Diversity and Distributions
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Diversity and Distributions is an open access, international, biodiversity journal devoted to the advancement of conservation biogeography 🗺️
🔗 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14724642
🔗 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14724642
🗞️ New paper out!
⛰️#SpeciesRichness of non-volant #mammals on Papua New Guinea´s highest mountain shows no mid-elevation peak: it rises linearly across continuous #rainforest and drops sharply in the subalpine zone.
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⛰️#SpeciesRichness of non-volant #mammals on Papua New Guinea´s highest mountain shows no mid-elevation peak: it rises linearly across continuous #rainforest and drops sharply in the subalpine zone.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
🗞️ New paper out!
⛰️#SpeciesRichness of non-volant #mammals on Papua New Guinea´s highest mountain shows no mid-elevation peak: it rises linearly across continuous #rainforest and drops sharply in the subalpine zone.
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⛰️#SpeciesRichness of non-volant #mammals on Papua New Guinea´s highest mountain shows no mid-elevation peak: it rises linearly across continuous #rainforest and drops sharply in the subalpine zone.
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🎉Proud to share GMA Lab member Marco Davoli won the Early Career Researcher Best Paper Award2024 @consbiog.bsky.social🏆Thanks to @jcsvenning.bsky.social @tobiaskuemmerle.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy Sophie Monsarrat Jennifer Crees Michela Pacifici Andrea Cristiano onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
December 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🎉Proud to share GMA Lab member Marco Davoli won the Early Career Researcher Best Paper Award2024 @consbiog.bsky.social🏆Thanks to @jcsvenning.bsky.social @tobiaskuemmerle.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy Sophie Monsarrat Jennifer Crees Michela Pacifici Andrea Cristiano onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
🎉 AWARDS TIME 🎉
We’re delighted to announce the 2024 Early Career Best Paper Awards in Diversity and Distributions, celebrating outstanding #biogeography and #globalchange research by early-career scientists.
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We’re delighted to announce the 2024 Early Career Best Paper Awards in Diversity and Distributions, celebrating outstanding #biogeography and #globalchange research by early-career scientists.
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Diversity and Distributions: Student and Early Career Researcher Annual Best Paper Awards
Diversity and Distributions is an open access, international, biodiversity journal for research and reviews devoted to the advancement of conservation biogeography
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December 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🎉 AWARDS TIME 🎉
We’re delighted to announce the 2024 Early Career Best Paper Awards in Diversity and Distributions, celebrating outstanding #biogeography and #globalchange research by early-career scientists.
Check this out!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
We’re delighted to announce the 2024 Early Career Best Paper Awards in Diversity and Distributions, celebrating outstanding #biogeography and #globalchange research by early-career scientists.
Check this out!
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🌱 Do invasive #plants shift their #niche in China?
Most #alienspecies show strong niche conservatism, with warmer, human-impacted areas driving centroid shifts. Residence time and propagule pressure boost niche filling and thus invasion success. 🌴
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Most #alienspecies show strong niche conservatism, with warmer, human-impacted areas driving centroid shifts. Residence time and propagule pressure boost niche filling and thus invasion success. 🌴
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December 9, 2025 at 8:08 PM
🌱 Do invasive #plants shift their #niche in China?
Most #alienspecies show strong niche conservatism, with warmer, human-impacted areas driving centroid shifts. Residence time and propagule pressure boost niche filling and thus invasion success. 🌴
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....
Most #alienspecies show strong niche conservatism, with warmer, human-impacted areas driving centroid shifts. Residence time and propagule pressure boost niche filling and thus invasion success. 🌴
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....
🌎 How will forest #birds in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest fare under #climatechange?
🪶 Models for 292 species reveal range contractions and declines in #taxonomic, functional and #PhylogeneticDiversity, highlighting key subregions for conservation.
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🪶 Models for 292 species reveal range contractions and declines in #taxonomic, functional and #PhylogeneticDiversity, highlighting key subregions for conservation.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:54 AM
🌎 How will forest #birds in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest fare under #climatechange?
🪶 Models for 292 species reveal range contractions and declines in #taxonomic, functional and #PhylogeneticDiversity, highlighting key subregions for conservation.
