Macroecology and macroevolution of the latitudinal diversity gradient in ants
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04218-4
Abstract: The latitudinal diversity gradient—the tendency for more species to occur toward the equator—is the dominant pattern of life on Earth, yet the mechanisms responsible for it remain largely unexplained. Recently, the analysis of global data… read more here.
Keywords: diversity gradient; latitudinal diversity; diversity; gradient ants ... See more keywords
Contrasting Latitudinal Diversity Gradients in Karst and Non‐Karst Forests: Evidence for Bedrock‐Driven Modulation
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DOI: 10.1111/ddi.70098
Abstract: Plant diversity is essential for ecosystem stability and the delivery of ecosystem services. While climate, through energy and water (i.e., productivity), is the primary driver of the latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG), edaphic conditions modulate resource… read more here.
Keywords: diversity gradients; latitudinal diversity; contrasting latitudinal; bedrock driven ... See more keywords
Dissecting Trends in the Latitudinal Diversity Gradient of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in Freshwater Lakes Across Scales
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DOI: 10.1111/fwb.70106
Abstract: The latitudinal diversity gradient is one of the most striking biogeographical patterns on Earth and typically reveals increases in species richness from the poles towards the tropics. However, the latitudinal diversity patterns vary among taxa,… read more here.
Keywords: diversity gradient; latitudinal diversity; benthic macroinvertebrates; diversity ... See more keywords
The latitudinal diversity gradient in New World swallowtail butterflies is caused by contrasting patterns of out‐of‐ and into‐the‐tropics dispersal
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DOI: 10.1111/geb.12672
Abstract: Aim The aim was to determine processes driving the latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) in New World swallowtail butterfly diversity. We tested three mechanisms commonly invoked to explain the LDG: ecological opportunity, evolutionary rates and biogeographical… read more here.
Keywords: new world; diversity gradient; latitudinal diversity; world ... See more keywords
Evolutionary time best explains the latitudinal diversity gradient of living freshwater fish diversity
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DOI: 10.1111/geb.13253
Abstract: Aim: The evolutionary causes of the latitudinal diversity gradient are debated. Hypotheses have ultimately invoked either faster rates of diversification in the tropics, or more time for diversification due to the tropical origins of higher… read more here.
Keywords: latitudinal diversity; time; diversity gradient; diversification rates ... See more keywords
Late Cenozoic evolution of the latitudinal diversity gradient
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DOI: 10.1111/jbi.14620
Abstract: The Late Cenozoic flourishing of polar marine ecosystems, just when temperatures were reaching their lowest levels, has always seemed anomalous. Such an observation is coupled with an increasing volume of molecular phylogenetic evidence to indicate… read more here.
Keywords: diversity gradient; late cenozoic; latitudinal diversity; gradient ... See more keywords
Truncated bimodal latitudinal diversity gradient in early Paleozoic phytoplankton
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd6709
Abstract: The apparently unimodal latitudinal diversity gradient of Paleozoic phytoplankton is shown to be a truncated bimodal gradient. The latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG)—the decline in species richness from the equator to the poles—is classically considered as… read more here.
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Negative Linear or Unimodal: Why Forest Soil Fungal Latitudinal Diversity Differs across China
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DOI: 10.1128/spectrum.02515-22
Abstract: Latitudinal gradients of forest soil fungal biodiversity in China have been previously investigated; however, the results of these studies were inconsistent. In the present study, I reanalyzed the data from these studies on all forest… read more here.
Keywords: forest soil; soil fungal; latitudinal diversity; fungal latitudinal ... See more keywords
Latitudinal diversity of planktonic copepods in the Eastern Pacific: overcoming sampling biases and predicting patterns
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DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2024.1305916
Abstract: Gradients of latitudinal diversity are one of the biogeographic features calling the most attention in ecology and macroecology. However, in pelagic communities of the marine environment, geographic trends and patterns are poorly known. We evaluated… read more here.
Keywords: planktonic copepods; latitudinal diversity; eastern pacific; copepods eastern ... See more keywords