Concealed patterns beneath life's variety: Synthesis of studies of how biodiversity changes reveals trends over space and time
Sunday, July 25, 2010 - 21:28
in Biology & Nature
Although it is well known that there are more species in the tropics than in higher latitudes, it is hard to study how the species in a sampling change in time and across large distances. A synthesis based on multiple studies reveals some surprising trends that suggest ways to more effectively explore how ecosystems develop.