The reason for the great tropical biodiversity

2006/12/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Ekologia

There are more species of animals and plants in the tropics than in the north or in the south. But why? There may be more species in the tropics than anywhere else; another explanation may be that there are few species missing. According to a group of biologists from the University of Chicago, these two phenomena occur.