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    Unraveling Amazon tree community assembly using Maximum Information Entropy: a quantitative analysis of tropical forest ecology

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Costa, Juliana Schietti, Priscila Souza, Rogerio Gribel, Marcelo Petratti Pansonato, Edelcilio Marques Barbosa, Luiz Carlos de Matos Bonates, Ires Paula de Andrade Miranda & Cid FerreiraPrograma Professor Visitante Nacional Sênior Na Amazônia – CAPES, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia, Av. Perimetral, s/n, Belém, PA, BrazilRafael P. SalomãoCoordenação de Botânica, Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Av. Magalhães Barata 376, C.P. 399, Belém, PA, 66040-170, BrazilRafael P. Salomão, Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira, Leandro Valle Ferreira & Dário Dantas do AmaralEMBRAPA – Centro de Pesquisa Agroflorestal de Roraima, BR 174, km 8 – Distrito Industrial, Boa Vista, RR, 69301-970, BrazilCarolina V. CastilhoSchool of Geography, University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UKOliver L. Phillips, Euridice N. Honorio Coronado, Ted R. Feldpausch, Roel Brienen, Fernanda Coelho de Souza, Tim R. Baker, Aurora Levesley, Karina Melgaço & Georgia PickavanceGrupo de Investigación en Biodiversidad, Medio Ambiente y Salud-BIOMAS, Universidad de Las Américas, Campus Queri, Quito, EcuadorJuan Ernesto GuevaraKeller Science Action Center, The Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, 60605-2496, USAJuan Ernesto GuevaraDepartamento de Botânica, Instituto de Pesquisas Científicas e Tecnológicas do Amapá – IEPA, Rodovia JK, Km 10, Campus Do IEPA da Fazendinha, Amapá, 68901-025, BrazilMarcelo de Jesus Veiga Carim & José Renan da Silva GuimarãesHerbario Amazónico Colombiano, Instituto SINCHI, Calle 20 No 5-44, Bogotá, DC, ColombiaDairon Cárdenas López & Nicolás Castaño ArboledaCoordenação de Pesquisas em Ecologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia – INPA, Av. André Araújo, 2936, Petrópolis, Manaus, AM, 69067-375, BrazilWilliam E. Magnusson, Alberto Vicentini, Thaise Emilio, Fernanda Antunes Carvalho & Fernanda Coelho de SouzaDepartment of Wetland Ecology, Institute of Geography and Geoecology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology – KIT, Josefstr.1, 76437, Rastatt, GermanyFlorian Wittmann & John Ethan HouseholderBiogeochemistry, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Hahn-Meitner Weg 1, 55128, Mainz, GermanyFlorian WittmannAMAP, IRD, Cirad, CNRS, INRA, Université de Montpellier, 34398, Montpellier, FranceDaniel Sabatier, Jean-François Molino, Julien Engel & Émile FontyCoordenação de Dinâmica Ambiental, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia – INPA, Av. André Araújo, 2936, Petrópolis, Manaus, AM, 69067-375, BrazilMaria Teresa Fernandez Piedade, Jochen Schöngart, Layon O. Demarchi, Adriano Quaresma, Aline Lopes, Daniel Praia Portela de Aguiar, Bianca Weiss Albuquerque & Maira RochaScience and Education, The Field Museum, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, 60605-2496, USANigel C. A. Pitman & Corine VriesendorpJardín Botánico de Missouri, Oxapampa, Pasco, PeruAbel Monteagudo Mendoza, Rodolfo Vasquez & Luis Valenzuela GamarraApplied Ecology Research Group, School of Life Sciences, Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, Cambridge, CB1 1PT, UKJoseph E. HawesICNHS, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Av. Alexandre Ferronato, 1200, Sinop, MT, 78557-267, BrazilEverton José Almeida, Luciane Ferreira Barbosa, Larissa Cavalheiro & Márcia Cléia Vilela dos SantosDepartamento de Ecologia, Universidade Estadual Paulista – UNESP – Instituto de Biociências – IB, Av. 24 A, 1515, Bela Vista, Rio Claro, SP, 13506-900, BrazilBruno Garcia LuizeDivisao de Sensoriamento Remoto – DSR, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais – INPE, Av. Dos Astronautas, 1758, Jardim da Granja, São José Dos Campos, SP, 12227-010, BrazilEvlyn Márcia Moraes de Leão NovoHerbario Vargas, Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco, Avenida de La Cultura, Nro 733, Cusco, Cuzco, PeruPercy Núñez Vargas, Isau Huamantupa-Chuquimaco & William Farfan-RiosBiological and Environmental Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, UKThiago Sanna Freire SilvaCentro de Biociências, Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Av. Senador Salgado Filho, 3000, Natal, RN, 59072-970, BrazilEduardo Martins VenticinqueDepartamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Rondônia, Rodovia BR 364 s/n Km 9, 5 – Sentido Acre, Unir, Porto Velho, RO, 76.824-027, BrazilAngelo Gilberto ManzattoPrograma de Pós- Graduação em Biodiversidade e Biotecnologia PPG- Bionorte, Universidade Federal de Rondônia, Campus Porto Velho Km 9, 5 Bairro Rural, Porto Velho, RO, 76.824-027, BrazilNeidiane Farias Costa