Known for centuries, the geographical pattern of increasing biodiversity from the poles to the
equator is one of the most pervasive features of life on Earth. A longstanding goal of …

From the foods we eat and the houses we construct, to our religious practices and political
organization, to who we can marry and the types of games we teach our children, the …

The concept of biocultural diversity expresses a holistic idea of the diversity of life in nature
and culture. It sees biodiversity, cultural diversity, and linguistic diversity as interrelated and …

Abstract Background Southeast Asia is known for its rich linguistic, cultural and biological
diversity. While ethnobiology in the west has benefitted greatly from intellectual and …

Considerable progress in explaining cultural evolutionary dynamics has been made by
applying rigorous models from the natural sciences to historical and ethnographic …

Many of the world's languages face serious risk of extinction. Efforts to prevent this cultural
loss are severely constrained by a poor understanding of the geographical patterns and …

Abstract Language diversity is distributed unevenly over the globe. Intriguingly, patterns of
language diversity resemble biodiversity patterns, leading to suggestions that similar …

Today's destinations are gradually moving toward linguistic diversity to help tourists obtain a
better experience. Accordingly, using diverse languages is developing as a noteworthy …

Abstract “Phylogenetic diversity” and its abbreviation “PD” have now become popular terms
describing a fundamental aspect of biodiversity based on phylogeny. After more than 25 …

There are more than 7,000 languages spoken in the world today. It has been argued that the
natural and social environment of languages drives this diversity,,,,,,,,,,–. However, a …