@article{fdi:010066052,
  title = {{G}eomorphic control of rain-forest floristic composition in {F}rench {G}uiana : more than a soil filtering effect ?},
  author = {{G}uitet, {S}. and {F}reycon, {V}. and {B}runaux, {O}. and {P}{\'e}lissier, {R}apha{\¨e}l and {S}abatier, {D}aniel and {C}outeron, {P}ierre},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he influence of geomorphological features on rain-forest diversity has been reported in different {A}mazonian regions. {S}oil filtering is often assumed to underlie the observed geomorphic control on the floristic composition but other hypotheses related to biogeography or long-term forest dynamics are also possible. {W}e tested relationships between geomorphology, soil properties and forest composition in {F}rench {G}uiana rain forest using a recent geomorphological map and a large dataset comprising 3132 0.2-ha plots and 421 soil cores. {S}oil properties were characterized by laboratory analyses and by field descriptions indicating drainage capacity and classification according to the {W}orld {R}eference {B}ase ({WRB}). {T}he influence of soils and geomorphology on beta-diversity was tested using variance partitioning and {ANOVA}-like tests. {O}ur results confirm the hypothesis of a strong relationship between geomorphological landscapes and soil properties. {S}oil filtering significantly influenced the abundance of more than 40 species or groups of species. {H}owever geomorphic control of forest composition involves much more than the effects of the soil, which only explain a minor part of the broad-scale patterns of forest diversity related to geomorphological landscapes. {T}hese results reinforce the alternative hypotheses linking geomorphological landscapes to long-term forest change under the control of historical processes that shaped forest diversity.},
  keywords = {beta-diversity ; edaphic filter ; floristic composition ; geomorphology ; limited dispersion ; tropical forest ; {GUYANE} {FRANCAISE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {T}ropical {E}cology},
  volume = {32},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {22--40},
  ISSN = {0266-4674},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1017/s0266467415000620},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010066052},
}