@article{fdi:010067677,
  title = {{T}he discovery of the {A}mazonian tree flora with an updated checklist of all known tree taxa},
  author = {ter {S}teege, {H}. and {V}aessen, {R}. {W}. and {C}ardenas-{L}opez, {D}. and {S}abatier, {D}aniel and {A}ntonelli, {A}. and {M}ota de {O}liveira, {S}. and {P}itman, {N}. {C}. {A}. and {M}oller {J}orgensen, {P}. {M}. and {S}alomao, {R}. {P}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}mazonia is the most biodiverse rainforest on {E}arth, and the debate over how many tree species grow there remains contentious. {H}ere we provide a checklist of all tree species collected to date, and describe spatial and temporal trends in data accumulation. {W}e report 530,025 unique collections of trees in {A}mazonia, dating between 1707 and 2015, for a total of 11,676 species in 1225 genera and 140 families. {T}hese figures support recent estimates of 16,000 total {A}mazonian tree species based on ecological plot data from the {A}mazonian {T}ree {D}iversity {N}etwork. {B}otanical collection in {A}mazonia is characterized by three major peaks, centred around 1840, 1920, and 1980, which are associated with flora projects and the establishment of inventory plots. {M}ost collections were made in the 20th century. {T}he number of collections has increased exponentially, but shows a slowdown in the last two decades. {W}e find that a species' range size is a better predictor of the number of times it has been collected than the species' estimated basin-wide population size. {F}inding, describing, and documenting the distribution of the remaining species will require coordinated efforts at under-collected sites.},
  keywords = {{AMAZONIE} ; {EQUATEUR} ; {PEROU} ; {BOLIVIE} ; {COLOMBIE} ; {BRESIL} ; {VENEZUELA} ; {GUYANA} ; {SURINAME} ; {GUYANE} {FRANCAISE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{S}cientific {R}eports - {N}ature},
  volume = {6},
  numero = {},
  pages = {art. 29549 [15 p.]},
  ISSN = {2045-2322},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1038/srep29549},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010067677},
}