel Rene Moreno) E Eric Arets L Luzmila Arroyo (Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado, Universidad Autónoma Gabriel Rene Moreno) P Peter Ashton S Suspense A. Averti Ifo G Gerardo A. C. Aymard M Michel Baisie W William Balee M Michael Balinga L Lindsay F. Banin (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Penicuik, Midlothian, UK.) O Olaf Banki C Christopher Baraloto J Jorcely Barroso J Jean-Francois Bastin H Hans Beeckman S Serge Begne N Natacha Nssi Bengone N Nicholas Berry W Wemo Betian V Vincent Bezard L Lilian Blanc P Pascal Boeckx D Damien Bonal F Frans Bongers F Francis Q. Brearley R Roel Brienen (School of Geography, University of Leeds) F Foster Brown M Musalmah Bt. Nasaradin B Benoit Burban D David F. R. P. Burslem P Plinio Camargo J José Luís Camargo (Projeto Dinâmica Biológica de Fragmentos Florestais, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia) W Wendeson Castro C Carlos Cerón (Escuela de Biología Herbario Alfredo Paredes, Universidad Central) V Victor Chama Moscoso C Colin Chapman J Jérôme Chave E Eric Chezeaux M Murray Collins J James Comiskey D David Coomes F Fernando Cornejo Valverde (Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program) F Flavia R. C. Costa A Aida Cuni-Sanchez L Lola da Costa D Douglas C. Daly M Martin Dančák A Armandu Daniels G Greta Dargie S Stuart Davies C Charles De Canniere T Thales de Haulleville J Jhon del Aguila Pasquel G Géraldine Derroire K Kyle G. Dexter A Anthony Di Fiore (Department of Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin) M Marie-Noel K. Djuikouo J Jean-Louis Doucet V Vincent Droissart G Gerald Eilu T Thaise Emillio J Julien Engel B Bocko Yannick Enock F Fidele Evouna Ondo C Corneille Ewango S Sophie Fauset T Ted R. Feldpausch (School of Geography, University of Leeds) M Muhammad Fitriadi G Gerardo Flores Llampazo E Ernest G. Foli G Gabriella Fredriksson D David R. Galbraith M Martin Gilpin E Emanuel Gloor C Christelle Gonmadje R Rene Guillen Villaroel J Jefferson Hall K Keith C. Hamer A Alan Hamilton O Olivier Hardy T Terese Hart R Radim Hédl R Rafael Herrera N Niro Higuchi C Claude Marcel Hladik E Eurídice Honorio Coronado I Isau Huamantupa-Chuquimaco (Herbario HAG, Universidad Nacional Amazónica de Madre de Dios) W Walter Huaraca Huasco W Wannes Hubau M Muhammad Idhamsyah S Sascha A. Ismail K Kath Jeffery E Eliana Jimenez T Tommaso Jucker (School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.) E Elizabeth Kearsley L Lip Khoon Kho T Timothy Killeen K Kanehiro Kitayama W William Laurance S Susan Laurance M Miguel Leal S Simon L. Lewis S Stanislav Lhota J Jeremy Lindsell G Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez J Jon Lovett R Richard Lowe W William E. Magnusson J Jean-Remy Makana Y Yadvinder Malhi B Beatriz Marimon B Ben Hur Marimon Junior A Andrew Marshall C Colin Maycock F Faustin Mbayu C Casimiro Mendoza (Escuela de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Mayor de San Simon) I Irina Mendoza Polo F Faizah Metali V Vianet Mihindou A Abel Monteagudo-Mendoza S Sam Moore P Patrick Mucunguzi J Jacques Mukinzi P Pantaleo Munishi L László Nagy P Petrus Naisso D David Neill A Adriano Nogueira Lima P Percy Núñez Vargas (Herbario Vargas, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco) L Lucas Ojo W Walter Palacios N Nadir Pallqui Camacho A Alexander Parada Gutierrez J Julie Peacock K Kelvin S.-H. Peh A Antonio Pena Cruz C Colin Pendry T Toby Pennington (Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter) M Maria Cristina Penuela-Mora P Pascal Petronelli O Oliver L. Phillips G Georgia Pickavance G G. John Pipoly N Nigel Pitman A Axel Dalberg Poulsen G Ghillean T. Prance A Adriana Prieto (Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia) R Richard B. Primack L Lan Qie S Simon A. Queenborough C Carlos Quesada F Freddy Ramirez Arevalo (Facultad de Biologia, Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia Peruana) H Hirma Ramirez-Angulo J Jan Reitsma M Maxime Réjou-Méchain A Anand Roopsind F Francesco Rovero E Ervan Rutishauser K Kamariah Abu Salim R Rafael Salomao I Ismayadi Samsoedin M Muhd Shahruney Saparudin J Juliana Schietti R Ricardo A. Segovia J Julio Serrano R Rafizah Serudia D Douglas Sheil N Natalino Silva (Instituto de Ciência Agrárias, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia) J Javier Silva Espejo M Marcos Silveira M Murielle Simo-Droissart J James Singh B Bonaventure Sonké T Thaise Emilio Lopes De Sousa J Juliana Stropp (Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas) R Rahayu Sukri T Terry Sunderland M Martin Svátek M Michael Swaine H Hermann Taedoumg J Joey Talbot S Sylvester Tan J James Taplin D David Taylor H Hans ter Steege J John Terborgh (Department of Biology and Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida) A Armando Torres-Lezama J John Tshibamba Mukendi D Darlington Tuagben P Peter van de Meer G Geertje van der Heijden P Peter van der Hout M Mark van Nieuwstadt B Bert van Ulft R Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez R Ronald Vernimmen B Barbara Vinceti S Simone Vieira I Ima Celia Guimaries Vieira E Emilio Vilanova Torre J Jason Vleminckx L Lee White S Simon Willcock M Mathew Williams J John T. Woods T Tze Leong Yao I Ishak Yassir R Roderick Zagt L Lise Zemagho

