Large range sizes link fast life histories with high species richness across wet tropical tree floras

Timothy R. Baker; Stephen Adu-Bredu; Kofi Affum-Baffoe; Shin-Ichiro Aiba; Sophie Fauset; Perpetra Akite; Miguel Alexiades; Everton Almeida; Edmar Almeida de Oliveira; Esteban Alvarez Davila; Christian Amani; Ana Andrade; Luiz Aragao; Alejandro Araujo-Murakami; Eric Arets; Luzmila Arroyo; Peter Ashton; Suspense A. Averti Ifo; Gerardo A. C. Aymard; Michel Baisie; William Balee; Michael Balinga; Lindsay F. Banin; Olaf Banki; Christopher Baraloto; Jorcely Barroso; Hans Beeckman; Jean-Francois Bastin; Serge Begne; Natacha Nssi Bengone; Nicholas Berry; Wemo Betian; Vincent Bezard; Lilian Blanc; Pascal Boeckx; Damien Bonal; Frans Bongers; Francis Q. Brearley; Roel Brienen; Foster Brown; Musalmah Bt. Nasaradin; Benoit Burban; David F. R. P. Burslem; Plinio Camargo; Jose Luis Camargo; Wendeson Castro; Carlos Ceron; Victor Chama Moscoso; Colin Chapman; Jerome Chave; Eric Chezeaux; Murray Collins; James Comiskey; David Coomes; Fernando Cornejo Valverde; Flavia R. C. Costa; Aida Cuni-Sanchez; Lola da Costa; Douglas C. Daly; Martin Dančák; Armandu Daniels; Greta Dargie; Stuart Davies; Charles De Canniere; Thales de Haulleville; Jhon Del Aguila Pasquel; Geraldine Derroire; Kyle G. Dexter; Anthony Di Fiore; Marie-Noel K. Djuikouo; Jean-Louis Doucet; Vincent Droissart; Gerald Eilu; Thaise Emillio; Julien Engel; Bocko Yannick Enock; Fidele Evouna Ondo; Corneille Ewango; Ted R. Feldpausch; Muhammad Fitriadi; Gerardo Flores Llampazo; Ernest G. Foli; Gabriella Fredriksson; David R. Galbraith; Martin Gilpin; Emanuel Gloor; Christelle Gonmadje; Rene Guillen Villaroel; Jefferson Hall; Keith C. Hamer; Alan Hamilton; Olivier Hardy; Terese Hart; Radim Hédl; Rafael Herrera; Niro Higuchi; Claude Marcel Hladik; Eurídice Honorio Coronado; Isau Huamantupa-Chuquimaco; Walter Huaraca Huasco; Wannes Hubau; Muhammad Idhamsyah; Sascha A. Ismail; Kath Jeffery; Eliana Jimenez; Tommaso Jucker; Elizabeth Kearsley; Lip Khoon Kho; Timothy Killeen; Kanehiro Kitayama; William Laurance; Susan Laurance; Miguel Leal; Simon L. Lewis; Stanislav Lhota; Jeremy Lindsell; Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez; Jon Lovett; Richard Lowe; William E. Magnusson; Jean-Remy Makana; Yadvinder Malhi; Beatriz Marimon; Ben Hur Marimon Junior; Andrew Marshall; Colin Maycock; Faustin Mbayu; Casimiro Mendoza; Irina Mendoza Polo; Faizah Metali; Vianet Mihindou; Abel Monteagudo-Mendoza; Sam Moore; Patrick Mucunguzi; Jacques Mukinzi; Pantaleo Munishi; Laszlo Nagy; Petrus Naisso; David Neill; Adriano Nogueira Lima; Percy Nunez Vargas; Lucas Ojo; Walter Palacios; Nadir Pallqui Camacho; Alexander Parada Gutierrez; Julie Peacock; Kelvin S.-H. Peh; Antonio Pena Cruz; Colin Pendry; Toby Pennington; Maria Cristina Penuela-Mora; Pascal Petronelli; Oliver L. Phillips; Georgia Pickavance; G. John Pipoly; Nigel Pitman; Axel Dalberg Poulsen; Ghillean T. Prance; Adriana Prieto; Richard B. Primack; Lan Qie; Simon A. Queenborough; Terry Sunderland; Carlos Quesada; Freddy Ramirez Arevalo; Hirma Ramirez-Angulo; Jan Reitsma; Maxime Réjou-Méchain; Anand Roopsind; Francesco Rovero; Ervan Rutishauser; Kamariah Abu Salim; Rafael Salomao; Ismayadi Samsoedin; Muhd Shahruney Saparudin; Juliana Schietti; Ricardo A. Segovia; Julio Serrano; Rafizah Serudia; Douglas Sheil; Natalino Silva; Javier Silva Espejo; Marcos Silveira; Murielle Simo-Droissart; James Singh; Bonaventure Sonké; Thaise Emilio Lopes De Sousa; Juliana Stropp; Rahayu Sukri; Terry Sunderland; Martin Svátek; Michael Swaine; Hermann Taedoumg; Joey Talbot; Sylvester Tan; James Taplin; David Taylor; Hans Ter Steege; John Terborgh; Armando Torres-Lezama; John Tshibamba Mukendi; Darlington Tuagben; Peter van de Meer; Geertje van der Heijden; Peter van der Hout; Mark van Nieuwstadt; Bert van Ulft; Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez; Ronald Vernimmen; Barbara Vinceti; Simone Vieira; Ima Celia Guimaries Vieira; Emilio Vilanova Torre; Jason Vleminckx; Lee White; Simon Willcock; Mathew Williams; John T. Woods; Tze Leong Yao; Ishak Yassir; Roderick Zagt; Lise Zemagho

