Heat, Not Light, May Be Real Engine Driving Biodiversity

Thursday, May 29, 2008 - 09:14 in Biology & Nature

The diversity of species increases from the poles to the tropics, but until now bacteria were thought to be an exception. A new study shows that bacteria follow the same pattern and provides new insight in a long debate about the relative importance of temperature and sunlight in driving biodiversity.

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