@article{fdi:010062369,
  title = {{C}haracterizing the phylogenetic tree community structure of a protected tropical rain forest area in {C}ameroon},
  author = {{M}anel, {S}t{\'e}phanie and {C}ouvreur, {T}homas and {M}unoz, {F}. and {C}outeron, {P}ierre and {H}ardy, {O}. {J}. and {S}onke, {B}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}ropical rain forests, the richest terrestrial ecosystems in biodiversity on {E}arth are highly threatened by global changes. {T}his paper aims to infer the mechanisms governing species tree assemblages by characterizing the phylogenetic structure of a tropical rain forest in a protected area of the {C}ongo {B}asin, the {D}ja {F}aunal {R}eserve ({C}ameroon). {W}e re-analyzed a dataset of 11538 individuals belonging to 372 taxa found along nine transects spanning five habitat types. {W}e generated a dated phylogenetic tree including all sampled taxa to partition the phylogenetic diversity of the nine transects into alpha and beta components at the level of the transects and of the habitat types. {T}he variation in phylogenetic composition among transects did not deviate from a random pattern at the scale of the {D}ja {F}aunal {R}eserve, probably due to a common history and weak environmental variation across the park. {T}his lack of phylogenetic structure combined with an isolation-by-distance pattern of taxonomic diversity suggests that neutral dispersal limitation is a major driver of community assembly in the {D}ja. {T}o assess any lack of sensitivity to the variation in habitat types, we restricted the analyses of transects to the terra firme primary forest and found results consistent with those of the whole dataset at the level of the transects. {A}dditionally to previous analyses, we detected a weak but significant phylogenetic turnover among habitat types, suggesting that species sort in varying environments, even though it is not predominating on the overall phylogenetic structure. {F}iner analyses of clades indicated a signal of clustering for species from the {A}nnonaceae family, while species from the {A}pocynaceae family indicated overdispersion. {T}hese results can contribute to the conservation of the park by improving our understanding of the processes dictating community assembly in these hyperdiverse but threatened regions of the world.},
  keywords = {{CAMEROUN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}los {O}ne},
  volume = {9},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {e98920},
  ISSN = {1932-6203},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1371/journal.pone.0098920},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010062369},
}