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....
🪶 Models for 292 species reveal range contractions and declines in #taxonomic, functional and #PhylogeneticDiversity, highlighting key subregions for conservation.
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🏔️ How are alpine specialists shifting their #niche under #climatechange? A hierarchical framework on an alpine #finch reveals a 40–64% #habitat contraction and an upslope shift of ~280 m, highlighting the value of scaled habitats in conservation.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:39 AM
🏔️ How are alpine specialists shifting their #niche under #climatechange? A hierarchical framework on an alpine #finch reveals a 40–64% #habitat contraction and an upslope shift of ~280 m, highlighting the value of scaled habitats in conservation.
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🦇 After severe declines from white-nose syndrome, where do northern long-eared #bats persist?
🔊 #Acoustic data show highest #occupancy on steep, forested, low-impact hillsides and how #spatialmodels plus early-season surveys improve #monitoring.
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🔊 #Acoustic data show highest #occupancy on steep, forested, low-impact hillsides and how #spatialmodels plus early-season surveys improve #monitoring.
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December 7, 2025 at 6:37 AM
🦇 After severe declines from white-nose syndrome, where do northern long-eared #bats persist?
🔊 #Acoustic data show highest #occupancy on steep, forested, low-impact hillsides and how #spatialmodels plus early-season surveys improve #monitoring.
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🔊 #Acoustic data show highest #occupancy on steep, forested, low-impact hillsides and how #spatialmodels plus early-season surveys improve #monitoring.
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🌍 African #savanna science is heavily skewed: 46% of studies come from just 2% of #ProtectedAreas. Using the new ADSPA geodatabase, this work identifies five #bioclimatic groups and reveals major research gaps across underrepresented savannas. 🐘
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December 5, 2025 at 7:26 AM
🌍 African #savanna science is heavily skewed: 46% of studies come from just 2% of #ProtectedAreas. Using the new ADSPA geodatabase, this work identifies five #bioclimatic groups and reveals major research gaps across underrepresented savannas. 🐘
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🌱 How far can plants really shift their future range under #climatechange? Using #SDMs for 1318 European species, this study shows that most #plants can’t track shifting climates.
⚠️ Authors suggest caution in assuming #dispersal capability in SDMs.
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⚠️ Authors suggest caution in assuming #dispersal capability in SDMs.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:26 AM
🌱 How far can plants really shift their future range under #climatechange? Using #SDMs for 1318 European species, this study shows that most #plants can’t track shifting climates.
⚠️ Authors suggest caution in assuming #dispersal capability in SDMs.
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⚠️ Authors suggest caution in assuming #dispersal capability in SDMs.
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🐟 In the warming Barents Sea, #fish communities show only partial reversals during brief cooling.
🌐 #Biogeographic responses differ across sub-regions, highlighting that local #heterogeneity matters for management.
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🌐 #Biogeographic responses differ across sub-regions, highlighting that local #heterogeneity matters for management.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🐟 In the warming Barents Sea, #fish communities show only partial reversals during brief cooling.
🌐 #Biogeographic responses differ across sub-regions, highlighting that local #heterogeneity matters for management.
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🌐 #Biogeographic responses differ across sub-regions, highlighting that local #heterogeneity matters for management.
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🐆 How much did Asian leopards adapt after dispersing from Africa? A global #SDM shows most Asian subspecies still occupy an ancestral #bioclimatic niche, with limited shifts into colder or more seasonal environments, mainly in the Persian #leopard.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:47 AM
🐆 How much did Asian leopards adapt after dispersing from Africa? A global #SDM shows most Asian subspecies still occupy an ancestral #bioclimatic niche, with limited shifts into colder or more seasonal environments, mainly in the Persian #leopard.
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⛰️ Along tropical mountains, environmental heterogeneity amplifies the link between #biodiversity and #ecosystemfunctioning.
🌿 Using multiple taxa and functions, this study shows that #speciesrichness, more than turnover, drives BEF relationship.
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🌿 Using multiple taxa and functions, this study shows that #speciesrichness, more than turnover, drives BEF relationship.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
⛰️ Along tropical mountains, environmental heterogeneity amplifies the link between #biodiversity and #ecosystemfunctioning.
