What is the contribution of solar energy to the diversity of species in tropical latitudes?

What is the contribution of solar energy to the diversity of species in tropical latitudes?
  1. Direct contribution
  2. Indirect contribution
  3. No contribution
  4. Both direct and indirect contribution

Solution

Ecologists and evolutionary biologists have proposed that there is more solar energy available in the tropics, which contributes indirectly to greater diversity through higher productivity.

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