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Author: Urry
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Chapter 54.4, Problem 1CC
Describe two hypotheses that explain why species diversity is greater in tropical regions than in temperate and polar regions.
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The most plausible hypothesis to explain why species richness is higher in tropical than in temperate regions is thata) tropical regions generally have more available water and higher levels of solar radiation.b) diversity increases as evapotranspiration decreases.c) higher temperatures cause more rapid speciation.d) tropical communities are younger.
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