The ecological drivers of variation in global language diversity

Xia Hua; Simon J. Greenhill; Marcel Cardillo; Hilde Schneemann; Lindell Bromham

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-09842-2

Nature Communications (May 2019)

The ecological drivers of variation in global language diversity

Xia Hua,
Simon J. Greenhill,
Marcel Cardillo,
Hilde Schneemann,
Lindell Bromham

Affiliations

Xia Hua: ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, Australian National University
Simon J. Greenhill: ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, Australian National University
Marcel Cardillo: Macroevolution and Macroecology Group, Division of Ecology & Evolution, Research School of Biology, Australian National University
Hilde Schneemann: ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, Australian National University
Lindell Bromham: ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, Australian National University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09842-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Could similar ecological and biogeographic drivers explain the distributions of biological diversity and human cultural diversity? The authors explore ecological correlates of human language diversity, finding strong support for a role of high year-round productivity but less support for landscape features.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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