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Q. What is the effect on biodiversity as we move from equator to polar region?

NTA AbhyasNTA Abhyas 2020Biodiversity and Conservation

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Species diversity decreases as we move away from the equator towards the poles. With very few exceptions, tropics harbour more species than temperate and polar areas.