doi:10.1038/s41598-024-84367-3

Large range sizes link fast life histories with high species richness across wet tropical tree floras

Timothy R. Baker^*, Stephen Adu-Bredu, Kofi Affum-Baffoe, Shin-Ichiro Aiba, Sophie Fauset, Perpetra Akite, Miguel Alexiades, Everton Almeida, Edmar Almeida de Oliveira, Esteban Alvarez Davila, Christian Amani, Ana Andrade, Luiz Aragao, Alejandro Araujo-Murakami, Eric Arets, Luzmila Arroyo, Peter Ashton, Suspense A. Averti Ifo, Gerardo A. C. Aymard, Michel BaisieWilliam Balee, Michael Balinga, Lindsay F. Banin, Olaf Banki, Christopher Baraloto, Jorcely Barroso, Hans Beeckman, Jean-Francois Bastin, Serge Begne, Natacha Nssi Bengone, Nicholas Berry, Wemo Betian, Vincent Bezard, Lilian Blanc, Pascal Boeckx, Damien Bonal, Frans Bongers, Francis Q. Brearley, Roel Brienen, Foster Brown, Musalmah Bt. Nasaradin, Benoit Burban, David F. R. P. Burslem, Plinio Camargo, Jose Luis Camargo, Wendeson Castro, Carlos Ceron, Victor Chama Moscoso, Colin Chapman, Jerome Chave, Eric Chezeaux, Murray Collins, James Comiskey, David Coomes, Fernando Cornejo Valverde, Flavia R. C. Costa, Aida Cuni-Sanchez, Lola da Costa, Douglas C. Daly, Martin Dančák, Armandu Daniels, Greta Dargie, Stuart Davies, Charles De Canniere, Thales de Haulleville, Jhon Del Aguila Pasquel, Geraldine Derroire, Kyle G. Dexter, Anthony Di Fiore, Marie-Noel K. Djuikouo, Jean-Louis Doucet, Vincent Droissart, Gerald Eilu, Thaise Emillio, Julien Engel, Bocko Yannick Enock, Fidele Evouna Ondo, Corneille Ewango, Ted R. Feldpausch, Muhammad Fitriadi, Gerardo Flores Llampazo, Ernest G. Foli, Gabriella Fredriksson, David R. Galbraith, Martin Gilpin, Emanuel Gloor, Christelle Gonmadje, Rene Guillen Villaroel, Jefferson Hall, Keith C. Hamer, Alan Hamilton, Olivier Hardy, Terese Hart, Radim Hédl, Rafael Herrera, Niro Higuchi, Claude Marcel Hladik, Eurídice Honorio Coronado, Isau Huamantupa-Chuquimaco, Walter Huaraca Huasco, Wannes Hubau, Muhammad Idhamsyah, Sascha A. Ismail, Kath Jeffery, Eliana Jimenez, Tommaso Jucker, Elizabeth Kearsley, Lip Khoon