🌿 Using multiple taxa and functions, this study shows that #speciesrichness, more than turnover, drives BEF relationship.
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🌿 Using multiple taxa and functions, this study shows that #speciesrichness, more than turnover, drives BEF relationship.
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🧬 This new study aims to advancing #MarineConservation using #metabarcoding and metaphylogeography for a multi-year biomonitoring of #benthic communities of national parks across two seas 🌊
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December 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
🧬 This new study aims to advancing #MarineConservation using #metabarcoding and metaphylogeography for a multi-year biomonitoring of #benthic communities of national parks across two seas 🌊
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New paper in @consbiog.bsky.social using @gbif.org mediated data:
Bridging the Scotia Arc: Climate‐Driven Shifts in Connectivity of the Freshwater Crustacean Branchinecta gaini in Sub‐Antarctic and Antarctic Ecosystems 🇦🇶🇬🇸🇫🇰
#CiteTheDOI: ❌
https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.70049
Bridging the Scotia Arc: Climate‐Driven Shifts in Connectivity of the Freshwater Crustacean Branchinecta gaini in Sub‐Antarctic and Antarctic Ecosystems 🇦🇶🇬🇸🇫🇰
#CiteTheDOI: ❌
https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.70049
Bridging the Scotia Arc: Climate‐Driven Shifts in Connectivity of the Freshwater Crustacean Branchinecta gaini in Sub‐Antarctic and Antarctic Ecosystems
Aim To integrate the historical and contemporary connectivity of Branchinecta gaini (B. gaini), in order to better predict future distribution changes within its fragmented, dynamic and isolated hab...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:49 PM
New paper in @consbiog.bsky.social using @gbif.org mediated data:
Bridging the Scotia Arc: Climate‐Driven Shifts in Connectivity of the Freshwater Crustacean Branchinecta gaini in Sub‐Antarctic and Antarctic Ecosystems 🇦🇶🇬🇸🇫🇰
#CiteTheDOI: ❌
https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.70049
Bridging the Scotia Arc: Climate‐Driven Shifts in Connectivity of the Freshwater Crustacean Branchinecta gaini in Sub‐Antarctic and Antarctic Ecosystems 🇦🇶🇬🇸🇫🇰
#CiteTheDOI: ❌
https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.70049
🌳 New forest plots from the #Congo Basin reveal how #edaphic conditions shape structure, #biodiversity and #carbonstock. Seasonally flooded forests host distinct floras yet store similar AGC to terra firme, highlighting overlooked ecosystems in #tropicalforests.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:27 AM
🌳 New forest plots from the #Congo Basin reveal how #edaphic conditions shape structure, #biodiversity and #carbonstock. Seasonally flooded forests host distinct floras yet store similar AGC to terra firme, highlighting overlooked ecosystems in #tropicalforests.
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🐟 Extreme drought, intensified by #climatechange, reshaped floodplain #fish communities in China, cutting both taxonomic and functional diversity. Even after hydrological #connectivity was restored, recovery remained incomplete.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:03 AM
🐟 Extreme drought, intensified by #climatechange, reshaped floodplain #fish communities in China, cutting both taxonomic and functional diversity. Even after hydrological #connectivity was restored, recovery remained incomplete.
Read more 👉 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....
Read more 👉 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....
🌲 A new molecular phylogeny of the relict genus #Keteleeria reveals six major clades, a Late Cretaceous origin on the Yunnan–Kweichow Plateau, and sharp losses of suitable habitat under future #climatewarming 🔥🌐
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November 18, 2025 at 7:53 AM
🌲 A new molecular phylogeny of the relict genus #Keteleeria reveals six major clades, a Late Cretaceous origin on the Yunnan–Kweichow Plateau, and sharp losses of suitable habitat under future #climatewarming 🔥🌐
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🌱 Managing #invasivespecies requires balance: too much regulation fuels conflict, too little fuels spread. Using guava as a model in South Africa, this study shows how spatially tuned #SDMs can guide proportional regulation, reducing unnecessary restrictions. 🌐
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November 11, 2025 at 8:14 AM
🌱 Managing #invasivespecies requires balance: too much regulation fuels conflict, too little fuels spread. Using guava as a model in South Africa, this study shows how spatially tuned #SDMs can guide proportional regulation, reducing unnecessary restrictions. 🌐
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🌿 How do #geography, #ecology & #history shape #geneticdiversity?
