An estimate of the number of tropical tree species.
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Slik JW
Faculty of Science, Universiti Brunei Darusallam, Gadong, Brunei; ferryslik@hotmail.com.
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Arroyo-Rodríguez V
Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, Mexico;
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Aiba S
Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan;
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Alvarez-Loayza P
Center for Tropical Conservation, Duke University, Durham, NC;
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Alves LF
Instituto Agronômico de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil;
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Ashton P
Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA;
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Balvanera P
Centro de Investigaciones en Ecosistemas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Morelia, Mexico;
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Bastian ML
Smithsonian National Zoological Park, Washington, DC;
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Bellingham PJ
Landcare Research, Lincoln, New Zealand;
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van den Berg E
Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, Brazil;
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Bernacci L
Instituto Agronômico de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil;
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da Conceição Bispo P
National Institute for Space Research (INPE), São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil;
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Blanc L
Centre de Cooperation Internationale en Recherche Agronimique pour le Developpement (CIRAD), Belem, Brazil;
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Böhning-Gaese K
Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre (BiK-F), Senckenberg, Gesellschaft für Naturforschung, Frankfurt (Main), Germany;
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Boeckx P
Ghent University, Gent, Belgium;
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Bongers F
Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands;
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Boyle B
University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ;
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Bradford M
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) Land and Water, Tropical Forest Research Centre, Atherton, Australia;
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Brearley FQ
Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom;
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Breuer-Ndoundou Hockemba M
Wildlife Conservation Society, Congo Program, Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Republic of Congo;
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Bunyavejchewin S
Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, Bangkok, Thailand;
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Calderado Leal Matos D
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Belem, Brazil;
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Castillo-Santiago M
El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), Chiapas, Mexico;
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Catharino EL
Instituto de Botânica de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil;
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Chai SL
Alberta Innovates-Technology Futures, Vegreville, AB, Canada;
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Chen Y
College of Life Sciences, Hainan Normal University, Haikou, China;
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Colwell RK
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; University of Colorado, Boulder, CO;
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Chazdon RL
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT;
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Robin CL
Center for Tropical Conservation, Duke University, Durham, NC;
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Clark C
University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO;
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Clark DB
University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO;
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Clark DA
University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany;
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Culmsee H
PNG Forest Research Institute, Lae, Papua New Guinea;
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Damas K
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India;
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Dattaraja HS
Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium;
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Dauby G
Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India;
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Davidar P
Clemson University, Clemson, SC;
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DeWalt SJ
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Université de Liège, Gembloux, Belgium;
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Doucet JL
Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellin, Colombia;
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Duque A
Instituto Florestal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil;
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Durigan G
Eichhorn Ecology, Zeist, The Netherlands;
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Eichhorn KA
Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Caceres, Brazil;
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Eisenlohr PV
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil;
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Eler E
Wildlife Conservation Society, Congo Program, Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Republic of Congo;
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Ewango C
Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany;
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Farwig N
International Center for Tropical Botany, Florida International University, Miami, FL;
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Feeley KJ
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Belem, Brazil;
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Ferreira L
University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom;
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Field R
Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Brazil;
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de Oliveira Filho AT
Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;
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Fletcher C
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden;
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Forshed O
Instituto Florestal de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil;
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Franco G
PanEco/Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program (SOCP), Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia;
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Fredriksson G
University of California, Los Angeles, CA;
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Gillespie T
Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, Université de Liège, Gembloux, Belgium;
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Gillet JF
International Water Management Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka;
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Amarnath G
Universidad Laica Eloy Alfaro de Manabi, Manta, Ecuador;
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Griffith DM
Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA;
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Grogan J
University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka;
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Gunatilleke N
Royal Botanical Garden Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom;
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Harris D
Centre for Mountain Ecosystem Studies, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China; China & World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), East and Central Asia Regional Office, Kunming, China;
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Harrison R
University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom;
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Hector A
University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany;
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Homeier J
Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kanrin, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan;
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Imai N
Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan;
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Itoh A
Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands; Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, Republic of Panama;
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Jansen PA
Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil;
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Joly CA
El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), Chiapas, Mexico;
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de Jong BH
Herbarium Bogoriense, Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Cibinong, Indonesia;
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Kartawinata K
Ghent University, Gent, Belgium;
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Kearsley E
Trinity College, University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland;
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Kelly DL
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Washington, DC;
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Kenfack D
University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;
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Kessler M
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan;
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Kitayama K
Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia;
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Kooyman R
Centre ValBio, Ranomafana, Madagascar;
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Larney E
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor, Indonesia;
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Laumonier Y
James Cook University, Cairns, Australia;
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Laurance S
James Cook University, Cairns, Australia;
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Laurance WF
Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Australia;
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Lawes MJ
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil;
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Amaral IL
Purchase College, State University of New York, Purchase, NY;
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Letcher SG
RSPB, Sandy, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom;
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Lindsell J
Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China;
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Lu X
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia;
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Mansor A
Stora Enso Oyj, Helsinki, Finland;
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Marjokorpi A
Udzungwa Ecological Monitoring Centre, Mang'ula, Tanzania; Sokoine University of Agriculture, Morogoro, Tanzania;
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Martin EH
University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark;
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Meilby H
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil;
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Melo FP
