Latitudinal gradients in species diversity
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latitudinal-gradients-in-species-diversity-171-8346573
title:
Latitudinal gradients in species diversity
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Species richness, or biodiversity, increases from the poles to the tropics for a wide variety of terrestrial and marine organisms, often referred to as the latitudinal diversity gradient. The latitudinal diversity gradient is one of the most widely recognized patterns in ecology. It has been observed to varying degrees in Earth's past. A parallel trend has been found with elevation, though this is less well-studied. Explaining the latitudinal diversity gradient has been called one of the great c
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Global increase in species richness from polar regions to tropics
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latitudinal_gradients_in_species_diversity
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2006-03-07T05:12:05Z
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2024-09-01T14:31:26Z
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