On 8/14/07, Nicholas Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hmm Roger. I always thought that unpredictable environments contribute > more within-species diversitity and FEWER species. > > Nick >
Nick -- Apparently a generalization that fits some of the facts. The communities of Madagascar are characterized by high levels of endemicity, great species diversity in some taxonomic groups, and a complete absence of others. -- rec --
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