Abstract

Abstract Understanding how the traits of lineages are related to diversification is key for elucidating the origin of variation in species richness. Here, we test whether traits are related to species richness among lineages of trees from all major biogeographical settings of the lowland wet tropics. We explore whether variation in mortality rate, breeding system and maximum diameter are related to species richness, either directly or via associations with range size, among 463 genera that contain wet tropical forest trees. For Amazonian genera, we also explore whether traits are related to species richness via variation among genera in mean species-level range size. Lineages with higher mortality rates—faster life-history strategies—have larger ranges in all biogeographic settings and have higher mean species-level range sizes in Amazonia. These lineages also have smaller maximum diameters and, in the Americas, contain dioecious species. In turn, lineages with greater overall range size have higher species richness. Our results show that fast life-history strategies influence species richness in all biogeographic settings because lineages with these ecological strategies have greater range sizes. These links suggest that dispersal has been a key process in the evolution of the tropical forest flora.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 15, Issue 1
Published February 08, 2025
ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher Nature Portfolio

Journal Info

Scientific Reports

Nature Portfolio

ISSN: 2045-2322 Open Access Life Sciences

Authors (221)

T

Timothy R. Baker

S

Stephen Adu-Bredu

K

Kofi Affum-Baffoe

S

Shin-ichiro Aiba

P

Perpetra Akite

M

Miguel Alexiades

E

Everton Almeida

E

Edmar Almeida de Oliveira

E

Esteban Alvarez Davila

C

Christian Amani

A

Ana Andrade

Projeto Dinâmica Biológica de Fragmentos Florestais, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia

L

Luiz Aragao

A

Alejandro Araujo-Murakami

Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado, Universidad Autónoma Gabriel Rene Moreno

E

Eric Arets

L

Luzmila Arroyo

Museo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado, Universidad Autónoma Gabriel Rene Moreno

P

Peter Ashton

S

Suspense A. Averti Ifo

G

Gerardo A. C. Aymard

M

Michel Baisie

W

William Balee

M

Michael Balinga

L

Lindsay F. Banin

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Penicuik, Midlothian, UK.

O

Olaf Banki

C

Christopher Baraloto

J

Jorcely Barroso

J

Jean-Francois Bastin

H

Hans Beeckman

S

Serge Begne

N

Natacha Nssi Bengone

N

Nicholas Berry

W

Wemo Betian

V

Vincent Bezard

L

Lilian Blanc

P

Pascal Boeckx

D

Damien Bonal

F

Frans Bongers

F

Francis Q. Brearley

R

Roel Brienen

School of Geography, University of Leeds

F

Foster Brown

M

Musalmah Bt. Nasaradin

B

Benoit Burban

D

David F. R. P. Burslem

P

Plinio Camargo

J

José Luís Camargo

Projeto Dinâmica Biológica de Fragmentos Florestais, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia

