Patterns in species richness - Temporally varying factors that influence species richness

3 important questions on Patterns in species richness - Temporally varying factors that influence species richness

On what does the effect of climatic variation on species richness depend?

On whether its predictable or unpredictable.

What happens with species richness in a predictable, seasonally changing, environment?

Different species may be suited to conditions at different times of the year. Therefore, more species are expected to coexist.

What is the intermediate disturbance hypothesis?

A hypothesis that states that communities are expected to contain most species when the frequency of disturbances is not too high and not too low.

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