Diversity and Distributions
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Diversity and Distributions is an open access, international, biodiversity journal devoted to the advancement of conservation biogeography 🗺️
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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 🇦🇶🇬🇸🇫🇰
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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.
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🌲 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. 🌐
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🧬 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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🐍 Over 35 years of #deforestation have reshaped #snake communities in the South American #Chaco 🌎.
Generalist species are expanding, while many specialists lose #habitat, leading to a sharp drop in diversity and growing biotic homogenization.
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Generalist species are expanding, while many specialists lose #habitat, leading to a sharp drop in diversity and growing biotic homogenization.
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November 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
🐍 Over 35 years of #deforestation have reshaped #snake communities in the South American #Chaco 🌎.
Generalist species are expanding, while many specialists lose #habitat, leading to a sharp drop in diversity and growing biotic homogenization.
@alfredoromero.bsky.social
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Generalist species are expanding, while many specialists lose #habitat, leading to a sharp drop in diversity and growing biotic homogenization.
@alfredoromero.bsky.social
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🦋 How will #insects respond to #climatechange? A global review of 351 studies shows no consistent pattern. Some species expand, others shrink, partly due to varied #methodologies. Standardised approaches are crucial to predict future insect ranges. 🌐
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November 4, 2025 at 12:55 PM
🦋 How will #insects respond to #climatechange? A global review of 351 studies shows no consistent pattern. Some species expand, others shrink, partly due to varied #methodologies. Standardised approaches are crucial to predict future insect ranges. 🌐
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🌺 In the Tropics, many #plants depend on specific #pollinators, yet data gaps limit our understanding of these #bioticinteractions.
🐝 By combining niche models with interaction data, this study provides a framework to identify and map such gaps.
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🐝 By combining niche models with interaction data, this study provides a framework to identify and map such gaps.
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November 2, 2025 at 10:15 AM
🌺 In the Tropics, many #plants depend on specific #pollinators, yet data gaps limit our understanding of these #bioticinteractions.
🐝 By combining niche models with interaction data, this study provides a framework to identify and map such gaps.
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🐝 By combining niche models with interaction data, this study provides a framework to identify and map such gaps.
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🚨New study led by @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social calls for urgent systematic #insects monitoring.
🐞 Over 36 years of data reveal alarming declines in German #groundbeetles: 52% of species decreased in #occupancy, including many key #predators vital for #ecosystem balance.
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🐞 Over 36 years of data reveal alarming declines in German #groundbeetles: 52% of species decreased in #occupancy, including many key #predators vital for #ecosystem balance.
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November 2, 2025 at 9:43 AM
🚨New study led by @shawan-chowdhury.bsky.social calls for urgent systematic #insects monitoring.
🐞 Over 36 years of data reveal alarming declines in German #groundbeetles: 52% of species decreased in #occupancy, including many key #predators vital for #ecosystem balance.
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🐞 Over 36 years of data reveal alarming declines in German #groundbeetles: 52% of species decreased in #occupancy, including many key #predators vital for #ecosystem balance.
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🌐In Shark Bay, across seagrass meadows, deep waters & sandy flats, authors traced hidden fish life using #eDNA samples🧬, satellites🛰️ & machine learning, unveiling 100+ species & mapping 5 communities🐟
A scalable framework for ocean conservation🌊
@mbizzozzero.bsky.social
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A scalable framework for ocean conservation🌊
@mbizzozzero.bsky.social
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November 1, 2025 at 11:56 AM
🌐In Shark Bay, across seagrass meadows, deep waters & sandy flats, authors traced hidden fish life using #eDNA samples🧬, satellites🛰️ & machine learning, unveiling 100+ species & mapping 5 communities🐟
A scalable framework for ocean conservation🌊
@mbizzozzero.bsky.social
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A scalable framework for ocean conservation🌊
@mbizzozzero.bsky.social
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New paper in @consbiog.bsky.social using @gbif.org mediated data:
Prey Distribution Mapping to Support Conservation Planning 🇺🇸
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#OpenAccess: ⭐️
https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.70048
Prey Distribution Mapping to Support Conservation Planning 🇺🇸
#CiteTheDOI: ✅
#OpenAccess: ⭐️
https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.70048
October 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
New paper in @consbiog.bsky.social using @gbif.org mediated data:
Prey Distribution Mapping to Support Conservation Planning 🇺🇸
#CiteTheDOI: ✅
#OpenAccess: ⭐️
https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.70048
Prey Distribution Mapping to Support Conservation Planning 🇺🇸
#CiteTheDOI: ✅
#OpenAccess: ⭐️
https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.70048
New paper by @entropie-marinelab.bsky.social and @iomarinescience.bsky.social is out! 🐦🌊
#Genomics uncovers striking genetic #differentiation and taxonomic uncertainties in a tropical #seabird across the Western Indian Ocean. 🧬
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#Genomics uncovers striking genetic #differentiation and taxonomic uncertainties in a tropical #seabird across the Western Indian Ocean. 🧬
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November 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
New paper by @entropie-marinelab.bsky.social and @iomarinescience.bsky.social is out! 🐦🌊
#Genomics uncovers striking genetic #differentiation and taxonomic uncertainties in a tropical #seabird across the Western Indian Ocean. 🧬
Learn more 👉 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....
