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Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 1h

Spanish forests are shifting under #ClimateChange 🌍 🔥
This study proposes a “climate-wise” #ConservationNetwork to maintain forest #connectivity over time, using distribution models and dynamic habitat analyses.

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 16h

🌲 Common #biodiversity metrics may miss key signals of change. By partitioning #betadiversity into species loss and turnover, this study from #Sweden shows how #habitatdegradation drives biotic homogenisation across spatial scales.

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Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 17h

🌿 #Protectedareas in Nepal act as partial barriers against #invasiveplants: #alienspecies richness and diversity drop sharply inside park boundaries. Lower disturbance and #propagule pressure make the difference.

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Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 1d

🦇🪶 Can insectivorous #birds stand in as surrogate taxa for #bats?
Using 6 years of data from @Team_eBird and NABat, this study tested cross-taxa congruence in eastern US forests.

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Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 2d

🐦‍⬛🌊 #Mapping Antarctic #seabird breeding #occupancy from a century of observations to inform #environmental management and #conservation.

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Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 3d

🌳 How do #humanactivities and local environmental factors shape tropical #tree communities?

🔎 This study shows that environmental filtering drives most #βdiversity, with edible and inedible species responding differently to #Anthropogenicpressures.

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 3d

🔔 New paper alert!

🔥🌍 Human pressures drive global #mammalian species richness loss and #CommunityChange.

Read more in D&D 👉 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 3d

🌿 Native vs introduced plants: who attracts more #pollinators?
In 65 smallholder orchards across #Thailand, native plants supported more specialized #pollinator interactions, while #anthropogenic land use reduced network complexity.

📖 Read more: doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

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Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 4d

🌊 New study reveals how #ReefFish assemblages shift across a thermal transition zone along the eastern Brazilian coast, indicating that both #OceanWarming and #Overfishing are reshaping reef #Biodiversity.

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#MarineEcology #BetaDiversity #ClimateChange

Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 5d

🌿📉 Population decline for #plants in the #California Floristic Province: does demography or #geography determine #ClimateChange vulnerability?

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Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 Biological invasions are reshaping the #IberianPeninsula!

👽 This new study compiles data on over 1200 established non-native species, highlighting the key role of human-driven pathways in their spread.

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Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 6d

🗞️ New paper alert!

🪸 #Seascape #genomics reveal contrasting population structure in sympatric and congeneric #corals across thermal clines.

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 6d

🗺️ Mapping #prey availability is key to improving #SDMs, refine habitat estimates for listed #predators and identify priority regions for #Conservation.

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Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 7d

🌊 The Skagerrak hosts marine species with both high #connectivity and distinct population structures.
A review of 172 studies reveals complex patterns that challenge area-based protection and highlight the need for adaptive management.

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Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 7d

🏝️ Australia’s islands host a surprisingly rich but threatened #freshwater fauna.
🐸 A new study compiles the first database of island #amphibians & #fishes, revealing how climate, island size and distance shape their diversity.

🔗 doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 7d

Human-driven #extinctions rapidly alter the island #Biodiversity patterns of large and medium-sized #mammals in the largest archipelago of China 🏝️

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Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 7d

#ClimateChange impacts on Antarctic #fish diversity: a circumpolar perspective from #eDNA metabarcoding assessment 🧬🐟

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Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 11d

How can we better model the distribution of elusive stream organisms? 🦎
A new study applies spatial-stream-network models (SSNMs) to the Idaho giant salamander, showing higher accuracy than GLMs and revealing future range shifts under climate change.
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Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 12d

🌊🔥 Lakshadweep reefs lost half their #coral cover in 24 yrs. Recovery depends on local environments & long breaks between #bleaching events. This recent study offers a predictive framework for #coralreef resilience 🪸

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Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 14d

New paper published! 📰

🐸 Modelling Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis presence and intensity using high spatial and temporal resolution weather data

👉 doi.org/10.1111/ddi.70…#SDMsM#amphibianconservationo#climaterefugiai#Batrachochytriumum

Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 15d

🐝 Challenges in modelling spatio-temporal #climatic correlates of local losses of wild #bees using dynamic #occupancy models.

doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

Challenges in Modelling Spatio‐Temporal Climatic Correlates of Local Losses of Wild Bees Using Dynamic Occupancy Models

Aim Impacts of climate change on biodiversity are well documented. Much of the evidence linking climate change to species distribution changes derives from studies using long-term climate averages i...

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Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 15d

In the Marais poitevin (2nd-largest agricultural marshland in western France), @camilleleclerc.bsky.social et al. show that large, complex habitats and stable hydrological conditions enhance complex and diverse aquatic #foodwebs — key to sustaining ecosystem integrity.

doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

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Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 15d

💡The novel approach reduces uncertainty in dynamic modeling and facilitates the interpretation of population genetic data.

Diversity and Distributions @consbiog.bsky.social · 15d

🗞️New paper led by @s-sandeep.bsky.social and @michaelnobis.bsky.social out!

🧬 Integrating population genetics with dynamic species distribution modeling shows how wild black pepper spread in India’s Western Ghats since the ice age.

doi.org/10.1111/ddi....

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Julissa Rojas-Sandoval @harrisia.bsky.social · Aug 20

New paper! 🌿🌎 @consbiog.bsky.social @uconngscu.bsky.social

🌴 Invasive species, together with land-use change & habitat factors, can significantly reshape native forest diversity, with lasting consequences for biodiversity management & conservation

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Variation in the Composition and Biodiversity of Native Trees in Tropical Forests: Effects of Invasive Species, Topography, and Habitat

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