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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Latitudinal Diversity Gradient

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Today, plant and animal biodiversity across the globe tends to be highest at the equator and diminishes as one moves to higher latitudes. This pattern, called the latitudinal diversity gradient, has not always existed, new research finds.

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