Across four Rhodiola species, this study tests the Centre-Periphery Hypothesis, showing diversity declines toward species’ margins, shaped by ecological and historical factors. 🧬
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Across four Rhodiola species, this study tests the Centre-Periphery Hypothesis, showing diversity declines toward species’ margins, shaped by ecological and historical factors. 🧬
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November 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
🌿 How do #geography, #ecology & #history shape #geneticdiversity?
Across four Rhodiola species, this study tests the Centre-Periphery Hypothesis, showing diversity declines toward species’ margins, shaped by ecological and historical factors. 🧬
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Across four Rhodiola species, this study tests the Centre-Periphery Hypothesis, showing diversity declines toward species’ margins, shaped by ecological and historical factors. 🧬
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🦊 In just 60 years, the invasive #redfox spread across #Australia, reshaping native #biodiversity. Using process-based models and historical records, this study reconstructs the fox’s rapid colonisation to inform #invasivespecies management.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🦊 In just 60 years, the invasive #redfox spread across #Australia, reshaping native #biodiversity. Using process-based models and historical records, this study reconstructs the fox’s rapid colonisation to inform #invasivespecies management.
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🐟 Using #SDMs, researchers mapped how #bulltrout in Northern Canada might respond to #climatewarming. If they can’t adapt, suitable habitat may shrink by up to 46% — but with niche expansion, driven by local #adaptation, it could grow instead. 🗺️
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November 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
🐟 Using #SDMs, researchers mapped how #bulltrout in Northern Canada might respond to #climatewarming. If they can’t adapt, suitable habitat may shrink by up to 46% — but with niche expansion, driven by local #adaptation, it could grow instead. 🗺️
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🌆 How does #urbanisation reshape biodiversity?
A global meta-analysis reveals non-linear effects on ground #beetles 🪲 — with suburban areas often hosting the highest diversity. #Climate factors crucially mediate these patterns.
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A global meta-analysis reveals non-linear effects on ground #beetles 🪲 — with suburban areas often hosting the highest diversity. #Climate factors crucially mediate these patterns.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:59 AM
🌆 How does #urbanisation reshape biodiversity?
A global meta-analysis reveals non-linear effects on ground #beetles 🪲 — with suburban areas often hosting the highest diversity. #Climate factors crucially mediate these patterns.
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A global meta-analysis reveals non-linear effects on ground #beetles 🪲 — with suburban areas often hosting the highest diversity. #Climate factors crucially mediate these patterns.
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🌐Geographic isolation doesn’t limit #dragonflies and damselflies in the #Alps. Local #habitat, not distance, shapes communities, suggesting odonates disperse freely across mountain landscapes. ⛰️
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November 7, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🌐Geographic isolation doesn’t limit #dragonflies and damselflies in the #Alps. Local #habitat, not distance, shapes communities, suggesting odonates disperse freely across mountain landscapes. ⛰️
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🐦⬛Non-native #bird populations respond differently to their #environment and exhibit shifts in #EcologicalNiche limits across continents. 🌐
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November 6, 2025 at 6:51 AM
🐦⬛Non-native #bird populations respond differently to their #environment and exhibit shifts in #EcologicalNiche limits across continents. 🌐
Learn more 👉 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....
Learn more 👉 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....
🧬 Can genetics reveal the hidden impacts of #InvasiveSpecies? Using nuclear and mtDNA with Bayesian modelling, this study tests whether #genetic data can detect past demographic impacts of invasions. 🐟
#ConservationGenetics
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#ConservationGenetics
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November 5, 2025 at 7:57 AM
🧬 Can genetics reveal the hidden impacts of #InvasiveSpecies? Using nuclear and mtDNA with Bayesian modelling, this study tests whether #genetic data can detect past demographic impacts of invasions. 🐟
#ConservationGenetics
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#ConservationGenetics
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