Unraveling the inverse latitudinal gradient: Environmental and geographic influences on plant diversity in South American coastal lomas
Fiorella N. Gonzales, Holger Kreft, Luis P. Arapa, Dylan Craven
The paper investigates environmental and geographic factors influencing plant diversity in South American coastal lomas, finding an inverse latitudinal gradient shaped by climate, topography, and human impact.
Frontiers of Biogeography · Oct 12, 2026Peer-reviewedEcology