Phylogenetic composition and structure of tree communities shed light on historical processes influencing tropical rainforest diversity

• Published in: Ecography (Copenhagen) Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 521 - 530
• Main Authors: Carlucci, Marcos B., Seger, Guilherme D. S., Sheil, Douglas, Amaral, Iêda L., Chuyong, George B., Ferreira, Leandro V., Galatti, Ulisses, Hurtado, Johanna, Kenfack, David, Leal, Darley C., Lewis, Simon L., Lovett, Jon C., Marshall, Andrew R., Martin, Emanuel, Mugerwa, Badru, Munishi, Pantaleo, Oliveira, Átila Cristina A., Razafimahaimodison, Jean Claude, Rovero, Francesco, Sainge, Moses N., Thomas, Duncan, Pillar, Valério D., Duarte, Leandro D. S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Nordic Society Oikos 01.04.2017; Blackwell Publishing Ltd; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: Agreements; Andes region; Angiospermae; biogeography; extinction; habitat preferences; Madagascar; Neotropics; Phylogenetics; phylogeny; prediction; Rainforests; species diversity; trees; tropical rain forests; Andes region; Madagascar

The Neotropics, Afrotropics and Madagascar have different histories which have influenced their respective patterns of diversity. Based on current knowledge of these histories, we developed the following predictions about the phylogenetic structure and composition of rainforest tree communities: (Hy...