Carlos Daniel Cadena will be August's Funk Biogeography Seminar speaker! Join us to hear about the origin and fate of megadiversity: how did today's biogeographical patterns originate? How and why has it changed over time? Learn more here: www.biogeography.org/news/news/au...

extension of the range of a freshwater snail: Recent introduction or evidence for a northern dispersal corridor between East and Central Asia? The case of Radix plicatula biogeography.pensoft.net/articles.php...

Recent introduction or evidence for a northern dispersal corridor between East and Central Asia? The case of Radix plicatula

The freshwater fauna of Central Asia is largely composed of widespread Eurasian taxa and shares little overlap with the highly endemic assemblages of Southeast Asia. Here, the first record of the East...

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The importance of drylands in the mammalian diversity of China - interesting new work Climatic, ecological, and anthropogenic drivers of mammal diversity in arid and semi-arid regions of China biogeography.pensoft.net/articles.php...

Climatic, ecological, and anthropogenic drivers of mammal diversity in arid and semi-arid regions of China

Mammals are crucial for sustaining ecosystem functions and services, yet their diversity is increasingly threatened in China’s arid and semi-arid regions because of environmental fragility and intensi...

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Extension of island biogeography theory to marine fishes in 'habitat islands' Community diversity of marine fishes in complete and habitat islands biogeography.pensoft.net/articles.php...

Community diversity of marine fishes in complete and habitat islands

Insular aquatic habitats have the potential to expand upon current theory by providing alterna/tive perspectives on island biogeographical processes. Here, we investigate whether marine lakes—seawater...

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What can #islands teach us about #biodiversity? 🌋🏝️ In our latest #EcolClips, we talk with @rjwhittaker.bsky.social about how ecosystems assemble after major disturbances, using Krakatau as an example - and what islands can teach us about the future of biodiversity. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM_H...

What Islands can teach us about Nature with Prof. Robert Whittaker | EcolClips

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#EcolClips reached 900 subscribers today 😊 Thanks for all who support us and help spread the word! If you dont know it yet, please check it out and let us know how you like it 😀 EcolClips vision is to make science open and accessible for everyone! m.youtube.com/@EcolClips

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Welcome to EcolClips! On our channel, we explain key ecological theories, classic themes in ecology, and natural history. We create concise overviews of ecological topics using expert interviews and ...

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When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this. Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it.

Interesting in how humans have altered the biogeography of islands? Our review just out >>> Emergent patterns of island biodiversity in the Anthropocene | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Emergent patterns of island biodiversity in the Anthropocene

Human impacts substantially affect our ability to detect and understand natural biodiversity patterns.

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New paper out! Happy to be the part of this study taking an overview of human legacies on island biodiversity! Led by Tom Matthews from Uni of Birmingham!

Ferran Sayol@ferransayol.bsky.social · 4w ago

New paper out! 🖨️ Glad to be part of this study, out in Science Advances: "Emergent patterns of island biodiversity in the Anthropocene" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Much of what looks natural in island biodiversity is a legacy of human impacts going back millennia. See main findings 👇🧵 (1/8)

Interesting Perspective - I wonder if we need to think about including our interactions with AI within such codes in future? A code of conduct for environmental and biodiversity scientists biogeography.pensoft.net/articles.php...

Trump just shrunk Bears Ears by 91% and Grand Staircase-Escalante by 90%. Bears Ears was the first national monument co-managed by tribes. Five tribes spent years building that partnership. It's been walked back. 100,000+ archeological sites now exposed to mining and drilling.

The next newsletter of @biogeography.bsky.social is out! Check it out to learn about exciting happenings in the world of biogeography.

The International Biogeography Society@biogeography.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The next TIBS newsletter is now available. We have a variety of events and opportunities in biogeography to share with you, including opportunities to work with TIBS or our journal, Frontiers of Biogeography! Check it out here: www.biogeography.org/news/news/ne...

#CommunityResource by Silveira et al. ‘Tropical Seed Trait Database: advancing seed functional ecology in the world's most biodiverse region’. 👇 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #LatestIssue #PlantScience

Hemisphere-wide evidence of Early Paleoindian megaherbivore specialization | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Hemisphere-wide evidence of Early Paleoindian megaherbivore specialization

The three earliest continent-wide cultures in the Americas focused on the largest prey, like mammoths and giant ground sloths.

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🚨New paper🚨 For decades, it was widely assumed tropical species would be hit hardest by #ClimateChange. Turns out climate-related local #extinctions are already more frequent among temperate species. Read our new study 🧵 @natclimate.nature.com doi.org/10.1038/s415... #BiodiversityLoss #SciSky

Temperate local extinctions from climate change are outpacing tropical extinctions - Nature Climate Change

The authors analyse global-scale resurvey data for 5,151 species to reveal the sensitivity of tropical versus temperate species to climate change. They show significantly higher frequencies of local e...

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Today is the last day to apply to our open PhD position working on plant-associated above-belowground fungal microbiomes across the Galapagos! Based at the amazing @niooknaw.bsky.social 🌱🍄

PhD: Biogeography of plant-associated fungi on the Galapagos islands

In this project, you will investigate the biogeography of above- and belowground fungi associated with several Scalesia species. We aim to develop an integrated view of diversity and distribution of t...

