@article{fdi:010077419, title = {{T}he commonness of rarity : global and future distribution of rarity across land plants}, author = {{E}nquist, {B}. {J}. and {F}eng, {X}. and {B}oyle, {B}. and {M}aitner, {B}. and {N}ewman, {E}. {A}. and {J}orgensen, {P}. {M}. and {R}oehrdanz, {P}. {R}. and {T}hiers, {B}. {M}. and {B}urger, {J}. {R}. and {C}orlett, {R}. {T}. and {C}ouvreur, {T}homas and {D}auby, {G}illes and {D}onoghue, {J}. {C}. and {F}oden, {W}. and {L}ovett, {J}. {C}. and {M}arquet, {P}. {A}. and {M}erow, {C}. and {M}idgley, {G}. and {M}orueta-{H}olme, {N}. and {N}eves, {D}. {M}. and {O}liveira-{F}ilho, {A}. {T}. and {K}raft, {N}. {J}. {B}. and {P}ark, {D}. {S}. and {P}eet, {R}. {K}. and {P}illet, {M}. and {S}erra-{D}iaz, {J}. {M}. and {S}andel, {B}. and {S}childhauer, {M}. and {S}imova, {I}. and {V}iolle, {C}. and {W}ieringa, {J}. {J}. and {W}iser, {S}. {K}. and {H}annah, {L}. and {S}venning, {J}. {C}. and {M}c{G}ill, {B}. {J}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A} key feature of life's diversity is that some species are common but many more are rare. {N}onetheless, at global scales, we do not know what fraction of biodiversity consists of rare species. {H}ere, we present the largest compilation of global plant diversity to quantify the fraction of {E}arth's plant biodiversity that are rare. {A} large fraction, similar to 36.5% of {E}arth's similar to 435,000 plant species, are exceedingly rare. {S}ampling biases and prominent models, such as neutral theory and the k-niche model, cannot account for the observed prevalence of rarity. {O}ur results indicate that (i) climatically more stable regions have harbored rare species and hence a large fraction of {E}arth's plant species via reduced extinction risk but that (ii) climate change and human land use are now disproportionately impacting rare species. {E}stimates of global species abundance distributions have important implications for risk assessments and conservation planning in this era of rapid global change.}, keywords = {{MONDE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}cience {A}dvances}, volume = {5}, numero = {11}, pages = {art. eaaz0414 [13 p.]}, ISSN = {2375-2548}, year = {2019}, DOI = {10.1126/sciadv.aaz0414}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077419}, }