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Replication Data for: Phylogenetic classification of the world’s tropical forests
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Replication Data for: Phylogenetic classification of the world’s tropical forests
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https://doi.org/10.17528/CIFOR/DATA.00077
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| Creator |
Anitha, K.
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Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
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| Description |
Dataset of Phylogenetic classification of the world’s tropical forests. Identifying and explaining regional differences in tropical forest dynamics, structure, diversity, and composition are critical for anticipating region-specific responses to global environmental change. Floristic classifications are of fundamental importance for these efforts. Here we provide a global tropical forest classification that is explicitly based on community evolutionary similarity, resulting in identification of five major tropical forest regions and their relationships: ( i ) Indo-Pacific, ( ii ) Subtropical, ( iii ) African, ( iv ) American, and ( v ) Dry forests. African and American forests are grouped, reflecting their former western Gondwanan connection, while Indo-Pacific forests range from eastern Africa and Madagascar to Australia and the Pacific. The connection between northern-hemisphere Asian and American forests is confirmed, while Dry forests are identified as a single tropical biome.
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Climate Change, Energy and low carbon development (CCE)
phylogeny tropical forests biodiversity |
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English
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| Contributor |
Muchlish, Usman
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aggregate data
process-produced data textual data |
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