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The number of tree species on Earth. / Cazzolla Gatti, Roberto; Reich, Peter B.; Gamarra, Javier G.P. et al.
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 119, No. 6, e2115329119, 02.2022.
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Cazzolla Gatti, R, Reich, PB, Gamarra, JGP, Crowther, T, Hui, C, Morera, A, Bastin, JF, de-Miguel, S, Nabuurs, GJ
, Svenning, JC, Serra-Diaz, JM, Merow, C, Enquist, B, Kamenetsky, M, Lee, J, Zhu, J, Fang, J, Jacobs, DF, Pijanowski, B, Banerjee, A, Giaquinto, RA, Alberti, G, Almeyda Zambrano, AM, Alvarez-Davila, E, Araujo-Murakami, A, Avitabile, V, Aymard, GA, Balazy, R, Baraloto, C, Barroso, JG, Bastian, ML, Birnbaum, P, Bitariho, R, Bogaert, J, Bongers, F, Bouriaud, O, Brancalion, PHS, Brearley, FQ, Broadbent, EN, Bussotti, F, Castro da Silva, W, César, RG, Češljar, G, Chama Moscoso, V, Chen, HYH, Cienciala, E, Clark, CJ, Coomes, DA, Dayanandan, S & Decuyper, M 2022, '
The number of tree species on Earth',
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, vol. 119, no. 6, e2115329119.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2115329119APA
Cazzolla Gatti, R., Reich, P. B., Gamarra, J. G. P., Crowther, T., Hui, C., Morera, A., Bastin, J. F., de-Miguel, S., Nabuurs, G. J.
, Svenning, J. C., Serra-Diaz, J. M., Merow, C., Enquist, B., Kamenetsky, M., Lee, J., Zhu, J., Fang, J., Jacobs, D. F., Pijanowski, B., ... Decuyper, M. (2022).
The number of tree species on Earth.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,
119(6), Article e2115329119.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2115329119CBE
Cazzolla Gatti R, Reich PB, Gamarra JGP, Crowther T, Hui C, Morera A, Bastin JF, de-Miguel S, Nabuurs GJ
, Svenning JC, et al. 2022.
The number of tree species on Earth.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119(6):Article e2115329119.
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2115329119MLA
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Cazzolla Gatti R, Reich PB, Gamarra JGP, Crowther T, Hui C, Morera A et al.
The number of tree species on Earth.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2022 Feb;119(6):e2115329119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2115329119
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Cazzolla Gatti, Roberto ; Reich, Peter B. ; Gamarra, Javier G.P. et al. /
The number of tree species on Earth. In:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2022 ; Vol. 119, No. 6.
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title = "The number of tree species on Earth",
abstract = "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, the global numbers of species, including those of important and well-studied life forms such as trees, still remain largely unknown. Here, based on global ground-sourced data, we estimate the total tree species richness at global, continental, and biome levels. Our results indicate that there are ∼73,000 tree species globally, among which ∼9,000 tree species are yet to be discovered. Roughly 40% of undiscovered tree species are in South America. Moreover, almost one-third of all tree species to be discovered may be rare, with very low populations and limited spatial distribution (likely in remote tropical lowlands and mountains). These findings highlight the vulnerability of global forest biodiversity to anthropogenic changes in land use and climate, which disproportionately threaten rare species and thus, global tree richness.",
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author = "{Cazzolla Gatti}, Roberto and Reich, {Peter B.} and Gamarra, {Javier G.P.} and Tom Crowther and Cang Hui and Albert Morera and Bastin, {Jean Francois} and Sergio de-Miguel and Nabuurs, {Gert Jan} and Svenning, {Jens Christian} and Serra-Diaz, {Josep M.} and Cory Merow and Brian Enquist and Maria Kamenetsky and Junho Lee and Jun Zhu and Jinyun Fang and Jacobs, {Douglass F.} and Bryan Pijanowski and Arindam Banerjee and Giaquinto, {Robert A.} and Giorgio Alberti and {Almeyda Zambrano}, {Angelica Maria} and Esteban Alvarez-Davila and Alejandro Araujo-Murakami and Valerio Avitabile and Aymard, {Gerardo A.} and Radomir Balazy and Chris Baraloto and Barroso, {Jorcely G.} and Bastian, {Meredith L.} and Philippe Birnbaum and Robert Bitariho and Jan Bogaert and Frans Bongers and Olivier Bouriaud and Brancalion, {Pedro H.S.} and Brearley, {Francis Q.} and Broadbent, {Eben North} and Filippo Bussotti and {Castro da Silva}, Wendeson and C{\'e}sar, {Ricardo Gomes} and Goran {\v C}e{\v s}ljar and {Chama Moscoso}, V{\'i}ctor and Chen, {Han Y.H.} and Emil Cienciala and Clark, {Connie J.} and Coomes, {David A.} and Selvadurai Dayanandan and Mathieu Decuyper",
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T1 - The number of tree species on Earth
AU - Cazzolla Gatti, Roberto
AU - Reich, Peter B.
AU - Gamarra, Javier G.P.
AU - Crowther, Tom
AU - Hui, Cang
AU - Morera, Albert
AU - Bastin, Jean Francois
AU - de-Miguel, Sergio
AU - Nabuurs, Gert Jan
AU - Svenning, Jens Christian
AU - Serra-Diaz, Josep M.
AU - Merow, Cory
AU - Enquist, Brian
AU - Kamenetsky, Maria
AU - Lee, Junho
AU - Zhu, Jun
AU - Fang, Jinyun
AU - Jacobs, Douglass F.
AU - Pijanowski, Bryan
AU - Banerjee, Arindam
AU - Giaquinto, Robert A.
AU - Alberti, Giorgio
AU - Almeyda Zambrano, Angelica Maria
AU - Alvarez-Davila, Esteban
AU - Araujo-Murakami, Alejandro
AU - Avitabile, Valerio
AU - Aymard, Gerardo A.
AU - Balazy, Radomir
AU - Baraloto, Chris
AU - Barroso, Jorcely G.
AU - Bastian, Meredith L.
AU - Birnbaum, Philippe
AU - Bitariho, Robert
AU - Bogaert, Jan
AU - Bongers, Frans
AU - Bouriaud, Olivier
AU - Brancalion, Pedro H.S.
AU - Brearley, Francis Q.
AU - Broadbent, Eben North
AU - Bussotti, Filippo
AU - Castro da Silva, Wendeson
AU - César, Ricardo Gomes
AU - Češljar, Goran
AU - Chama Moscoso, Víctor
AU - Chen, Han Y.H.
AU - Cienciala, Emil
AU - Clark, Connie J.
AU - Coomes, David A.
AU - Dayanandan, Selvadurai
AU - Decuyper, Mathieu
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2022 the Author(s). Published by PNAS.
PY - 2022/2
Y1 - 2022/2
N2 - 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, the global numbers of species, including those of important and well-studied life forms such as trees, still remain largely unknown. Here, based on global ground-sourced data, we estimate the total tree species richness at global, continental, and biome levels. Our results indicate that there are ∼73,000 tree species globally, among which ∼9,000 tree species are yet to be discovered. Roughly 40% of undiscovered tree species are in South America. Moreover, almost one-third of all tree species to be discovered may be rare, with very low populations and limited spatial distribution (likely in remote tropical lowlands and mountains). These findings highlight the vulnerability of global forest biodiversity to anthropogenic changes in land use and climate, which disproportionately threaten rare species and thus, global tree richness.
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KW - COMPLETENESS
KW - ABUNDANCE
KW - SAMPLE
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