Commercial Plant Production and Consumption Still Follow the Latitudinal Gradient in Species Diversity despite Economic Globalization.

Commercial Plant Production and Consumption Still Follow the Latitudinal Gradient in Species Diversity despite Economic Globalization.

Increasing trade between countries and gains in income have given consumers around the world access to a richer and more diverse set of commercial plant products (i.e., foods and fibers produced by farmers). According to the economic theory of comparative advantage, countries open to trade will be a...

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Main Authors: Erik J Nelson, Matthew R Helmus, Jeannine Cavender-Bares, Stephen Polasky, Jesse R Lasky, Amy E Zanne, William D Pearse, Nathan J B Kraft, Daniela A Miteva, William F Fagan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5051709?pdf=render

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