Tropical rainforests are breathtaking, the life they support sheer overwhelming. Over half of all plants and animals on earth occur in these ecosystems while only covering ca. 6% of terrestrial land. But what makes rainforest so unique in terms of their biodiversity?

By Julian Schrader and Cornelia Sattler

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Figure from: Cai, L., H. Kreft, A. Taylor, P. Denelle, J. Schrader, F. Essl, M. van Kleunen, et al. "Global Models and Predictions of Plant Diversity Based on Advanced Machine Learning Techniques." New Phytol. Volume 237, Issue 4 (Nov 14 2022): 1432-1445. [ Ссылка ].

Further information:

Brown, J. H. "Why Are There So Many Species in the Tropics?". J Biogeogr 41, no. 1 (Jan 2014): 8-22. [ Ссылка ].

Cai, L., H. Kreft, A. Taylor, P. Denelle, J. Schrader, F. Essl, M. van Kleunen, et al. "Global Models and Predictions of Plant Diversity Based on Advanced Machine Learning Techniques." New Phytol. Volume 237, Issue 4 (Nov 14 2022): 1432-1445. [ Ссылка ].

Hillebrand, H. "On the Generality of the Latitudinal Diversity Gradient." Am Nat 163, no. 2 (Feb 2004): 192-211. [ Ссылка ].

Mittelbach, G. G., D. W. Schemske, H. V. Cornell, A. P. Allen, J. M. Brown, M. B. Bush, S. P. Harrison, et al. "Evolution and the Latitudinal Diversity Gradient: Speciation, Extinction and Biogeography." Ecol Lett 10, no. 4 (Apr 2007): 315-31. [ Ссылка ].

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