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What Happened to Biodiversity Last Time Climate Ran Amok?

Explore the historical shifts in biodiversity with insights on species gains and losses, the biodiversity gradient, and the impact of climate changes during interglacial and glacial periods over the last 21,000 years. Delve into the vital question of whether the Tropics are a cradle or a museum for biodiversity. Join Duane Griffin from the Department of Geography as we unravel the mysteries behind the development of the diversity gradient in the context of changing climates.

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What Happened to Biodiversity Last Time Climate Ran Amok?

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  1. What Happened to BiodiversityLast Time Climate Ran Amok? Duane Griffin Geography Dept

  2. The carpet of flowering verdure spread over the naked crust of the Earth is unevenly woven: more tightly where the sun rises higher in the…skies, more loosely nearer the inert poles. Alexander von Humboldt 1808

  3. Why? Species gains and losses Tropics: Cradle or Museum?

  4. Cradle or Museum?

  5. How did the diversity gradient develop? ? Interglacial Glacial

  6. How did the diversity gradient develop? Interglacial Glacial

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  30. How did the diversity gradient develop? Interglacial Glacial

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