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Top: Number of gradients (out of 443) in each pattern category in Northern and Southern hemispheres. Bottom: Proportion (0–1) of each of the six patterns among the studies gradients in Northern vs. Southern hemisphere. See Methods for detailed pattern classification and descriptions (symbols).
