Upwelling phenomena: the main driver of the latitudinal diversity pattern in Northwest Africa?

• Main Authors: Ramos, A. (Ana), Ramil, F. (Francisco), García-Isarch, E. (Eva), Matos-Pita, S.S. (Susana Soto) de, Castillo, S. (Sara), Gil, M. (Marta), Calero, B. (Belén), Muñoz, I. (Isabel), Rocha, F. (Francisco), Fernández-Gago, R.
• Other Authors: Mohamed Moctar, S.M., Barry, A.O. (Amadou)
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Patterns; Benthos; Suspension-feeders; Upwelling; Northwest Africa; Fridtjof; Fridtjof Nansen; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10508/9822

Although some depth-related patterns of the continental margin biodiversity are currently understood, the hypothesis that support the latitudinal gradient of species richness increasing from poles to tropics, has only been tested for particular North Atlantic taxa. To date, no systematic and compara...