Assertion: niche conservatism | /r/CapableOf | drive structured variation
Facets:
value: in species richness
type: OTHER
value: latitudinally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: While support for the hypothesis that niche conservatism drives latitudinally structured variation in species richness has been found in some clades, overall, phylogenetic niche conservatism has not received strong support as the underlying cause responsible for variation in how many species occur in a given habitat.