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ArticleNature2026

Higher-order interactions enhance the latitudinal tree diversity gradient.

Yuanzhi Li, Junli Xiao, Yuan Jiang, Stuart Joseph Wright, Margaret M Mayfield, Oscar Godoy, Alfonso Alonso, Kristina J Anderson-Teixeira, Jennifer Baltzer, Joseph D Birch and 61 more

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Article in Nature, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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71 authors.

Yuanzhi Li *State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Ecology, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Junli Xiao *State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Ecology, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0837-1933
Yuan JiangState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Ecology, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
Stuart Joseph WrightForest Global Earth Observatory, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, Republic of Panama.
Margaret M MayfieldSchool of BioSciences, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Oscar GodoyEstación Biológica de Doñana, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (EBD-CSIC), Seville, Spain.
Alfonso AlonsoCenter for Conservation and Sustainability, Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Washington, DC, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6860-8432
Kristina J Anderson-TeixeiraForest Global Earth Observatory, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, Republic of Panama.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8461-9713
Jennifer BaltzerDepartment of Biology, Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7476-5928
Joseph D BirchDepartment of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Pulchérie BissiengouIPHAMETRA, Herbier National du Gabon, Libreville, Gabon.
Norman A BourgConservation Ecology Center, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA, USA.
Warren BrockelmanNational Biobank of Thailand, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Pathum Thani, Thailand.
David F R P BurslemSchool of Biological Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6033-0990
Min CaoYunnan Key Laboratory of Forest Ecosystem Stability and Global Change, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, China.
Keith ClayDepartment of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3956-0887
Stuart J DaviesForest Global Earth Observatory, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Washington, DC, USA.
Qingqing DuState Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Sisira EdiriweeraDepartment of Science and Technology, Uva Wellassa University, Badulla, Sri Lanka.
Anna FeistnerGabon Biodiversity Program, Center for Conservation and Sustainability, Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Gamba, Gabon.
Edwino S FernandoDepartment of Forest Biological Sciences, University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines.
Gregory S GilbertEnvironmental Studies Department, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5195-9903
Zhanqing HaoSchool of Ecology and Environment, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an, China.
Jan HolíkDepartment of Forest Ecology, Landscape Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7949-9689
Mingxi JiangState Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China.
Guangze JinSchool of Ecology, Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management-Ministry of Education, Northeast Asia Biodiversity Research Center, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.
Daniel J JohnsonSchool of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8585-2143
Alexander S JonesNatural Reserves, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2752-1255
Kamil KrálDepartment of Forest Ecology, Landscape Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3848-2119
Andrew J LarsonDepartment of Forest Management and Wilderness Institute, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4926-7569
Buhang LiState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Juyu LianGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6777-7170
Luxiang LinYunnan Key Laboratory of Forest Ecosystem Stability and Global Change, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2727-0871
Feng LiuYunnan Academy of Forestry and Grassland, Kunming, China.
Yu LiuECNU-Alberta Joint Lab for Biodiversity Study, Zhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, School of Ecological and Environmental Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9869-2735
Zhili LiuSchool of Ecology, Key Laboratory of Sustainable Forest Ecosystem Management-Ministry of Education, Northeast Asia Biodiversity Research Center, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7704-5133
James A LutzDepartment of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2560-0710
Keping MaZhejiang Qianjiangyuan Forest Biodiversity National Observation and Research Station, Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9112-5340
Sean M McMahonForest Global Earth Observatory, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, Republic of Panama.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8302-6908
William McSheaConservation Ecology Center, Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA, USA.
Hervé Roland MemiagheIRET/CENAREST, Libreville, Gabon.
Xiangcheng MiZhejiang Qianjiangyuan Forest Biodiversity National Observation and Research Station, Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2971-5881
Jonathan A MyersDepartment of Biology Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2058-8468
Musalmah NasardinForest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong, Malaysia.
Anuttara NathalangNational Biobank of Thailand, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Pathum Thani, Thailand.
Michael J O'BrienEstación Experimental de Zonas Áridas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Almería, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0943-8423
Nestor Laurier Engone ObiangIRET/CENAREST, Libreville, Gabon.
Geoffrey ParkerSmithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD, USA.
Richard P PhillipsDepartment of Biology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1345-4138
Xiujuan QiaoState Key Laboratory of Plant Diversity and Specialty Crops, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4647-399X
Haibao RenZhejiang Qianjiangyuan Forest Biodiversity National Observation and Research Station, Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8955-301X
Glen ReynoldsSoutheast Asia Rainforest Research Partnership (SEARRP), Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
Lillian Jennifer V RodriguezInstitute of Biology, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0789-1948
Pavel ŠamonilDepartment of Forest Ecology, Landscape Research Institute, Brno, Czech Republic.
Guochun ShenZhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9853-6062
Zufei ShuGuangdong Chebaling National Nature Reserve, Shaoguan, China.
Jessica ShueForest Global Earth Observatory, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama City, Republic of Panama.
Mark E SwansonDepartment of Forest Engineering, Resources, & Management, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA.
Jill ThompsonUK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4370-2593
María UriarteDepartment of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0484-0758
Xihua WangZhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5835-7529
Xugao WangCAS Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Silviculture, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1207-8852
Youshi WangState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Life Science, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Tze Leong YaoForest Research Institute Malaysia, Kepong, Malaysia.
Wanhui YeGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Botany, South China Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China.
Mingjian YuState Key Laboratory for Vegetation Structure, Function and Construction (VegLab), College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8060-8427
Minhua ZhangECNU-Alberta Joint Lab for Biodiversity Study, Zhejiang Tiantong Forest Ecosystem National Observation and Research Station, School of Ecological and Environmental Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7184-7952
Yan ZhuState Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Jess ZimmermanDepartment of Environmental Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, USA.
Fangliang HeDepartment of Renewable Resources, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0774-4849
Chengjin ChuState Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Ecology, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China. chuchjin@mail.sysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0606-449X

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The global decrease in species diversity from low to high latitudes is among the most robust biogeographic patterns

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