Marine biodiversity and the chessboard of life.

Species richness is greater in places where the number of potential niches is high. Consequently, the niche may be fundamental for understanding the arrangement of life and especially, the establishment and maintenance of the well-known Latitudinal Biodiversity Gradient (LBG). However, not all poten...

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Main Authors: Grégory Beaugrand, Christophe Luczak, Eric Goberville, Richard R Kirby
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5864006?pdf=render