Diversity and Distributions
@consbiog.bsky.social
Diversity and Distributions is an open access, international, biodiversity journal devoted to the advancement of conservation biogeography 🗺️
🔗 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14724642
🔗 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14724642
🌎 How will forest #birds in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest fare under #climatechange?
🪶 Models for 292 species reveal range contractions and declines in #taxonomic, functional and #PhylogeneticDiversity, highlighting key subregions for conservation.
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🪶 Models for 292 species reveal range contractions and declines in #taxonomic, functional and #PhylogeneticDiversity, highlighting key subregions for conservation.
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December 9, 2025 at 6:54 AM
🌎 How will forest #birds in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest fare under #climatechange?
🪶 Models for 292 species reveal range contractions and declines in #taxonomic, functional and #PhylogeneticDiversity, highlighting key subregions for conservation.
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🪶 Models for 292 species reveal range contractions and declines in #taxonomic, functional and #PhylogeneticDiversity, highlighting key subregions for conservation.
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🏔️ How are alpine specialists shifting their #niche under #climatechange? A hierarchical framework on an alpine #finch reveals a 40–64% #habitat contraction and an upslope shift of ~280 m, highlighting the value of scaled habitats in conservation.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:39 AM
🏔️ How are alpine specialists shifting their #niche under #climatechange? A hierarchical framework on an alpine #finch reveals a 40–64% #habitat contraction and an upslope shift of ~280 m, highlighting the value of scaled habitats in conservation.
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🦇 After severe declines from white-nose syndrome, where do northern long-eared #bats persist?
🔊 #Acoustic data show highest #occupancy on steep, forested, low-impact hillsides and how #spatialmodels plus early-season surveys improve #monitoring.
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🔊 #Acoustic data show highest #occupancy on steep, forested, low-impact hillsides and how #spatialmodels plus early-season surveys improve #monitoring.
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December 7, 2025 at 6:37 AM
🦇 After severe declines from white-nose syndrome, where do northern long-eared #bats persist?
🔊 #Acoustic data show highest #occupancy on steep, forested, low-impact hillsides and how #spatialmodels plus early-season surveys improve #monitoring.
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🔊 #Acoustic data show highest #occupancy on steep, forested, low-impact hillsides and how #spatialmodels plus early-season surveys improve #monitoring.
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🌍 African #savanna science is heavily skewed: 46% of studies come from just 2% of #ProtectedAreas. Using the new ADSPA geodatabase, this work identifies five #bioclimatic groups and reveals major research gaps across underrepresented savannas. 🐘
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December 5, 2025 at 7:26 AM
🌍 African #savanna science is heavily skewed: 46% of studies come from just 2% of #ProtectedAreas. Using the new ADSPA geodatabase, this work identifies five #bioclimatic groups and reveals major research gaps across underrepresented savannas. 🐘
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🌱 How far can plants really shift their future range under #climatechange? Using #SDMs for 1318 European species, this study shows that most #plants can’t track shifting climates.
⚠️ Authors suggest caution in assuming #dispersal capability in SDMs.
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⚠️ Authors suggest caution in assuming #dispersal capability in SDMs.
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December 4, 2025 at 7:26 AM
🌱 How far can plants really shift their future range under #climatechange? Using #SDMs for 1318 European species, this study shows that most #plants can’t track shifting climates.
⚠️ Authors suggest caution in assuming #dispersal capability in SDMs.
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⚠️ Authors suggest caution in assuming #dispersal capability in SDMs.
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🐟 In the warming Barents Sea, #fish communities show only partial reversals during brief cooling.
🌐 #Biogeographic responses differ across sub-regions, highlighting that local #heterogeneity matters for management.
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🌐 #Biogeographic responses differ across sub-regions, highlighting that local #heterogeneity matters for management.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🐟 In the warming Barents Sea, #fish communities show only partial reversals during brief cooling.
🌐 #Biogeographic responses differ across sub-regions, highlighting that local #heterogeneity matters for management.
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🌐 #Biogeographic responses differ across sub-regions, highlighting that local #heterogeneity matters for management.
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🐆 How much did Asian leopards adapt after dispersing from Africa? A global #SDM shows most Asian subspecies still occupy an ancestral #bioclimatic niche, with limited shifts into colder or more seasonal environments, mainly in the Persian #leopard.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:47 AM
🐆 How much did Asian leopards adapt after dispersing from Africa? A global #SDM shows most Asian subspecies still occupy an ancestral #bioclimatic niche, with limited shifts into colder or more seasonal environments, mainly in the Persian #leopard.
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⛰️ Along tropical mountains, environmental heterogeneity amplifies the link between #biodiversity and #ecosystemfunctioning.
🌿 Using multiple taxa and functions, this study shows that #speciesrichness, more than turnover, drives BEF relationship.
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🌿 Using multiple taxa and functions, this study shows that #speciesrichness, more than turnover, drives BEF relationship.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
⛰️ Along tropical mountains, environmental heterogeneity amplifies the link between #biodiversity and #ecosystemfunctioning.
🌿 Using multiple taxa and functions, this study shows that #speciesrichness, more than turnover, drives BEF relationship.
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🌿 Using multiple taxa and functions, this study shows that #speciesrichness, more than turnover, drives BEF relationship.
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🧬 This new study aims to advancing #MarineConservation using #metabarcoding and metaphylogeography for a multi-year biomonitoring of #benthic communities of national parks across two seas 🌊
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December 2, 2025 at 4:56 PM
🧬 This new study aims to advancing #MarineConservation using #metabarcoding and metaphylogeography for a multi-year biomonitoring of #benthic communities of national parks across two seas 🌊
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🌳 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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