@article{fdi:010092925, title = {{L}arge range sizes link fast life histories with high species richness across wet tropical tree floras}, author = {{B}aker, {T}. {R}. and {A}du-{B}redu, {S}. and {A}ffum-{B}affoe, {K}. and {A}iba, {S}. and {A}kite, {P}. and {A}lexiades, {M}. and {A}lmeida, {E}. and de {O}liveira, {E}. {A}. and {D}avila, {E}. {A}. and {A}mani, {C}. and {A}ndrade, {A}. and {A}ragao, {L}. and {A}raujo-{M}urakami, {A}. and {A}rets, {E}. and {A}rroyo, {L}. and {A}shton, {P}. and {I}fo, {S}. {A}. {A}. and {A}ymard, {G}. {A}. {C}. and {B}aisie, {M}. and {B}alee, {W}. and {B}alinga, {M}. and {B}anin, {L}. {F}. and {B}anki, {O}. and {B}araloto, {C}. and {B}arroso, {J}. and {B}astin, {J}. {F}. and {B}eeckman, {H}. and {B}egne, {S}. and {B}engone, {N}. {N}. and {B}erry, {N}. and {B}etian, {W}. and {B}ezard, {V}. and {B}lanc, {L}. and {B}oeckx, {P}. and {B}onal, {D}. and {B}ongers, {F}. and {B}rearley, {F}. {Q}. and {B}rienen, {R}. and {B}rown, {F}. and {N}asaradin, {M}. {B}. and {B}urban, {B}. and {B}urslem, {D}frp and {C}amargo, {P}. and {C}amargo, {J}. {L}. and {C}astro, {W}. and {C}eron, {C}. and {M}oscoso, {V}. {C}. and {C}hapman, {C}. and {C}have, {J}. and {C}hezeaux, {E}. and {C}ollins, {M}. and {C}omiskey, {J}. and {C}oomes, {D}. and {V}alverde, {F}. {C}. and {C}osta, {F}. {R}. {C}. and {C}uni-{S}anchez, {A}. and da {C}osta, {L}. and {D}aly, {D}. {C}. and {D}ancák, {M}. and {D}aniels, {A}. and {D}argie, {G}. and {D}avies, {S}. and {D}e {C}anniere, {C}. and de {H}aulleville, {T}. and del {A}guila {P}asquel, {J}. and {D}erroire, {G}. and {D}exter, {K}. {G}. and {D}i {F}iore, {A}. and {D}juikouo, {M}. {N}. {K}. and {D}oucet, {J}. {L}. and {D}roissart, {V}incent and {E}ngel, {J}ulien and {R}{\'e}jou-{M}{\'e}chain, {M}axime and et al.,}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{U}nderstanding how the traits of lineages are related to diversification is key for elucidating the origin of variation in species richness. {H}ere, we test whether traits are related to species richness among lineages of trees from all major biogeographical settings of the lowland wet tropics. {W}e explore whether variation in mortality rate, breeding system and maximum diameter are related to species richness, either directly or via associations with range size, among 463 genera that contain wet tropical forest trees. {F}or {A}mazonian genera, we also explore whether traits are related to species richness via variation among genera in mean species-level range size. {L}ineages with higher mortality rates-faster life-history strategies-have larger ranges in all biogeographic settings and have higher mean species-level range sizes in {A}mazonia. {T}hese lineages also have smaller maximum diameters and, in the {A}mericas, contain dioecious species. {I}n turn, lineages with greater overall range size have higher species richness. {O}ur results show that fast life-history strategies influence species richness in all biogeographic settings because lineages with these ecological strategies have greater range sizes. {T}hese links suggest that dispersal has been a key process in the evolution of the tropical forest flora.}, keywords = {{T}ropical forest ; {D}iversification ; {B}iodiversity ; {T}rees ; {E}volution ; {B}iogeography ; {ZONE} {TROPICALE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{S}cientific {R}eports - {N}ature}, volume = {15}, numero = {1}, pages = {4695 [15 p.]}, ISSN = {2045-2322}, year = {2025}, DOI = {10.1038/s41598-024-84367-3}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010092925}, }