Global patterns and predictors of marine biodiversity across taxa

Derek P. Tittensor (), Camilo Mora, Walter Jetz, Heike K. Lotze, Daniel Ricard, Edward Vanden Berghe and Boris Worm
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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

Nature, 2010, vol. 466, issue 7310, 1098-1101

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.

Date: 2010
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