Rarity of monodominance in hyperdiverse Amazonian forests

Tropical forests are known for their high diversity. Yet, forest patches do occur in the tropics where a single tree species is dominant. Such "monodominant" forests are known from all of the main tropical regions. For Amazonia, we sampled the occurrence of monodominance in a massive, basi...

• Main Author: Hans ter Steege (author)
• Other Authors: Henkel Terry W. (author), Marimon Beatriz S. (author), Marimon Ben Hur (author), Huth Andreas (author), Groeneveld Jürgen (author), Sabatier Daniel (author), de Souza Coelho Luiz (author), de Andrade Lima Filho Diogenes (author), Salomão Rafael P. (author), Lêda Leão Amaral (author), de Almeida Matos Francisca Dionízia (author), Castilho Carolina V. (author), Phillips Oliver L. (author), Guevara Juan Ernesto (author), de Jesus Veiga Carim Marcelo (author), Cárdenas López, Dairon (author), Magnusson, William E. (author), Florian Wittmann (author), Irume Mariana Victória (author), Pires Martins Maria (author), da Silva Guimarães José Renan (author), François Molino Jean (author), Bánki Olaf S. (author), Fernandez Piedade Maria Teresa (author), Pitmanronado Nigel C. A. (author), Montero Juan Carlos (author), Feldpausch Ted R. (author), Monteagudo Mendoza Abel (author), Ferreira Ramos José (author), Peñuela Mora, María Cristina (author)
• Format: article
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Bosques amazónicos
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50323-9; http://repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec/jspui/handle/RD_IKIAM/318