Elevational diversity gradient
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Elevational diversity gradient
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Elevational diversity gradient (EDG) is an ecological pattern where biodiversity changes with elevation. The EDG states that species richness tends to decrease as elevation increases, up to a certain point, creating a "diversity bulge" at middle elevations. There have been multiple hypotheses proposed for explaining the EDG, none of which accurately describe the phenomenon in full. A similar pattern, known as the latitudinal diversity gradient, describes an increase in biodiversity from the pole
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Ecological pattern in which biodiversity changes with elevation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevational_diversity_gradient
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2023-10-06T03:37:37Z
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