CSIRO Land and Water, EcoSciences Precinct, Dutton Park, Australia;
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Metcalfe DJ
Center for Tropical Conservation, Duke University, Durham, NC;
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Medjibe VP
Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil;
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Metzger JP
National University of Laos, Vientiane, Laos;
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Millet J
Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, China;
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Mohandass D
Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany;
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Montero JC
National Institute for Space Research (INPE), São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil;
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de Morisson Valeriano M
Institute of Tropical Forest Conservation, Kampala, Uganda;
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Mugerwa B
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan;
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Nagamasu H
Sabah Forestry Department, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia;
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Nilus R
El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), Chiapas, Mexico;
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Ochoa-Gaona S
University of Sumatera Utara, Medan, Sumatra, Indonesia;
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Onrizal
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India;
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Page N
University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany;
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Parolin P
Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands;
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Parren M
Pondicherry University, Puducherry, India;
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Parthasarathy N
Centre for Mountain Ecosystem Studies, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China;
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Paudel E
University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;
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Permana A
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil;
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Piedade MT
Center for Tropical Conservation, Duke University, Durham, NC;
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Pitman NC
Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands;
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Poorter L
University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;
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Poulsen AD
Center for Tropical Conservation, Duke University, Durham, NC;
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Poulsen J
Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN;
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Powers J
International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, India;
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Prasad RC
Sigur Nature Trust, Masinagudi, India;
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Puyravaud JP
Centre ValBio, Ranomafana, Madagascar;
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Razafimahaimodison JC
Bureau Waardenburg bv, Culemborg, The Netherlands;
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Reitsma J
National Institute for Space Research (INPE), São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil;
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Dos Santos JR
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil;
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Roberto Spironello W
Department of Biology, Yachay Tech University, Ciudad del Conocimiento, Urcuquí, Ecuador;
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Romero-Saltos H
MUSE Museo delle Scienze, Trento, Italy;
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Rovero F
Cibodas Botanic Gardens, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Cianjur, Indonesia;
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Rozak AH
University of Turku, Turku, Finland;
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Ruokolainen K
Carboforexpert, Geneva, Switzerland;
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Rutishauser E
Instituto Federal do Espírito Santo, Santa Teresa, Brazil;
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Saiter F
University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland;
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Saner P
Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil;
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Santos BA
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Belem, Brazil;
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Santos F
Shahjalal University of Science & Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh;
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Sarker SK
Centre for Mountain Ecosystem Studies, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China;
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Satdichanh M
Chair for Landscape Management, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany;
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Schmitt CB
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Max Planck Project, Manaus, Brazil;
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Schöngart J
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR;
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Schulze M
Universidade de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil;
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Suganuma MS
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor, Indonesia; Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway;
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Sheil D
Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil;
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da Silva Pinheiro E
CIRAD, Monpellier, France;
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Sist P
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO;
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Stevart T
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India;
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Sukumar R
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Studies, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan;
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Sun IF
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor, Indonesia;
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Sunderland T
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India;
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Sunderand T
Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan;
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Suresh HS
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil;
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Suzuki E
Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Menglun, China;
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Tabarelli M
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Max Planck Project, Manaus, Brazil;
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Tang J
University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark;
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Targhetta N
Department of Biology, Washington State University, Vancouver, ON, Canada;
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Theilade I
Ecole Nationale des Eaux et Forets, Mbalmayo, Cameroon;
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Thomas DW
Organization for Tropical Field Studies, La Selva, Costa Rica;
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Tchouto P
Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador;
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Hurtado J
Nederlands Voedsel-en Warenautoriteit, Wageningen, The Netherlands;
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Valencia R
Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan;
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van Valkenburg JL
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO;
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Van Do T
Ghent University, Gent, Belgium;
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Vasquez R
Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria;
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Verbeeck H
Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brazil;
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Adekunle V
Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University, Jamaica Plain, MA;
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Vieira SA
Brown University, Providence, RI;
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Webb CO
Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom; University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
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Whitfeld T
Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico;
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Wich SA
Biogeochemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany;
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Williams J
Bad Aussee, Austria;
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Wittmann F
Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, China;
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Wöll H
Félix Houphouët-Boigny University, Abidjan, Ivory Coast;
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Yang X
Institute of Biology, University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines; and.
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Adou Yao CY
Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan;
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Yap SL
Organization for Tropical Field Studies, La Selva, Costa Rica;
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Yoneda T
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia;
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Zahawi RA
Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment and Protection, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China;
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Zakaria R
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil; Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Aas, Norway;
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Zang R
Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil;
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de Assis RL
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil.
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Garcia Luize B
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Venticinque EM
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- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - 2015
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The high species richness of tropical forests has long been recognized, yet there remains substantial uncertainty regarding the actual number of tropical tree species. Using a pantropical tree inventory database from closed canopy forests, consisting of 657,630 trees belonging to 11,371 species, we use a fitted value of Fisher's alpha and an approximate pantropical stem total to estimate the minimum number of tropical forest tree species to fall between ∼ 40,000 and ∼ 53,000, i.e., at the high end of previous estimates. Contrary to common assumption, the Indo-Pacific region was found to be as species-rich as the Neotropics, with both regions having a minimum of ∼ 19,000-25,000 tree species. Continental Africa is relatively depauperate with a minimum of ∼ 4,500-6,000 tree species. Very few species are shared among the African, American, and the Indo-Pacific regions. We provide a methodological framework for estimating species richness in trees that may help refine species richness estimates of tree-dependent taxa.
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