The future of biogeography, now
The Journal of Biogeography publishes research at the intersection of biology and geography that is scientifically important and of broad general interest. We seek papers describing patterns and revealing mechanisms that shape biodiversity, through time, throughout the planet, from the deep past into the future, and from local to global scales.
Featured researchers
Meet researchers publishing in the journal, emphasizing early career researchers breaking new ground
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Highlighted papers
Read about recent biogeography research published in the journal from a different perspective
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Journal news
Updates from the senior editorial team on changes and initiatives at the Journal of Biogeography
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ECR feature: Marcos Vinicius Dantas-Queiroz on the diversification in ancient neotropical mountains
Marcos Vinicius Dantas-Queiroz is a PhD from the São Paulo State University in Brazil. He is a botanist interested in linking microevolutionary processes to macroevolutionary patterns. Here, Marcos shares his recent work on the phylogeography of ancient neotropical mountains. Personal links. Personal website | Twitter Marcos Vinicius Dantas-Queiroz during lab work. Institute. São Paulo StateContinue reading “ECR feature: Marcos Vinicius Dantas-Queiroz on the diversification in ancient neotropical mountains”
ECR Feature: Kevin Ma on the abundance and distribution of invasive mussels
Kevin Ma is a postdoc at Rhodes University. He is a biogeographer with an interest in marine organisms and their spatial structure. Kevin shares his recent work on the distribution of the invasive mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, in South Africa. Kevin, sampling mussels during low tide. Links. Twitter | GoogleScholar | Webpage Institute. Rhodes University, SouthContinue reading “ECR Feature: Kevin Ma on the abundance and distribution of invasive mussels”
ECR feature: Joshua Hallas on the influence of historical biogeography and current environmental variation on patterns of genetic diversity.
Joshua Hallas is a PhD student at the University of Nevada in the USA. He is an evolutionary biologist interested in how environmental variation and natural histories mediate population structure, local adaptation, and genetic differentiation through time. Here, Joshua shares his recent work on the population genetics of the Western terrestrial garter snake. Joshua HallasContinue reading “ECR feature: Joshua Hallas on the influence of historical biogeography and current environmental variation on patterns of genetic diversity.”
Latitudinal gradient of host breadths in herbivorous butterflies
The combination of accumulated occurrence data and host use records across Japan revealed that the fundamental resource specialization of butterfly communities becomes more specialized toward higher latitudes. Above: Japonica lutea is a butterfly species widely distributed in Japan. Photograph by Ryosuke Nakadai. Are host breadths of herbivorous insects more specialized in the tropics compared toContinue reading “Latitudinal gradient of host breadths in herbivorous butterflies”
ECR feature: Mekala Sundaram on the climatic influence of conifers biodiversity
Mekala Sundaram is a postdoc at the University of Georgia in the USA. She is an ecologist interested in unveiling macroecological patterns. Here, Mekala shares her recent work on the influence of current and past climate on the global biodiversity of conifers. Mekala Sundaram is an ecologist working on the global diversity of conifers. PersonalContinue reading “ECR feature: Mekala Sundaram on the climatic influence of conifers biodiversity”
Award highlight: Connecting the past with the present
A paper describing two centuries of changes in crop regions is awarded the Humboldt-Caldas medal 2021 for best biogeography paper in Colombia/Ecuador. Above: Original cartography of Caldas’ crop regions showing the colonial profile of the travel route with vertical elevations, towns and the different crops Ali Salim. Ever since I began studying plant biology, IContinue reading “Award highlight: Connecting the past with the present”
Goals
- To broaden the reach of biogeographical research
- To enhance papers recently published in the journal
- To communicate the journal’s choices to advance an equitable accessible quality publishing ecosystem for biogeography
Biogeography is …
“The branch of biology that deals with the geographical distribution of plants and animals. Also: the characteristics of an area or organism in this respect.”
Oxford English Dictionary
Values
- Ethical authorship: COPE – https://publicationethics.org/authorship
- Fair evaluation: DORA protocol – https://sfdora.org/
- Constructive contributions: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8w69d7bx
About Us
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