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: Jeronymo Dalapicolla on different forest-association impacts on functional connectivity in the Amazon.
Jeronymo Dalapicolla is a postdoc at the Instituto Tecnológico Vale in Brazil. He is an evolutionary biologist interested in the impact of landscape features on evolutionary processes. Here, Jeronymo shares his recent work on the influence of different forest associations in the genetic variation of two sympatric species of spiny rats in the Western Amazon.Continue reading “ECR feature: Jeronymo Dalapicolla on different forest-association impacts on functional connectivity in the Amazon.”
ECR Feature: Yun Liu on the influence of elevation on bioregionalisation
Yun Liu is a PhD student at the Chinese Academy of Science’s Institute of Botany. She has a keen interest in phylogeography, specifically in plants. Yun shares her recent work on the incorporation of elevation into bioregionalisation classifications of the Sino-Himalaya flora. Yun Liu Name. Yun Liu Personal links. ResearchGate Institute. Institute of Botany, ChineseContinue reading “ECR Feature: Yun Liu on the influence of elevation on bioregionalisation”
RFP: Journal of Biogeography Innovation (JBI) Awards, 2022
The Journal of Biogeography invites submissions of manuscript proposals (brief outlines of manuscripts yet to be prepared) by Early Career Researchers for consideration for publication and awards for innovation. Proposals will be considered in three categories of article: – Perspectives and Syntheses – Original research – Methods (For more information, see https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/13652699/homepage/forauthors.html) Proposals on any subjectContinue reading “RFP: Journal of Biogeography Innovation (JBI) Awards, 2022”
RFP: Small grants for global colloquia in biogeography, 2022
The Journal of Biogeography invites applications for funding to facilitate one or more global colloquia. The event may be stand-alone, or may be staged in association with a larger meeting, it may be in-person or virtual. The topic may be on any aspect of biogeography. A goal of the colloquium should be to publish a synthesis paper and/or aContinue reading “RFP: Small grants for global colloquia in biogeography, 2022”
Island birds
Bird diversity on shelf islands does not benefit from recent land-bridge connections. Above: Brown-throated Sunbird Anthreptes malacensis, a species very commonly found on islands in Sundaland. When studying biogeography, I make a constant effort to tell myself that what I am witnessing today is just a mere snapshot in time. I’m still in my 20s,Continue reading “Island birds”
Towering trees and flying dragons
Canopy physiognomy governs the distribution of peninsular Indian flying lizards in regions of climatic suitability. Above: Silhouette of an Indian Flying Lizard in its arboreal habitat. I have always been intrigued by organismal distributions. Why do certain species occur in certain regions? Why do they stop, sometimes abruptly, at certain latitudes where there aren’t anyContinue reading “Towering trees and flying dragons”
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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