W

Wendeson Castro

C

Carlos Cerón

Escuela de Biología Herbario Alfredo Paredes, Universidad Central

V

Victor Chama Moscoso

C

Colin Chapman

J

Jérôme Chave

E

Eric Chezeaux

M

Murray Collins

J

James Comiskey

D

David Coomes

F

Fernando Cornejo Valverde

Andes to Amazon Biodiversity Program

F

Flavia R. C. Costa

A

Aida Cuni-Sanchez

L

Lola da Costa

D

Douglas C. Daly

M

Martin Dančák

A

Armandu Daniels

G

Greta Dargie

S

Stuart Davies

C

Charles De Canniere

T

Thales de Haulleville

J

Jhon del Aguila Pasquel

G

Géraldine Derroire

K

Kyle G. Dexter

A

Anthony Di Fiore

Department of Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin

M

Marie-Noel K. Djuikouo

J

Jean-Louis Doucet

V

Vincent Droissart

G

Gerald Eilu

T

Thaise Emillio

J

Julien Engel

B

Bocko Yannick Enock

F

Fidele Evouna Ondo

C

Corneille Ewango

S

Sophie Fauset

T

Ted R. Feldpausch

School of Geography, University of Leeds

M

Muhammad Fitriadi

G

Gerardo Flores Llampazo

E

Ernest G. Foli

G

Gabriella Fredriksson

D

David R. Galbraith

M

Martin Gilpin

E

Emanuel Gloor

C

Christelle Gonmadje

R

Rene Guillen Villaroel

J

Jefferson Hall

K

Keith C. Hamer

A

Alan Hamilton

O

Olivier Hardy

T

Terese Hart

R

Radim Hédl

R

Rafael Herrera

N

Niro Higuchi

C

Claude Marcel Hladik

E

Eurídice Honorio Coronado

I

Isau Huamantupa-Chuquimaco

Herbario HAG, Universidad Nacional Amazónica de Madre de Dios

W

Walter Huaraca Huasco

W

Wannes Hubau

M

Muhammad Idhamsyah

S

Sascha A. Ismail

K

Kath Jeffery

E

Eliana Jimenez

T

Tommaso Jucker

School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.

E

Elizabeth Kearsley

L

Lip Khoon Kho

T

Timothy Killeen

K

Kanehiro Kitayama

W

William Laurance

S

Susan Laurance

M

Miguel Leal

S

Simon L. Lewis

S

Stanislav Lhota

J

Jeremy Lindsell

G

Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez

J

Jon Lovett

R

Richard Lowe

W

William E. Magnusson

J

Jean-Remy Makana

Y

Yadvinder Malhi

B

Beatriz Marimon

B

Ben Hur Marimon Junior

A

Andrew Marshall

C

Colin Maycock

F

Faustin Mbayu

C

Casimiro Mendoza

Escuela de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Mayor de San Simon

I

Irina Mendoza Polo

F

Faizah Metali

V

Vianet Mihindou

A

Abel Monteagudo-Mendoza

S

Sam Moore

P

Patrick Mucunguzi

J

Jacques Mukinzi

P

Pantaleo Munishi

L

László Nagy

P

Petrus Naisso

D

David Neill

A

Adriano Nogueira Lima

P

Percy Núñez Vargas

Herbario Vargas, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco

L

Lucas Ojo

W

Walter Palacios

N

Nadir Pallqui Camacho

A

Alexander Parada Gutierrez

J

Julie Peacock

K

Kelvin S.-H. Peh

A

Antonio Pena Cruz

C

Colin Pendry

T

Toby Pennington

Geography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter

M

Maria Cristina Penuela-Mora

P

Pascal Petronelli

O

Oliver L. Phillips

G

Georgia Pickavance

G

G. John Pipoly

N

Nigel Pitman

A

Axel Dalberg Poulsen

G

Ghillean T. Prance

A

Adriana Prieto

Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

R

Richard B. Primack

L

Lan Qie

S

Simon A. Queenborough

C

Carlos Quesada

F

Freddy Ramirez Arevalo

Facultad de Biologia, Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia Peruana

H

Hirma Ramirez-Angulo

J

Jan Reitsma

M

Maxime Réjou-Méchain

A

Anand Roopsind

F

Francesco Rovero

E

Ervan Rutishauser

K

Kamariah Abu Salim

R

Rafael Salomao

I

Ismayadi Samsoedin

M

Muhd Shahruney Saparudin

J

Juliana Schietti

R

Ricardo A. Segovia

J

Julio Serrano

R

Rafizah Serudia

D

Douglas Sheil

N

Natalino Silva

Instituto de Ciência Agrárias, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia

J

Javier Silva Espejo

M

Marcos Silveira

M

Murielle Simo-Droissart

J

James Singh

B

Bonaventure Sonké

T

Thaise Emilio Lopes De Sousa

J

Juliana Stropp

Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

R

Rahayu Sukri

T

Terry Sunderland

M

Martin Svátek

M

Michael Swaine

H

Hermann Taedoumg

J

Joey Talbot

S

Sylvester Tan

J

James Taplin

D

David Taylor

H

Hans ter Steege

J

John Terborgh

Department of Biology and Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida

A

Armando Torres-Lezama

J

John Tshibamba Mukendi

D

Darlington Tuagben

P

Peter van de Meer

G

Geertje van der Heijden

P

Peter van der Hout

M

Mark van Nieuwstadt

B

Bert van Ulft

R

Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez

R

Ronald Vernimmen

B

Barbara Vinceti

S

Simone Vieira

I

Ima Celia Guimaries Vieira

E

Emilio Vilanova Torre

J

Jason Vleminckx

L

Lee White

S

Simon Willcock

M

Mathew Williams

J

John T. Woods

T

Tze Leong Yao

I

Ishak Yassir

R

Roderick Zagt

L

Lise Zemagho