Kho, Timothy Killeen, Kanehiro Kitayama, William Laurance, Susan Laurance, Miguel Leal, Simon L. Lewis, Stanislav Lhota, Jeremy Lindsell, Gabriela Lopez-Gonzalez, Jon Lovett, Richard Lowe, William E. Magnusson, Jean-Remy Makana, Yadvinder Malhi, Beatriz Marimon, Ben Hur Marimon Junior, Andrew Marshall, Colin Maycock, Faustin Mbayu, Casimiro Mendoza, Irina Mendoza Polo, Faizah Metali, Vianet Mihindou, Abel Monteagudo-Mendoza, Sam Moore, Patrick Mucunguzi, Jacques Mukinzi, Pantaleo Munishi, Laszlo Nagy, Petrus Naisso, David Neill, Adriano Nogueira Lima, Percy Nunez Vargas, Lucas Ojo, Walter Palacios, Nadir Pallqui Camacho, Alexander Parada Gutierrez, Julie Peacock, Kelvin S.-H. Peh, Antonio Pena Cruz, Colin Pendry, Toby Pennington, Maria Cristina Penuela-Mora, Pascal Petronelli, Oliver L. Phillips, Georgia Pickavance, G. John Pipoly, Nigel Pitman, Axel Dalberg Poulsen, Ghillean T. Prance, Adriana Prieto, Richard B. Primack, Lan Qie, Simon A. Queenborough, Terry Sunderland, Carlos Quesada, Freddy Ramirez Arevalo, Hirma Ramirez-Angulo, Jan Reitsma, Maxime Réjou-Méchain, Anand Roopsind, Francesco Rovero, Ervan Rutishauser, Kamariah Abu Salim, Rafael Salomao, Ismayadi Samsoedin, Muhd Shahruney Saparudin, Juliana Schietti, Ricardo A. Segovia, Julio Serrano, Rafizah Serudia, Douglas Sheil, Natalino Silva, Javier Silva Espejo, Marcos Silveira, Murielle Simo-Droissart, James Singh, Bonaventure Sonké, Thaise Emilio Lopes De Sousa, Juliana Stropp, Rahayu Sukri, Terry Sunderland, Martin Svátek, Michael Swaine, Hermann Taedoumg, Joey Talbot, Sylvester Tan, James Taplin, David Taylor, Hans Ter Steege, John Terborgh, Armando Torres-Lezama, John Tshibamba Mukendi, Darlington Tuagben, Peter van de Meer, Geertje van der Heijden, Peter van der Hout, Mark van Nieuwstadt, Bert van Ulft, Rodolfo Vasquez Martinez, Ronald Vernimmen, Barbara Vinceti, Simone Vieira, Ima Celia Guimaries Vieira, Emilio Vilanova Torre, Jason Vleminckx, Lee White, Simon Willcock, Mathew Williams, John T. Woods, Tze Leong Yao, Ishak Yassir, Roderick Zagt, Lise Zemagho

