Amazon plant diversity revealed by a taxonomically verified species list

dc.contributor.authorCardoso, Domingos
dc.contributor.authorSarkinen, Tiina
dc.contributor.authorAlexander, Sara
dc.contributor.authorAmorim, Andre M.
dc.contributor.authorBittrich, Volker
dc.contributor.authorCelis, Marcela
dc.contributor.authorDaly, Douglas C.
dc.contributor.authorFiaschi, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorFunk, Vicki A.
dc.contributor.authorGiacomin, Leandro L.
dc.contributor.authorGoldenberg, Renato
dc.contributor.authorHeiden, Gustavo
dc.contributor.authorIganci, Joao
dc.contributor.authorKelloff, Carol L.
dc.contributor.authorKnapp, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorLima, Haroldo Cavalcante de
dc.contributor.authorMachado, Anderson F. P.
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Rubens Manoel dos
dc.contributor.authorMello-Silva, Renato
dc.contributor.authorMichelangeli, Fabiyn A.
dc.contributor.authorMitchell, John
dc.contributor.authorMoonlight, Peter
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues de Moraes, Pedro Luis [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorMori, Scott A.
dc.contributor.authorNunes, Teonildes Sacramento
dc.contributor.authorPennington, Terry D.
dc.contributor.authorPirani, Jose Rubens
dc.contributor.authorPrance, Ghillean T.
dc.contributor.authorQueiroz, Luciano Paganucci de
dc.contributor.authorRapini, Alessandro
dc.contributor.authorRiina, Ricarda
dc.contributor.authorVargas Rincon, Carlos Alberto
dc.contributor.authorRoque, Nadia
dc.contributor.authorShimizu, Gustavo
dc.contributor.authorSobral, Marcos
dc.contributor.authorStehmann, Joao Renato
dc.contributor.authorStevens, Warren D.
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Charlotte M.
dc.contributor.authorTrovo, Marcelo
dc.contributor.authorvan den Berg, Cassio
dc.contributor.authorvan der Werff, Henk
dc.contributor.authorViana, Pedro Lage
dc.contributor.authorZartman, Charles E.
dc.contributor.authorForzza, Rafaela Campostrini
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA)
dc.contributor.institutionRoyal Bot Garden Edinburgh
dc.contributor.institutionSmithsonian Inst
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Estadual Santa Cruz
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Norte
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Nacl Colombia
dc.contributor.institutionNew York Bot Garden
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Fed Oeste Para
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Fed Parana
dc.contributor.institutionEmpresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA)
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Fed Rio Grande do Sul
dc.contributor.institutionNat Hist Museum
dc.contributor.institutionInst Pesquisas Jardim Bot Rio de Janeiro
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Estadual Feira de Santana
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade de São Paulo (USP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.contributor.institutionRoyal Bot Gardens
dc.contributor.institutionCSIC
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Rosario
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Fed Sao Joao del Rei
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
dc.contributor.institutionMissouri Bot Garden
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
dc.contributor.institutionMuseu Paraense Emilio Goeldi
dc.contributor.institutionNatl Inst Amazonian Res
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-26T17:41:41Z
dc.date.available2018-11-26T17:41:41Z
dc.date.issued2017-10-03
dc.description.abstractRecent debates on the number of plant species in the vast lowland rain forests of the Amazon have been based largely on model estimates, neglecting published checklists based on verified voucher data. Here we collate taxonomically verified checklists to present a list of seed plant species from lowland Amazon rain forests. Our list comprises 14,003 species, of which 6,727 are trees. These figures are similar to estimates derived from nonparametric ecological models, but they contrast strongly with predictions of much higher tree diversity derived from parametric models. Based on the known proportion of tree species in neotropical lowland rain forest communities as measured in complete plot censuses, and on overall estimates of seed plant diversity in Brazil and in the neotropics in general, it is more likely that tree diversity in the Amazon is closer to the lower estimates derived from nonparametric models. Much remains unknown about Amazonian plant diversity, but this taxonomically verified dataset provides a valid starting point for macroecological and evolutionary studies aimed at understanding the origin, evolution, and ecology of the exceptional biodiversity of Amazonian forests.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Bahia, Natl Inst Sci & Technol Interdisciplinary & Trans, Inst Biol, BR-40170115 Salvador, BA, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationRoyal Bot Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH5 3LR, Midlothian, Scotland
dc.description.affiliationSmithsonian Inst, Natl Museum Nat Hist, Washington, DC 20560 USA
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Santa Cruz, Dept Ciencias Biol, BR-45662900 Ilheus, BA, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Norte, Dept Quim & Biol, Barranquilla, Colombia
