Seasonality of primary production explains the richness of pioneering benthic communities

Abstract A pattern of increasing species richness from the poles to the equator is frequently observed in many animal taxa. Ecological limits, determined by the abiotic conditions and biotic interactions within an environment, are one of the major factors influencing the geographical distribution of...

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Main Authors: Matteo Cecchetto, Agnès Dettai, Cyril Gallut, Matthias Obst, Piotr Kuklinski, Piotr Balazy, Maciej Chelchowski, Magdalena Małachowicz, Anita Poćwierz-Kotus, Małgorzata Zbawicka, Henning Reiss, Marc P. Eléaume, Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Christina Pavloudi, Katrina Exter, Diego Fontaneto, Stefano Schiaparelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52673-z