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2018
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS

A theory of global biodiversity

B Worm, DP Tittensor.

Abstract

The number of species found at a given point on the planet varies by orders of magnitude, yet large-scale gradients in biodiversity appear to follow some very general patterns. Little mechanistic theory has been formulated to explain the emergence of observed gradients of biodiversity both on land and in the oceans. Based on a comprehensive empirical synthesis of global patterns of species diversity and their drivers, A Theory of Global Biodiversity develops and applies a new theory that can predict such patterns from few underlying processes.

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Supported by:

 

The Jarislowsky Foundation

NSERC

The Ocean Frontier Institute

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