Latitude, productivity and species richness
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Institute for Applied Ecology New Zealand, School of Applied Science, Auckland University of Technology, Private Bag 92006, Auckland, New Zealand, School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand, Environmental Change Institute, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY, UK, School of Geography and the Environment, OUCE Building, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QY, UK, Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, Department of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Universitetsparken 15, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark ABSTRACT
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