Temperature explains why aquatic life more diverse near equator

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May 6, 2021, 11:00 am281 ptsTrending
The bulging, equator-belted midsection of Earth currently teems with a greater diversity of life than anywhere else—a biodiversity that generally wanes when moving from the tropics to the mid-latitudes and the mid-latitudes to the poles.

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