The commonness of rarity : global and future distribution of rarity across land plants

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dc.contributor.authorEnquist, Brian J.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorFeng, Xiaoen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBoyle, Braden_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMaitner, Brianen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNewman, Erica A.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorJorgensen, Peter Molleren_ZA
dc.contributor.authorRoehrdanz, Patrick R.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorThiers, Barbara M.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBurger, Joseph R.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCorlett, Richard T.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorCouvreur, Thomas L. P.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDauby, Gillesen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorDonoghue, John C.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorFoden, Wendyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLovett, Jon C.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMarquet, Pablo A.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMerow, Coryen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMidgley, Guyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMorueta-Holme, Naiaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorNeves, Danilo M.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorOliveira-Filho, Ary T.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKraft, Nathan J. B.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPark, Daniel S.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPeet, Robert K.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorPillet, Michielen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSerra-Diaz, Josep M.
dc.contributor.authorSandel, Brodyen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSchildhauer, Marken_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSimova, Irenaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorViolle, Cyrilleen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWieringa, Jan J.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorWiser, Susan K.en_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHannah, Leeen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorSvenning, Jens-Christianen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMcGill, Brian J.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-09T08:49:28Z
dc.date.available2021-09-09T08:49:28Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionCITATION: Enquist, B. J., et al. 2019. The commonness of rarity : global and future distribution of rarity across land plants. Science Advances, 5(11):eaaz0414, doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaz0414.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://www.science.org
dc.description.abstractA key feature of life’s diversity is that some species are common but many more are rare. Nonetheless, at global scales, we do not know what fraction of biodiversity consists of rare species. Here, we present the largest compilation of global plant diversity to quantify the fraction of Earth’s plant biodiversity that are rare. A large fraction, ~36.5% of Earth’s ~435,000 plant species, are exceedingly rare. Sampling biases and prominent models, such as neutral theory and the k-niche model, cannot account for the observed prevalence of rarity. Our results indicate that (i) climatically more stable regions have harbored rare species and hence a large fraction of Earth’s plant species via reduced extinction risk but that (ii) climate change and human land use are now disproportionately impacting rare species. Estimates of global species abundance distributions have important implications for risk assessments and conservation planning in this era of rapid global change.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aaz0414
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent14 pages : illustrations, mapsen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationEnquist, B. J., et al. 2019. The commonness of rarity : global and future distribution of rarity across land plants. Science Advances, 5(11):eaaz0414, doi:10.1126/sciadv.aaz0414
dc.identifier.issn2375-2548 (online)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1126/sciadv.aaz0414
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/123013
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyright
dc.subjectPlant species -- Conservationen_ZA
dc.subjectSpecies -- Geographical distributionen_ZA
dc.subjectRare plantsen_ZA
dc.subjectPlants -- Effect of temperature onen_ZA
dc.titleThe commonness of rarity : global and future distribution of rarity across land plantsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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