@article{fdi:010070197,
  title = {{P}lant phylogeny as a window on the evolution of hyperdiversity in the tropical rainforest biome},
  author = {{E}iserhardt, {W}. {L}. and {C}ouvreur, {T}homas and {B}aker, {W}. {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}ropical rainforest ({TRF}) is the most species-rich terrestrial biome on {E}arth, harbouring just under half of the world's plant species in c. 7% of the land surface. {P}hylogenetic trees provide important insights into mechanisms underpinning {TRF} hyperdiversity that are complementary to those obtained from the fossil record. {P}hylogenetic studies of {TRF} plant diversity have mainly focused on whether this biome is an evolutionary 'cradle' or 'museum', emphasizing speciation and extinction rates. {H}owever, other explanations, such as biome age, immigration and ecological limits, must also be considered. {W}e present a conceptual framework for addressing the drivers of {TRF} diversity, and review plant studies that have tested them with phylogenetic data. {A}lthough surprisingly few in number, these studies point to old age of {TRF}, low extinction and high speciation rates as credible drivers of {TRF} hyperdiversity. {T}here is less evidence for immigration and ecological limits, but these cannot be dismissed owing to the limited number of studies. {R}apid methodological developments in {DNA} sequencing, macroevolutionary analysis and the integration of phylogenetics with other disciplines may improve our grasp of {TRF} hyperdiversity in the future. {H}owever, such advances are critically dependent on fundamental systematic research, yielding numerous, additional, well-sampled phylogenies of {TRF} lineages.},
  keywords = {biome evolution ; cradle ; extinction ; hyperdiversity ; museum ; speciation ; species richness ; tropical rainforest ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}ew {P}hytologist},
  volume = {214},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {1408--1422},
  ISSN = {0028-646{X}},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1111/nph.14516},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070197},
}