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Why biodiversity among marine mammals and birds generally rises in cold, temperate waters

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2019-01-25

In ecology, the diversity of species generally increases as you move toward the warmer latitudes of the tropics.A new study explores a curious exception to this trend, examining why biodiversity rises in cold, temperate waters among warm-blooded marine predators such as whales, seals and penguins.

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https://phys.org/news/2019-01-biodiversity-marine-mammals-birds-cold.html