Plant species richness: the world records

• Published in: Journal of vegetation science Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 796 - 802
• Main Authors: Wilson, J. Bastow, Peet, Robert K., Dengler, Jürgen, Pärtel, Meelis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.08.2012
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Canonical hypothesis; Forest ecology; FORUM; Grasses; Macroecology; Oligo- to mesotrophic grassland; Paradox of the Plankton; Paradoxes; Plant biodiversity; Plants; Power function; Rooted presence; Scale dependence; Shoot presence; Spatial grain; Spatial scale; Species; Species-area relation; Synecology; Tropical rain forest; Tropical rain forests; Vascular plants; Vegetation; World flora

Questions: The co-existence of high numbers of species has always fascinated ecologists, but what and where are the communities with the world records for plant species richness? The species—area relationship is among the best-known patterns in community ecology, but does it give a consistent global...