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Plant Evolution - Tree Map of Species

Plant Evolution: It’s Not About Temperature

Posted on July 8, 2020November 22, 2020 by davidmrintoul in Evolution, Nature

Plant evolution has always been assumed to happen faster in the tropics. Find out how a massive new study overturns that assumption. (5:00 min read)

Tagged DNA, Florida Museum of Natural History, Plant Evolution, Rosids, Ryan Folk, Temperate Zones, Temperature, Tropical Biodiveristy, Tropical Rainforest, TropicsLeave a comment
Tropical Biodiversity - Shark and school of fish

What Causes Tropical Biodiversity?

Posted on April 8, 2020November 22, 2020 by davidmrintoul in Evolution, Nature

Ecologists have always thought that tropical diversity came from increased species interaction. Find out why they may have been wrong all along. (4:30 min read)

Tagged Alfred Russell Wallace, Aquamaps, Biotic Interactions Hypothesis, Darwin, Marius Roesti, Nature Communications, Symbiosis, Tropical Biodiveristy, Tropical Rainforest, University of BernLeave a comment
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Biodiversity Always Wins

Posted on September 5, 2019November 22, 2020 by davidmrintoul in Conservation, Nature

Researchers have shown that forest biodiversity is healthier than monoculture. Find out what this means for future reforestation plans.

Tagged Biodiversity, Biosphere, Climate, Diversity, Global Change Biology, Mass Extinction, Reforestation, Sandanilla, Tropical Rainforest, University of Freiberg1 Comment

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