Common spatial patterns of trees in various tropical forests: Small trees are associated with increased diversity at small spatial scales.

ABSTRACT: Tropical forests are notable for their high species diversity, even on small spatial scales, and right-skewed species and size abundance distributions. The role of individual species as drivers of the spatial organization of diversity in these forests has been explained by several hypotheses and processes, for example, stochastic dilution, negative density dependence, or gap dynamics. These processes leave a signature in spatial distribution of small trees, particularly in the vicinity of large trees, likely having stronger effects on their neighbors. We are exploring species diversity patterns within the framework of various diversity-generating hypotheses using individual species-area relationships. We used the data from three tropical forest plots (Wanang-Papua New Guinea, Barro Colorad

SUBMITTER: Fibich P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8216943 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature