About the Authors

Nadja Rüger

nadja.rueger@uni-leipzig.de

Affiliation Spezielle Botanik und Funktionelle Biodiversität, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

Uta Berger

Affiliation Institut für Waldwachstum und Forstliche Informatik, Technische Universität Dresden, Tharandt, Germany

Stephen P. Hubbell

Affiliations Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States of America, Center for Tropical Forest Science, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Ghislain Vieilledent

Affiliations UR105 Forest Ecosystem Goods and Services, Cirad, Montpellier, France, DRP Forêt et Biodiversité, Cirad-Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar

Richard Condit

Affiliation Center for Tropical Forest Science, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SPH RC. Analyzed the data: NR GV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: RC. Wrote the paper: NR RC GV UB. Designed the analysis: NR RC GV UB.