Reis, Katia Regina Casula, Susamar Pansini & Adeilza Felipe SampaioDepartment of Biology and Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USAJohn TerborghCentre for Tropical Environmental and Sustainability Science and College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Cairns, QLD, 4870, AustraliaJohn Terborgh, William F. Laurance & Susan G. W. LauranceInstituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana (IIAP), Av. A. Quiñones Km 2,5, Iquitos, Loreto, 784, PeruEuridice N. Honorio CoronadoInstituto Boliviano de Investigacion Forestal, Av. 6 de Agosto #28, Km. 14, Doble via La Guardia, 6204, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, Casilla, BoliviaJuan Carlos Montero & Juan Carlos LiconaPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso, Nova Xavantina, MT, BrazilBeatriz S. Marimon & Ben Hur Marimon-JuniorGeography, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Rennes Drive, Exeter, EX4 4RJ, UKTed R. Feldpausch & Toby PenningtonDepartamento de Ciencias Forestales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Calle 64 X Cra 65, 1027, Medellín, Antioquia, ColombiaAlvaro Duque & Ligia Estela Urrego GiraldoInternational Center for Tropical Botany (ICTB) Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, 11200 SW 8Th Street, OE 243, Miami, FL, 33199, USAChris Baraloto, Julien Engel & Freddie DraperCirad UMR Ecofog, AgrosParisTech, CNRS, INRA, Univ Guyane, Campus Agronomique, 97379, Kourou Cedex, FrancePascal PetronelliAgteca-Amazonica, Santa Cruz, BoliviaTimothy J. KilleenFacultad de Ciencias Agrícolas, Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René Moreno, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, BoliviaBonifacio MostacedoNatural History Museum, University of Oslo, Postboks 1172, 0318, Oslo, NorwayRafael L. AssisCentro de Investigaciones Ecológicas de Guayana, Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana, Calle Chile, Urbaniz Chilemex, Puerto Ordaz, Bolivar, VenezuelaHernán Castellanos & Lionel HernandezPrédio da Botânica e Ecologia, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Parque Estação Biológica, Av. W5 Norte, Brasilia, DF, 70770-917, BrazilMarcelo Brilhante de Medeiros & Marcelo Fragomeni SimonProjeto Dinâmica Biológica de Fragmentos Florestais, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia – INPA, Av. André Araújo 2936, Petrópolis, Manaus, AM, 69067-375, BrazilAna Andrade & José Luís CamargoLaboratório de Ecologia de Doenças Transmissíveis da Amazônia (EDTA), Instituto Leônidas e Maria Deane, Fiocruz, Rua Terezina, 476, Adrianópolis, Manaus, AM, 69060-001, BrazilEmanuelle de Sousa FariasPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade e Saúde, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz – IOC/FIOCRUZ, Pav. Arthur Neiva – Térreo, Av. 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AymardInstituto de Biociências – Department of Botanica, Universidade de Sao Paulo – USP, Rua do Matão 277, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, SP, 05508-090, BrazilBruno Barçante Ladvocat CintraLaboratorio de Ecología de Bosques Tropicales y Primatología, Universidad de los Andes, Carrera 1 # 18a- 10, 111711, Bogotá, DC, ColombiaPablo R. Stevenson, Angela Cano, Diego F. Correa, Sasha Cárdenas & Luisa Fernanda CasasPrograma de Pós-Graduação Em Biologia (Botânica), Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia – INPA, Av. André Araújo, 2936, Petrópolis, Manaus, AM, 69067-375, BrazilYuri Oliveira FeitosaInstitute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Sciencepark 904, Amsterdam, 1098 XH, The NetherlandsJoost F. DuivenvoordenEndangered Species Coalition, 8530 Geren Rd., Silver Spring, MD, 20901, USAHugo F. MogollónInventory and Monitoring Program, National Park Service, 120 Chatham Lane, Fredericksburg, VA, 22405, USAJames A. ComiskeyCenter for Conservation and Sustainability, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, 1100 Jefferson Dr. SW, Suite 3123, Washington, DC, 20560-0705, USAJames A. Comiskey, Alfonso Alonso, Francisco Dallmeier & Reynaldo Linares-PalominoDepartment of Global Ecology, Carnegie Institution for Science, 260 Panama St., Stanford, CA, 94305, USAFreddie DraperUniversidade Federal do Amapá, Ciências Ambientais, Rod. Juscelino Kubitschek km2, Macapá, AP, 68902-280, BrazilJosé Julio de Toledo & Renato Richard HilárioDepartment of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720-3140, USAGabriel Damasco, Paul V. A. Fine & Italo MesonesBiologia Vegetal, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Caixa Postal 6109, Campinas, SP, 13.083-970, BrazilNállarett DávilaDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Corson Hall, 215 Tower Road, Ithaca, NY, 14850, USARoosevelt García-VillacortaPeruvian Center for Biodiversity and Conservation (PCBC), Iquitos, PeruRoosevelt García-VillacortaDepartment of Ecology, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, DF, 70904-970, BrazilAline LopesICNHS, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Av. Alexandre Ferronato 1200, Setor Industrial, Sinop, MT, 78.557-267, BrazilJanaína Costa Noronha, Flávia Rodrigues Barbosa, Rainiellen de Sá Carpanedo & Domingos de Jesus RodriguesNatural Capital and Plant Health, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Richmond, TW9 3AB, Surrey, UKThaise Emilio & William MillikenPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia – INPA, Av. 