Some biologists believe that the latitudinal gradient in species diversity reflects the fact that high latitudes were recently covered by large glaciers (within the last 10,000-15,000 years). If there had been no recent ice age, would we still expect to see a latitudinal diversity gradient?

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Jaylin Freeman

Geography

6 January, 15:32

Some biologists believe that the latitudinal gradient in species diversity reflects the fact that high latitudes were recently covered by large glaciers (within the last 10,000-15,000 years). If there had been no recent ice age, would we still expect to see a latitudinal diversity gradient?

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Kieran Larson · Answer 1

Yes

Explanation:

With or without recent glaciation of high latitudes, there is still less energy available at high latitudes to support diverse biomes