Posts tagged with "species distribution"
Highest marine species richness is found in tropical coastal areas
Costello & Chaudhary (2017) used data from OBIS to show that marine species richness is higher in the coastal tropics and decreases with depth. The paper reviews what factors have led to species diversification, and how this knowledge informs conservation priorities.
Too hot at the Equator?
A recent review of the literature and available data on latitudinal gradients in marine species richness in OBIS found that in all previous studies, and for a dataset of 65 000 species, they were bimodal, with a dip in richness immediately south of the Equator (−5° to −15°). This was the case for benthic and pelagic, vertebrate and invertebrate, and all species together.
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Too hot at the Equator?
A recent review of the literature and available data on latitudinal gradients in marine species richness in OBIS found that in all previous studies, and for a dataset of 65 000 species, they were bimodal, with a dip in richness immediately south of the Equator (−5° to −15°). This was the case for benthic and pelagic, vertebrate and invertebrate, and all species together.
Highest marine species richness is found in tropical coastal areas
Costello & Chaudhary (2017) used data from OBIS to show that marine species richness is higher in the coastal tropics and decreases with depth. The paper reviews what factors have led to species diversification, and how this knowledge informs conservation priorities.