latitudinal gradient
collocation in Englishmeaningsoflatitudinalandgradient
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latitudinal
adjective
uk/ˌlæt.ɪˈtʃuː.dɪ.nəl/us/ˌlæt̬.əˈtuː.dɪ.nəl/
relating to the position north or south of the equator measured from 0° ...
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gradient
noun[C]
uk/ˈɡreɪ.di.ənt/us/ˈɡreɪ.di.ənt/
how steep a ...
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(Definition oflatitudinalandgradientfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Tree architectures adapted to efficient light utilization: is there a basis for latitudinal gradients?
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Under natural conditions there is alatitudinalgradientin the date of diapause onset.
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However, for the other species, thelatitudinalgradientin temperature is likely to reflect general conditions.
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Thelatitudinalgradientin geographical range: how so many species coexist in the tropics.
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Second, given that the tropical species occur at higher altitudes, the contrast in temperature is not as great as among species occurring at low altitudes along thelatitudinalgradient.
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Therefore, there are unquestionable latitudinal gradients in the distribution of parasite assemblages of anchovies.
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Tree architectures adapted to efficient light utilization: is there a basis for latitudinal gradients?
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Hillebrand found thelatitudinalgradientoccurs in marine, terrestrial, and freshwater ecosystems, in both hemispheres.
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Lianas and the "paradox" of contrasting latitudinal gradients in wood and litter production.
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Latitudinal gradients in temperature may, however, make some parts of a surface perpetually uninhabitable, or others habitable while on a global average basis the planet is not.
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Lianas and the 'paradox' of contrasting latitudinal gradients in wood and litter production.
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Phylogenetic niche conservatism is now being used to explain latitudinal gradients in diversity, and other spatial patterns of species distributions.
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Many organism groups have most species in the tropics, which leads to latitudinal gradients in species richness.
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This has been shown for many animal and plant groups, although exceptions exist (see latitudinal gradients in species diversity).
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It does accept that many other factors may play a role in causing latitudinal gradients in species richness as well.
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Latitudinal gradients were so sharp that permafrost did not reach far south of the ice sheets except at high elevations.
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