dc.description.affiliationUniv Nacl Colombia, Herbario Nacl Colombiano COL, Inst Ciencias Nat, Bogota, Colombia
dc.description.affiliationNew York Bot Garden, Inst Systemat Bot, Bronx, NY 10458 USA
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Santa Catarina, Dept Bot, Ctr Ciencias Biol, BR-88040900 Florianopolis, SC, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Oeste Para, Inst Ciencias & Tecnol Aguas & Herbario HSTM, BR-68040050 Santarem, PA, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Parana, Campus Ctr Politecn, BR-8531970 Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationEmbrapa Clima Temperado, BR-96010971 Pelotas, RS, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Programa Posgrad Bot, Inst Biociencias, Dept Bot, BR-91501970 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationNat Hist Museum, Dept Life Sci, London SW7 5BD, England
dc.description.affiliationInst Pesquisas Jardim Bot Rio de Janeiro, BR-22246003 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Feira de Santana, Programa Posgrad Bot, BR-44036900 Feira De Santana, BA, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Lavras, Dept Forest Sci, BR-37200000 Lavras, MG, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Bot, BR-05508090 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Dept Bot, BR-13506900 Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationRoyal Bot Gardens, Richmond TW9 3AB, Surrey, England
dc.description.affiliationCSIC, RJB, E-28014 Madrid, Spain
dc.description.affiliationUniv Rosario, Fac Ciencias Nat & Matemat, Bogota, Colombia
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Campinas, Dept Biol Vegetal, Inst Biol, BR-13083970 Campinas, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Sao Joao del Rei, Dept Ciencias Nat, BR-36301160 Sao Joao Del Rei, MG, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Minas Gerais, Dept Bot, Inst Ciencias Biol, BR-31270901 Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationMissouri Bot Garden, Pob 299, St Louis, MO 63166 USA
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Rio de Janeiro, Dept Bot, Inst Biol, BR-21941590 Rio De Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationMuseu Paraense Emilio Goeldi, BR-66077830 Belem, Para, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationNatl Inst Amazonian Res, Dept Biodivers, BR-69060001 Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista, Inst Biociencias, Dept Bot, BR-13506900 Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)
dc.description.sponsorshipSistema de Informacao sobre a Biodiversidade Brasileira
dc.description.sponsorshipPrograma de Apoio a Pesquisadores Emergentes da Universidade Federal da Bahia and Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superio
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ)
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Science Foundation
dc.description.sponsorshipBritish Council
dc.description.sponsorshipRoyal Society of London
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)
dc.description.sponsorshipNatural Environment Research Council
dc.description.sponsorshipIdPrograma de Apoio a Pesquisadores Emergentes da Universidade Federal da Bahia and Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superio: 23038.009148/2013-19
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPERJ: E-26/203.269/2016-JCNE
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPERJ: E-26/010.000990/2016-APq1
dc.description.sponsorshipIdNational Science Foundation: DEB-0316614
dc.description.sponsorshipIdNational Science Foundation: DEB-0818399
dc.description.sponsorshipIdBritish Council: 127407379
dc.description.sponsorshipIdRoyal Society of London: IE140292
dc.description.sponsorshipIdFAPESP: 2015/50488-5
dc.description.sponsorshipIdNatural Environment Research Council: NE/N012488/1
dc.format.extent10695-10700
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1706756114
dc.identifier.citationProceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America. Washington: Natl Acad Sciences, v. 114, n. 40, p. 10695-10700, 2017.
dc.identifier.doi10.1073/pnas.1706756114
dc.identifier.issn0027-8424
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/163362
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000412130500066
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherNatl Acad Sciences
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America
dc.relation.ispartofsjr6,092
dc.rights.accessRightsAcesso restrito
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectAmazonia
dc.subjectfloristics
dc.subjectrain forests
dc.subjectseed plants
dc.subjectspecies diversity
dc.titleAmazon plant diversity revealed by a taxonomically verified species listen
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.rightsHolderNatl Acad Sciences
unesp.author.orcid0000-0001-7072-2656[1]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-4298-2052[6]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-7047-6720[11]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-0046-6500[12]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-5740-3666[13]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-7423-899X[31]
unesp.author.orcid0000-0001-5028-0686[40]

Arquivos