Browsing Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation by Subject "Rarity"

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    • Dominance and rarity in tree communities across the globe: Patterns, predictors and threats 

      Hordijk, Iris; Bialic-Murphy, Lalasia; Lauber, Thomas; Routh, Devin; Poorter, Lourens; Rivers, Malin C.; Steege, Hans ter; Liang, Jingjing; Bastian, Meredith L.; Birigazzi, Luca; Birnbaum, Philippe; Bitariho, Robert; Boeckx, Pascal; Bongers, Frans; Bouriaud, Olivier; Brancalion, Pedro H. S.; Brand, Susanne; Maynard, Daniel S.; . Crowther, Thomas W (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2024-06-23)
      Aim: Ecological and anthropogenic factors shift the abundances of dominant and rare tree species within local forest communities, thus affecting species composition and ecosystem functioning. To inform forest and conservation ...

    • The number of tree species on Earth 

      Bitariho, Robert; Gattia, Roberto Cazzolla; Reichd, Peter B.; Gamarra, Javier G. P.; Crowtherh, Tom; Huii, Cang; Morerak, Albert; Bastinm, Jean-Francois; Diazq, Josep M. Serra (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2022-01-31)
      One of the most fundamental questions in ecology is how many species inhabit the Earth. However, due to massive logistical and financial challenges and taxonomic difficulties connected to the species concept definition, ...