The number of species found at a given point on the planet varies by orders of magnitude, yet large-scale gradients in Biodiversity appear to follow some very general patterns.
Based on a comprehensive empirical synthesis of Global patterns of species diversity and their drivers, A Theory of Global Biodiversity develops and applies a new theory.
Little mechanistic Theory has been formulated to explain the emergence of observed gradients of Biodiversity both on land and in the oceans.
The number of species found at a given point on the planet varies by orders of magnitude, yet large-scale gradients in Biodiversity appear to follow some very general patterns