Multi-scale comparisons of tree composition in Amazonian terra firme forests
- Honorio Coronado, E.N.
- Baker, T.R.
- Phillips, O.L.
- Pitman, N.C.A.
- Pennington, R.T.
- Vásquez Martínez, R.
- Monteagudo, A.
- Mogollón, H.
- Dávila Cardozo, N.
- Ríos, M.
- García-Villacorta, R.
- Valderrama, E.
- Ahuite, M.
- Huamantupa, I.
- Neill, D.A.
- Laurance, W.F.
- Nascimento, H.E.M.
- Soares De Almeida, S.
- Killeen, T.J.
- Arroyo, L.
- Núñez, P.
- Freitas Alvarado, L.
DOIAbstract
We explored the floristic composition of terra firme forests across Amazonia using 55 plots. Firstly, we examined the floristic patterns using both genus- and species-level data and found that the species-level analysis more clearly distinguishes among forests. Next, we compared the variation in plot floristic composition at regional- and continental-scales, and found that average among-pair floristic similarity and its decay with distance behave similarly at regional- and continental-scales. Nevertheless, geographical distance had different effects on floristic similarity within regions at distances <100 km, where north-western and south-western Amazonian regions showed greater floristic variation than plots of central and eastern Amazonia...
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