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Global patterns and predictors of marine biodiversity across taxa

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  • Derek P. Tittensor

    (Dalhousie University)

  • Camilo Mora

    (Dalhousie University)

  • Walter Jetz

    (Yale University)

  • Heike K. Lotze

    (Dalhousie University)

  • Daniel Ricard

    (Dalhousie University)

  • Edward Vanden Berghe

    (Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University)

  • Boris Worm

    (Dalhousie University)

Abstract

Marine biodiversity survey Building on the decade-long Census of Marine Life project, a new global analysis of data on the distribution of 11,567 marine species from 13 different taxonomic groups, including zooplankton, plants, invertebrates, fishes and mammals, reveals temperature as a main correlate of biodiversity across the various taxa, with generally higher diversity in warmer waters. Two further distinct trends emerge: coastal species show maximum diversity in the Western Pacific, whereas ocean-dwelling species peak in the mid-latitudes. This contrasts with the situation for terrestrial species, where biodiversity peaks in the tropics.

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  • Derek P. Tittensor & Camilo Mora & Walter Jetz & Heike K. Lotze & Daniel Ricard & Edward Vanden Berghe & Boris Worm, 2010. "Global patterns and predictors of marine biodiversity across taxa," Nature, Nature, vol. 466(7310), pages 1098-1101, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:466:y:2010:i:7310:d:10.1038_nature09329
    DOI: 10.1038/nature09329
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