@article{fdi:010085943,
  title = {{C}o-limitation towards lower latitudes shapes global forest diversity gradients},
  author = {{L}iang, {J}. {J}. and {G}amarra, {J}. {G}. {P}. and {P}icard, {N}. and {I}banez, {T}homas and et al.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he latitudinal diversity gradient ({LDG}) is one of the most recognized global patterns of species richness exhibited across a wide range of taxa. {N}umerous hypotheses have been proposed in the past two centuries to explain {LDG}, but rigorous tests of the drivers of {LDG}s have been limited by a lack of high-quality global species richness data. {H}ere we produce a high-resolution (0.025 degrees x 0.025 degrees) map of local tree species richness using a global forest inventory database with individual tree information and local biophysical characteristics from similar to 1.3 million sample plots. {W}e then quantify drivers of local tree species richness patterns across latitudes. {G}enerally, annual mean temperature was a dominant predictor of tree species richness, which is most consistent with the metabolic theory of biodiversity ({MTB}). {H}owever, {MTB} underestimated {LDG} in the tropics, where high species richness was also moderated by topographic, soil and anthropogenic factors operating at local scales. {G}iven that local landscape variables operate synergistically with bioclimatic factors in shaping the global {LDG} pattern, we suggest that {MTB} be extended to account for co-limitation by subordinate drivers.},
  keywords = {{MONDE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{N}ature {E}cology and {E}volution},
  numero = {},
  pages = {[27 ]},
  ISSN = {2397-334{X}},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1038/s41559-022-01831-x},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010085943},
}