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Frontiers of Biogeography Retains Q1 Ranking, New Scopus CiteScore of 5.7 biogeography.pensoft.net/news/1291

Frontiers of Biogeography Retains Q1 Ranking, New Scopus CiteScore of 5.7

The 2025 Scopus CiteScore for Frontiers of Biogeography has been released, reporting a value of 5.7. The journal retains a prestigious Q1 ranking in its indexed categories, Ecology and Ecology, Evolut...

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What is the long-term history of fire in the Amazon Basin and how have humans shared fire incidence? This newly published paper addresses these questions --- The pyrogeography of Amazonia: a Holocene perspective biogeography.pensoft.net/articles.php...

The pyrogeography of Amazonia: a Holocene perspective

Amazonian forest fires rarely, if ever, ignite and spread in the absence of humans. The first colonization of people into South America happened in the late Pleistocene, and by 10,000 years ago, human...

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Climate change strengthens the case for a high seas fishing ban biogeography.pensoft.net/articles.php...

Climate change strengthens the case for a high seas fishing ban

Calls to ban high seas fishing have long been justified on biodiversity, economic, equity, and carbon mitigation grounds. A new study reports that even under a low emission climate change scenario, ap...

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Short-tailed Albatross passes 11,000 after near-extinction Once feared lost, the North Pacific seabird has continued its long recovery, with the latest Japanese count recording more than 11,000 birds in 2026. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/S...

Short-tailed Albatross passes 11,000 after near-extinction

Once feared lost, the North Pacific seabird has continued its long recovery, with the latest Japanese count recording more than 11,000 birds in 2026

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A nice longitudinal study of bird community changes within the Wadden Sea National Park.... Long-term monitoring reveals contrasting effects of weather and climate on taxonomic and functional diversity of birds on the East Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea biogeography.pensoft.net/articles.php...

Long-term monitoring reveals contrasting effects of weather and climate on taxonomic and functional diversity of birds on the East Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea

Climate change is reshaping biodiversity, yet it remains challenging to distinguish the respective influences of short-term weather variability and long-term climate trends, particularly with regard t...

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Underneath the mango tree..... Biogeography of pollination under climate change: integrating pollinator effectiveness into species distribution models for mango in South Africa biogeography.pensoft.net/articles.php...

Biogeography of pollination under climate change: integrating pollinator effectiveness into species distribution models for mango in South Africa

Pollination by wild insects is vital for maintaining ecosystems and food security, but climate change is altering the biogeography of many pollinator species. While progress has been made in assessing...

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Excited to announce a 4-year PhD position at @niooknaw.bsky.social investigating the island biogeography of plant-associated fungi in the giant daisy radiation on the Galapagos. Please apply, share, and reach out with any questions! vacatures.knaw.nl/job/Wagening...

This article highlights the fragility of data repository reliance without guaranteed long term funding, immune from hostile actors

Dryad@datadryad.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Who Will Keep Research Data Infrastructure Open and Running? In a new article in @issuesinst.bsky.social Dryad ED Jennifer Gibson and @investinopen.bsky.social ED Kaitlin Thaney investigate what it will take to keep research data alive. 🧪 bit.ly/43NEEMw #opendata #datasharing #openresearch

Interesting analysis of state of knowledge of seed dispersal at a fine level of taxonomic resolution

Sara Mendes@sarammendes.bsky.social · 3mo ago

New paper out in New Phytologist 🌱 After centuries of research in Europe, we have studied only ~37% of all seed-dispersal interactions. Birds of prey, ants, and rodents are among the most understudied - yet researchers rarely flag them as gaps! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

State of the art review - of interest to island palaeontologists and biogeographers --- The potential of sedimentary ancient DNA to increase our understanding of island ecosystem dynamics biogeography.pensoft.net/articles.php...

The potential of sedimentary ancient DNA to increase our understanding of island ecosystem dynamics

Recent advances in sedimentary ancient DNA (sedaDNA) are transforming palaeoecological research and offer new opportunities to study biodiversity change on islands. We assess the potential of sedaDNA ...

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Delighted about this recognition for three brilliant colleagues and friends; I think I've known them collectively for 83 years! Have learnt a huge amount about science, leadership and how to be a great colleague from all three. Congratulations @timcoulson.bsky.social @stuwest.bsky.social & Kathy

Oxford Biology@biology.ox.ac.uk · 3mo ago

Congratulations to @timcoulson.bsky.social, @stuwest.bsky.social, and Kathy Willis, who have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society! 👇

Interesting instance of avian hybridisation

Jente Ottenburghs | Avian Hybrids@jenteo.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Your daily Avian Hybrids story! The type specimens of the Great Spotted Kiwi are hybrids avianhybrids.wordpress.com/2023/04/26/t... #ornithology

Excited to have our new garden dormouse paper out! Small mammals are underrepresented in conservation research. Here we explore patterns of genetic erosion in garden dormice, considered the fastest-declining mammal in Europe, in its core German range #consgen link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Genomic signatures of population isolation in an endangered European rodent - BMC Genomics

Background The garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) is one of the fastest-declining mammals in Europe, and action is needed to prevent further population losses. The primary causes of declines are not ...

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