Global Patterns of Plant Diversity: Alwyn H. Gentry’s Forest Transect Data Set

By Kevin D. Janni. 2003

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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Sampling Hubbell's neutral theory of biodiversity (2004, unknown): “The second set, gathered by Alwyn Gentry (Phillips & Miller 2002), censused trees in 220 plots (0.1 ha) on several continents, but concentrated in the neotropics.”
A new subfamilial and tribal classification of the pantropical flowering plant family Annonaceae informed by molecular phylogenetics (2012, unknown): “Inventories of tropical forests on all continents invariably list Annonaceae as one of the most diverse plant families (Phillips & Miller, 2002).”
Seasonal drought limits tree species across the Neotropics (2017, background): “…from 531 floristic inventories from three plot networks: ATDN (ter Steege et al. 2003, 2013), RAINFOR (Malhi et al. 2002) and Gentry and Phillips plots (Gentry 1988, Phillips and Miller 2002, Phillips et al. 2003), distributed throughout the western Neotropics (Supplementary material Appendix 2).”
The influence of climate on the spatial patterning of Neotropical plant families (2007, methodology): “Our analysis of within-family species richness and abundance patterns relies on transect data collected by A. H. Gentry (Gentry, 1988; Phillips & Miller, 2002), which have been used in a number of plant macroecological studies (e.g. Enquist & Niklas, 2001; Enquist et al., 2002).”
What controls liana success in Neotropical forests (2008, unknown): “We use a subset of data collected by the late A. H. Gentry using a standardized sampling methodology (Phillips and Miller 2002; data available from http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/ gentry/transect.shtml).”
Scaling laws predict global microbial diversity (2016, background): “This compilation is based, in part, on five continental- to global-scale surveys: United States Geological Survey (USGS) North American Breeding Bird Survey (41) (2,769 sites), citizen science Christmas Bird Count (42) (1,412 sites), Forest Inventory Analysis (43) (10,356 sites), Alwyn Gentry’s Fore”
Drivers of β‐diversity along latitudinal gradients revisited (2013, methodology): “Information for latitude, longitude and elevation of each plot was obtained from Phillips & Miller (2002).”
Testing geological models of evolution of the Isthmus of Panama in a phylogenetic framework (2013, unknown): “Palms (Arecaceae) are among the most important and characteristic components of tropical forests, particularly in terms of species diversity and abundance of individuals (Kahn & de Granville, 1992; Phillips & Miller, 2002; Dransﬁeld et al .”
Annual Rainfall and Seasonality Predict Pan‐tropical Patterns of Liana Density and Basal Area (2010, methodology): “Schnitzer (2005) found a negative relationship between mean annual rainfall and liana density using a pan-tropical dataset collected by A. Gentry (in Phillips & Miller 2002), as well as a negative relationship between rainfall and liana density and a positive relationship with seasonality in a…”