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Fewer plant and animal species, lower production, and a slower rate of decomposition have been considered aspects of the higher latitudes. An increase in niche breadth (Klopfer and MacArthur, 1960; MacArthur, 1969; Willson, 1969) and a decrease in the degree of specialization (Scriber, 1973) have also been observed. A lower level of competition over a resource gradient has been presumed to apply to the unpredictable environment of temperature regions (Slobod-kin and Sanders, 1969). The arctic and subarctic regions however have hitherto not been included in this discussion.
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Kauri, H. (1975). Area Size and Niche Breadth at Higher Latitudes. In: Wielgolaski, F.E. (eds) Fennoscandian Tundra Ecosystems. Ecological Studies, vol 17. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66276-8_2
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