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Journaling about Biogeography. News highlighting research from society journals at the intersection of biology and geography that is scientifically important and of broad general interest. Commentary on current events, especially in publishing. Fostering a more equitable and sustainable global community for biogeographical research.
Featured researchers
Meet researchers publishing biogeography in diverse society journals, emphasizing early career researchers breaking new ground
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Highlighted papers
Read about recent biogeography research, published across diverse society journals, from a different perspective
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Journal news
Updates from members of the community on changes influencing your options as biogeography researchers
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ECR feature: Susanna R. Bryceson on the distribution of grasses in Australia
Susanna Bryceson has recently completed her PhD at La Trobe University, Melbourne. She is an ecologist primarily researching the migration of C4 grasses to Australia and their effect on the resident flora and fauna with which they had not co-evolved. Here, Susanna shares her experience and exciting findings. Susanna Bryceson at savanna fire research site…
ECR feature: Nahla Lucchini
Nahla Lucchini is a PhD candidate at the Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos (CIBIO) in Portugal. She is an evolutionary ecologist with a special focus on the biogeographical dynamics of reptiles. Here, Nahla shares her recent work on climatic adaptation and diversification in European vipers. Nahla sampling vipers in Morocco Personal links.…
ECR feature: Ricardo Gaytán Legaria on phylogeography of Mexican oaks
Ricardo Gaytán-Legaria is a PhD candidate at the UNAM – National Autonomous University of Mexico. He is broadly interested in the biogeography and evolution of different Mexican taxa, with emphasis in oaks species and other plants. Here, Ricardo shares his recent work on the phylogeography and niche breadh of Mexican oaks. Ricardo Gaytán-Legaria during field…
ECR feature: Aritra Biswas
Aritra Biswas is a PhD student at the Indian Institute of Science. He is a evolutionary biologist with special focus on the processes that generate and maintain biological diversity. Here, Aritra shares his recent work on the biogeographical history of tarantulas. Aritra Biswas in the field looking for tarantulas in the forests of the Western…
The fine line between complexity and inaccuracy
Trait-dependent diversification models can be enticing in that a simple setup can give fascinating results. However, without thoughtful model design, conclusions drawn from the models may be wrong. Model design is a balancing act between increasing model complexity to accurately portray a complex reality without increasing it so much that results are inaccurate. While we…
Oceanic islands of the Southwest Pacific: Tracing the history of marine fish endemism
The subtropical oceanic islands of Lord Howe and Norfolk (Australia), as well as Rangitāhua (Kermadec Islands, New Zealand) host marine fish species found nowhere else. But where do these endemics come from? How did they originate? We explored the history of marine ray-finned fish endemism in the region using biogeographic probabilistic models that integrate time-calibrated…
Goals
- To broaden the reach of biogeographical research
- To foster equitable and sustainable publishing opportunities
- To support the global biogeography research community
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
This blog is maintained in support of the global biogeography community by André Liz, Leilton Luna, and Mike Dawson.
All biogeographers are welcome to contribute!
Publish & Read
If you have ideas you’d like to publish, or things you’d like to read more about, contact us at jbiogeography@gmail.com