物种多样性地理格局的能量假说

王志恒, 唐志尧, 方精云

The species-energy hypothesis as a mechanism for species richness patterns

Zhiheng Wang, Zhiyao Tang, Jingyun Fang

图2 北美洲脊椎动物多样性与环境能量(以最大潜在蒸散表示, PET)的关系(引自Currie, 1991)。Aves：鸟类; Mammalia：哺乳动物; Amphibia：两栖动物; Reptilia：爬行动物。

Fig. 2 Relationships between species richness of North American vertebrates and ambient energy measured by potential evapotranspiration (PET) (from Currie, 1991).