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Understanding how the traits of lineages are related to diversification is key for elucidating the origin of variation in species richness. Here, we test whether traits are related to species richness among lineages of trees from all major biogeographical settings of the lowland wet tropics. We explore whether variation in mortality rate, breeding system and maximum diameter are related to species richness, either directly or via associations with range size, among 463 genera that contain wet tropical forest trees. For Amazonian genera, we also explore whether traits are related to species richness via variation among genera in mean species-level range size. Lineages with higher mortality rates—faster life-history strategies—have larger ranges in all biogeographic settings and have higher mean species-level range sizes in Amazonia. These lineages also have smaller maximum diameters and, in the Americas, contain dioecious species. In turn, lineages with greater overall range size have higher species richness. Our results show that fast life-history strategies influence species richness in all biogeographic settings because lineages with these ecological strategies have greater range sizes. These links suggest that dispersal has been a key process in the evolution of the tropical forest flora.

Original language	English
Article number	4695
Journal	Scientific Reports
Volume	15
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-84367-3
Publication status	Published - 8 Feb 2025

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Multidisciplinary

Keywords

Biodiversity
Biogeography
Diversification
Evolution
Trees
Tropical forest

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Baker, T. R., Adu-Bredu, S., Affum-Baffoe, K., Aiba, S.-I., Fauset, S., Akite, P., Alexiades, M., Almeida, E., de Oliveira, E. A., Davila, E. A., Amani, C., Andrade, A., Aragao, L., Araujo-Murakami, A., Arets, E., Arroyo, L., Ashton, P., Ifo, S. A. A., Aymard, G. A. C., ... Zemagho, L. (2025). Large range sizes link fast life histories with high species richness across wet tropical tree floras. Scientific Reports, 15(1), Article 4695. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-84367-3

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AU - Amani, Christian

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AU - Araujo-Murakami, Alejandro

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AU - Aymard, Gerardo A. C.

AU - Baisie, Michel

AU - Balee, William

AU - Balinga, Michael

AU - Banin, Lindsay F.

AU - Banki, Olaf

AU - Baraloto, Christopher

AU - Barroso, Jorcely

AU - Beeckman, Hans

AU - Bastin, Jean-Francois

AU - Begne, Serge

AU - Bengone, Natacha Nssi

AU - Berry, Nicholas

AU - Betian, Wemo

AU - Bezard, Vincent

AU - Blanc, Lilian

AU - Boeckx, Pascal

AU - Bonal, Damien

AU - Bongers, Frans

AU - Brearley, Francis Q.

AU - Brienen, Roel

AU - Brown, Foster

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AU - Castro, Wendeson

AU - Ceron, Carlos

AU - Moscoso, Victor Chama

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AU - Chezeaux, Eric

AU - Collins, Murray

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AU - Coomes, David

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AU - Derroire, Geraldine

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AU - Di Fiore, Anthony

AU - Djuikouo, Marie-Noel K.

AU - Doucet, Jean-Louis

AU - Droissart, Vincent

AU - Eilu, Gerald

AU - Emillio, Thaise

AU - Engel, Julien

AU - Enock, Bocko Yannick

AU - Ondo, Fidele Evouna

AU - Ewango, Corneille

AU - Feldpausch, Ted R.

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AU - Llampazo, Gerardo Flores

AU - Foli, Ernest G.

AU - Fredriksson, Gabriella

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AU - Hamer, Keith C.

AU - Hamilton, Alan

AU - Hardy, Olivier

AU - Hart, Terese

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AU - Herrera, Rafael

AU - Higuchi, Niro

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AU - Idhamsyah, Muhammad

AU - Ismail, Sascha A.

