@article{fdi:010089707, title = {{O}ne sixth of {A}mazonian tree diversity is dependent on river floodplains + [{C}orrection]}, author = {{H}ouseholder, {J}. {E}. and {W}ittmann, {F}. and {S}ch{\¨o}ngart, {J}. and {P}iedade, {M}. {T}. {F}. and {J}unk, {W}. {J}. and {L}atrubesse, {E}. {M}. and {Q}uaresma, {A}. {C}. and {D}emarchi, {L}. {O}. and {L}obo, {G}. {D}. {S}. and de {A}guiar, {D}. {P}. {P}. and {A}ssis, {R}. {L}. and {L}opes, {A}. and {P}arolin, {P}. and do {A}maral, {I}. {L}. and {C}oelho, {L}. {D}. and {M}atos, {F}. {D}. {D}. and {L}ima, {D}. {D}. and {S}alomao, {R}. {P}. and {C}astilho, {C}. {V}. and {G}uevara-{A}ndino, {J}. {E}. and {C}arim, {M}. {D}. {V}. and {P}hillips, {O}. {L}. and {L}ópez, {D}. {C}. and {M}agnusson, {W}. {E}. and {S}abatier, {D}aniel and {M}olino, {J}ean-{F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {E}ngel, {J}ulien and et al.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A}mazonia's floodplain system is the largest and most biodiverse on {E}arth. {A}lthough forests are crucial to the ecological integrity of floodplains, our understanding of their species composition and how this may differ from surrounding forest types is still far too limited, particularly as changing inundation regimes begin to reshape floodplain tree communities and the critical ecosystem functions they underpin. {H}ere we address this gap by taking a spatially explicit look at {A}mazonia-wide patterns of tree-species turnover and ecological specialization of the region's floodplain forests. {W}e show that the majority of {A}mazonian tree species can inhabit floodplains, and about a sixth of {A}mazonian tree diversity is ecologically specialized on floodplains. {T}he degree of specialization in floodplain communities is driven by regional flood patterns, with the most compositionally differentiated floodplain forests located centrally within the fluvial network and contingent on the most extraordinary flood magnitudes regionally. {O}ur results provide a spatially explicit view of ecological specialization of floodplain forest communities and expose the need for whole-basin hydrological integrity to protect the {A}mazon's tree diversity and its function.}, keywords = {{AMAZONIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{N}ature {E}cology and {E}volution}, volume = {[{E}arly access]}, numero = {}, pages = {[14 p.] + [2 p.]}, ISSN = {2397-334{X}}, year = {2024}, DOI = {10.1038/s41559-024-02364-1}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010089707}, }