#Genomics uncovers striking genetic #differentiation and taxonomic uncertainties in a tropical #seabird across the Western Indian Ocean. 🧬
Learn more 👉 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....
🌿 How does #bedrock shape #biodiversity?
In subtropical China, #plant diversity follows opposite latitudinal patterns on karst vs non-karst soils.
⛰️This new study calls for integrating #geodiversity into #ConservationPlanning.
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In subtropical China, #plant diversity follows opposite latitudinal patterns on karst vs non-karst soils.
⛰️This new study calls for integrating #geodiversity into #ConservationPlanning.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
🌿 How does #bedrock shape #biodiversity?
In subtropical China, #plant diversity follows opposite latitudinal patterns on karst vs non-karst soils.
⛰️This new study calls for integrating #geodiversity into #ConservationPlanning.
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In subtropical China, #plant diversity follows opposite latitudinal patterns on karst vs non-karst soils.
⛰️This new study calls for integrating #geodiversity into #ConservationPlanning.
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🌊 A new framework maps #ClimateChange vulnerability across the #Azores Marine Park, integrating species #sensitivity, exposure, and adaptive capacity.
🔬Results show the deep-sea benthos as the most at risk 🐚
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🔬Results show the deep-sea benthos as the most at risk 🐚
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October 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🌊 A new framework maps #ClimateChange vulnerability across the #Azores Marine Park, integrating species #sensitivity, exposure, and adaptive capacity.
🔬Results show the deep-sea benthos as the most at risk 🐚
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🔬Results show the deep-sea benthos as the most at risk 🐚
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🏝️ Are remote #coralreefs truly safe from #humanimpact?
In the #Maldives, remoteness benefits shallow #reefs 🌊 but not mesophotic ones, showing that depth, not distance, shapes reef #biodiversity.
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In the #Maldives, remoteness benefits shallow #reefs 🌊 but not mesophotic ones, showing that depth, not distance, shapes reef #biodiversity.
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October 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🏝️ Are remote #coralreefs truly safe from #humanimpact?
In the #Maldives, remoteness benefits shallow #reefs 🌊 but not mesophotic ones, showing that depth, not distance, shapes reef #biodiversity.
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In the #Maldives, remoteness benefits shallow #reefs 🌊 but not mesophotic ones, showing that depth, not distance, shapes reef #biodiversity.
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New paper out now at @consbiog.bsky.social !
eBird data reveals that nonbreeding conditions can affect prothonotary warbler spring arrival timing at broad scales, and spatial patterns suggest that eastern populations are more vulnerable to climate change
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eBird data reveals that nonbreeding conditions can affect prothonotary warbler spring arrival timing at broad scales, and spatial patterns suggest that eastern populations are more vulnerable to climate change
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October 22, 2025 at 4:56 AM
New paper out now at @consbiog.bsky.social !
eBird data reveals that nonbreeding conditions can affect prothonotary warbler spring arrival timing at broad scales, and spatial patterns suggest that eastern populations are more vulnerable to climate change
doi.org/10.1111/ddi....
eBird data reveals that nonbreeding conditions can affect prothonotary warbler spring arrival timing at broad scales, and spatial patterns suggest that eastern populations are more vulnerable to climate change
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🌾 How do semi-natural habitats affect #bird #occupancy across varying #agricultural intensity?
In China’s farmlands, mid-intensity systems with diverse #habitats best sustain insectivores and other guilds 🐦 #agroecology
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In China’s farmlands, mid-intensity systems with diverse #habitats best sustain insectivores and other guilds 🐦 #agroecology
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October 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
🌾 How do semi-natural habitats affect #bird #occupancy across varying #agricultural intensity?
In China’s farmlands, mid-intensity systems with diverse #habitats best sustain insectivores and other guilds 🐦 #agroecology
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In China’s farmlands, mid-intensity systems with diverse #habitats best sustain insectivores and other guilds 🐦 #agroecology
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Could expanding the study area refine #ConservationPlanning? 🌏
This new study proposes a framework that integrates species occurrences from broader biogeographic regions, possibly enhancing #SpeciesDistribution predictions and #ConservationEffectivenes
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This new study proposes a framework that integrates species occurrences from broader biogeographic regions, possibly enhancing #SpeciesDistribution predictions and #ConservationEffectivenes
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October 20, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Could expanding the study area refine #ConservationPlanning? 🌏
This new study proposes a framework that integrates species occurrences from broader biogeographic regions, possibly enhancing #SpeciesDistribution predictions and #ConservationEffectivenes
🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....
This new study proposes a framework that integrates species occurrences from broader biogeographic regions, possibly enhancing #SpeciesDistribution predictions and #ConservationEffectivenes
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