Why Does Local Diversity Peak in the Tropics? (2 of 2) (IMAGE)

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Why Does Local Diversity Peak in the Tropics? (2 of 2)

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High elevation Andean forest outside of Quito, Ecuador. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Sept. 23, 2011, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by N.J.B. Kraft at University of British Columbia in Vancouver, BC, Canada, and colleagues was titled, "Disentangling the Drivers of β Diversity Along Latitudinal and Elevational Gradients."

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