Feb 23, 2016
60-Second Science: The Janzen-Connell Model or Why Are the Tropics So Diverse?
Why are the tropics so diverse? #60SecondScience #CBGScience @NorthwesternU #conservation
Imagine a large, beautiful canopy tree standing in the middle of a lush, tropical rainforest. This centuries-old tree produces thousands of seeds every year that densely litter the forest floor around it. Where then would you imagine its seedlings are likely to spring up? Probably in the seed-covered area around the tree right? Well, according to the Janzen-Connell model, you’d be wrong.
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