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GomesFaculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, Silwood ParkLondon, SW7 2AZ, UKJon LloydEcosistemas, Biodiversidad y Conservación de Especies, Universidad Estatal Amazónica, Km. 2 1/2 Vía a Tena (Paso Lateral), Puyo, Pastaza, EcuadorDavid NeillMuseo de Historia Natural Noel Kempff Mercado, Universidad Autónoma Gabriel Rene Moreno, Avenida Irala 565 Casilla Post Al 2489, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, BoliviaAlejandro Araujo-Murakami, Luzmila Arroyo & Daniel VillarroelDepartamento de Genética, Ecologia e Evolução, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627 Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, MG, 31270-901, BrazilFernanda Antunes CarvalhoDepartment of Biology, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 33146, USAKenneth J. FeeleyFairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, FL, 33156, USAKenneth J. FeeleyInstituto de Biociências – Dept. 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PeresDireccíon de Evaluación Forestal y de Fauna Silvestre, Av. Javier Praod Oeste 693, Magdalena del Mar, PeruBoris Eduardo Villa ZegarraEscuela de Biología Herbario Alfredo Paredes, Universidad Central, Ap. Postal 17.01.2177, Quito, Pichincha, EcuadorCarlos CerónDepartment of Biological Sciences, Humboldt State University, 1 Harpst Street, Arcata, CA, 95521, USATerry W. HenkelMuseu Universitário / Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Natureza / Laboratório de Botânica e Ecologia Vegetal, Universidade Federal do Acre, Rio Branco, AC, 69915-559, BrazilMarcos SilveiraInstitute of Biological and Health Sciences, Federal University of Alagoas, Av. 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Silman & Karina Garcia-CabreraLaboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique, CNRS and Université Paul Sabatier, UMR 5174 EDB, 31000, Toulouse, FranceJerome ChaveAndes to Amazon Biodiversity Program, Madre de Dios, Madre de Dios, PeruFernando Cornejo ValverdeDepartment of Anthropology, University of Texas at Austin, SAC 5.150, 2201 Speedway Stop C3200, Austin, TX, 78712, USAAnthony Di FioreFundación Puerto Rastrojo, Cra 10 No. 24-76 Oficina 1201, Bogotá, DC, ColombiaJuan Fernando PhillipsColegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales-COCIBA and Galapagos Institute for the Arts and Sciences-GAIAS, Universidad San Francisco de Quito-USFQ, Quito, Pichincha, EcuadorGonzalo Rivas-TorresDepartment of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, 110 Newins-Ziegler Hall, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USAGonzalo Rivas-TorresBiosystematics Group, Wageningen University, Droevendaalsesteeg 1, Wageningen, 6708 PB, The NetherlandsTinde R. van AndelFundación Estación de Biología, Cra 10 No. 24-76 Oficina, 1201, Bogotá, DC, ColombiaPatricio von HildebrandDirection Régionale de la Guyane, ONF, Cayenne, 97300, French GuianaÉmile FontyPROTERRA, Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonía Peruana (IIAP), Av. 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Alberto Lamego 2000, Campos dos, Goyatacazes, RJ, 28013-620, BrazilMarcelo Trindade NascimentoInstituto de Investigaciones Para el Desarrollo Forestal (INDEFOR), Universidad de los Andes, Conjunto Forestal, Mérida, Mérida, 5101, VenezuelaHirma Ramirez-Angulo, Emilio Vilanova Torre & Armando Torres-LezamaDepartamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal do Amazonas – UFAM – Instituto de Ciências Biológicas – ICB1, Av General Rodrigo Octavio 6200, Manaus, AM, 69080-900, BrazilVeridiana Vizoni ScudellerGeoIS, el Día 369 y el Telégrafo, 3° Piso, Quito, Pichincha, EcuadorRodrigo Sierra & Milton TiradoDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USAMaria Natalia UmañaUniversity of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UKGeertje van der HeijdenSchool of Environmental and Forest Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195-2100, USAEmilio Vilanova TorreEnvironmental Science and Policy, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, 86011, USAOphelia WangGeography and the Environment, University of Texas at Austin, 305 E. 23Rd Street, CLA Building, Austin, TX, 78712, USAKenneth R. 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