mid-domain effect

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|ecology}} The hypothesis that species [[richness]] tends to [[peak]] in the [[middle]] of a [[geographic]] range or [[habitat]] rather than at the extremes; an attempt to explain the observed pattern of [[latitudinal]] [[gradients]] in species [[diversity]].

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