AU - Jeffery, Kath

AU - Jimenez, Eliana

AU - Jucker, Tommaso

AU - Kearsley, Elizabeth

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AU - Marshall, Andrew

AU - Maycock, Colin

AU - Mbayu, Faustin

AU - Mendoza, Casimiro

AU - Polo, Irina Mendoza

AU - Metali, Faizah

AU - Mihindou, Vianet

AU - Monteagudo-Mendoza, Abel

AU - Moore, Sam

AU - Mucunguzi, Patrick

AU - Mukinzi, Jacques

AU - Munishi, Pantaleo

AU - Nagy, Laszlo

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AU - Svátek, Martin

AU - Swaine, Michael

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AU - Talbot, Joey

AU - Tan, Sylvester

AU - Taplin, James

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AU - Ter Steege, Hans

AU - Terborgh, John

AU - Torres-Lezama, Armando

AU - Mukendi, John Tshibamba

AU - Tuagben, Darlington

AU - van de Meer, Peter

AU - van der Heijden, Geertje

AU - van der Hout, Peter

AU - van Nieuwstadt, Mark

AU - van Ulft, Bert

AU - Martinez, Rodolfo Vasquez

AU - Vernimmen, Ronald

AU - Vinceti, Barbara

AU - Vieira, Simone

AU - Vieira, Ima Celia Guimaries

AU - Torre, Emilio Vilanova

AU - Vleminckx, Jason

AU - White, Lee

AU - Willcock, Simon

AU - Williams, Mathew

AU - Woods, John T.

AU - Yao, Tze Leong

AU - Yassir, Ishak

AU - Zagt, Roderick

AU - Zemagho, Lise

PY - 2025/2/8

Y1 - 2025/2/8

N2 - Understanding how the traits of lineages are related to diversification is key for elucidating the origin of variation in species richness. Here, we test whether traits are related to species richness among lineages of trees from all major biogeographical settings of the lowland wet tropics. We explore whether variation in mortality rate, breeding system and maximum diameter are related to species richness, either directly or via associations with range size, among 463 genera that contain wet tropical forest trees. For Amazonian genera, we also explore whether traits are related to species richness via variation among genera in mean species-level range size. Lineages with higher mortality rates—faster life-history strategies—have larger ranges in all biogeographic settings and have higher mean species-level range sizes in Amazonia. These lineages also have smaller maximum diameters and, in the Americas, contain dioecious species. In turn, lineages with greater overall range size have higher species richness. Our results show that fast life-history strategies influence species richness in all biogeographic settings because lineages with these ecological strategies have greater range sizes. These links suggest that dispersal has been a key process in the evolution of the tropical forest flora.

AB - Understanding how the traits of lineages are related to diversification is key for elucidating the origin of variation in species richness. Here, we test whether traits are related to species richness among lineages of trees from all major biogeographical settings of the lowland wet tropics. We explore whether variation in mortality rate, breeding system and maximum diameter are related to species richness, either directly or via associations with range size, among 463 genera that contain wet tropical forest trees. For Amazonian genera, we also explore whether traits are related to species richness via variation among genera in mean species-level range size. Lineages with higher mortality rates—faster life-history strategies—have larger ranges in all biogeographic settings and have higher mean species-level range sizes in Amazonia. These lineages also have smaller maximum diameters and, in the Americas, contain dioecious species. In turn, lineages with greater overall range size have higher species richness. Our results show that fast life-history strategies influence species richness in all biogeographic settings because lineages with these ecological strategies have greater range sizes. These links suggest that dispersal has been a key process in the evolution of the tropical forest flora.

KW - Biodiversity

KW - Biogeography

KW - Diversification

KW - Evolution

KW - Trees

KW - Tropical forest

UR - https://pearl.plymouth.ac.uk/context/gees-research/article/2439/viewcontent/s41598_024_84367_3.pdf

U2 - 10.1038/s41598-024-84367-3

DO - 10.1038/s41598-024-84367-3

M3 - Article

SN - 2045-2322

VL - 15

JO - Scientific Reports

JF - Scientific Reports

IS - 1

M1 - 4695

ER -

Large range sizes link fast life histories with high species richness across wet tropical tree floras

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