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And lastly, a reminder: February's Funk Biogeography Seminar takes place this Wednesday (2/25) at 1:00PM UTC! There's still time to register here:

Diverging responses of taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic plant diversity to biogeographic parameters in arid habitat islands of southern Africa Habitat islands conceptually bridge true islands and habitat patches, adding new perspectives to island biogeographic principles that shape community assembly processes. Despite growing interest, empi...

Last, but not least: How do biogeography and plant diversity interact in the quartz islands of South Africa? Different types of biodiversity (taxonomic, phylogenetic, functional) may respond very differently: doi.org/10.21425/fob...

The role of the climate niche in repeated abrupt tree declines and ecotone dynamics in the Appalachian Mountains during the Holocene Forests in eastern North American did not achieve a stable composition during the Holocene. Both prolonged and abrupt shifts in the distributions of tree species were common. Studying the dynamics inv...

Next in our Frontiers roundup: Using Appalachian pollen records, Shuman et al. explore how the tree communities of the Holocene were formed by interactions between climate variation and species climate niches: doi.org/10.21425/fob...

Towards the human-induced “eemification” of the recent Holocene: a perspective from the Canary Islands The ruling climate conditions during the Last Interglacial, the Eemian (ca. 130–120 ky BP), were warmer and, consequently, the sea level stood 8–10 m higher than today. Ongoing human-induced climate c...

Start the week with some papers just published in Frontiers of Biogeography!

Human-induced climate change pushes Holocene climatic conditions closer to those of the Eemian period. The Canary Islands provide a way to explore what that looks like, and how to detect it: doi.org/10.21425/fob...

February's Funk Biogeography seminar is on the horizon! This month's speaker is Juan Pablo Quimbayo, who will talk about the role of traits in shaping marine biodiversity. Learn more and register here: www.biogeography.org/news/news/fe...

Phytoplankton regionalism in natural mesocosm-like wetlands of an island archipelago in the Aegean Sea Wetlands are globally recognised as biodiversity refugia and critical climate regulators, yet they are increasingly threatened by human pressures. Although phytoplankton plays a foundational role in a...

Two new papers to start your week! Next, the nested spatial filters that determine phytoplankton community assembly in the Aegean Sea: biogeography.pensoft.net/article/1644...

Global biogeography of zoantharians indicates a weak genetic differentiation between the Atlantic and Indo-Pacific oceans, and distinct communities in tropical and temperate provinces Biogeographic patterns for marine fishes and scleractinian stony corals are well-established, but it is still unclear whether these patterns apply to the understudied marine invertebrates. Here we inv...

Two new papers to start your week! First, big distributions and little genetic divergence in the global biogeography of zoantharians: biogeography.pensoft.net/article/1742...

Small-island effect is detected for both native and non-native seed plants in the largest archipelago of China The small-island effect (SIE) describes a particular form of species–area relationship where species richness on small islands is independent of island area or relates to area in a different way than ...

Check out the newest Frontiers of Biogeography article, looking at species-area relationships and plants in the East China Sea: biogeography.pensoft.net/article/1689...

January 2026 Funk Biogeography Seminar — Pedro Peres-Neto Ecology & Evolution in Spatial Structured Environments Ecological and evolutionary dynamics occur in environments that are intrinsically spatially structured, yet spatial environmental heterogene...

There's still time to sign up for our next Funk Biogeography Seminar, this Wednesday at 1:00PM UTC! Learn more and register here: www.biogeography.org/news/news/ja...

Fish species composition reflects geomorphology in the Western Amazon, the Earth's vertebrate biodiversity hotspot Fishes of the Western Amazon exhibit the greatest diversity of any continental vertebrate fauna on Earth. Hypotheses to explain diversity patterns have focused on various ecological and evolutionary p...

How are fish species distributions associated with geomorphology in the Western Amazon? The first 2026 Frontiers of Biogeography article is out now: doi.org/10.21425/fob...

The International Biogeography Society advertises the next installment of its monthly Funk Biogeography Seminar Series. The speaker is Dr. Pedro Peres-Neto, whose talk is titled "Ecology & Evolution in Spatial Structured Environment." The talk will occur on Wednesday, January 26, 2026, at 1:00PM UTC. For details and registration, go to www.biogeography.org.

The new year of biogeography is off to a strong start! Dr. Pedro Peres-Neto will present our next Funk lecture on January 28 at 1:00PM UTC. Learn more and register here: www.biogeography.org/news/news/ja...

January 2026 Funk Biogeography Seminar — Pedro Peres-Neto Ecology & Evolution in Spatial Structured Environment Ecological and evolutionary dynamics occur in environments that are intrinsically spatially structured, yet spatial environmental heterogenei...

For the first Funk lecture of 2026, @biogeography.bsky.social will be hosting @comecology.bsky.social. You do not want to miss this! Register under the link below. www.biogeography.org/news/news/ja...

The news is finally out — #TIBS2028 will be held in #China 🇨🇳
The conference will take place in #Beijing, bringing the global #biogeography community together again after two years.
High expectations for an exciting meeting and stimulating discussions.

As we near the final stages of #TIBS2026, Rob Whittaker shares exciting insights into the Frontiers of Biogeography journal —covering its development, impact factor, and a compelling call to action for @biogeography.bsky.social members to help grow the journal. ⏩ biogeography.pensoft.net

It was great to meet so many other Early Career Researchers at our #TIBS2026 mixer last night - both catching up with old friends and meeting new ones.

To celebrate all the ECR Biogeographers, we have created a starter pack so you can follow all the exciting work being done:
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Great talk by Barnabas Daru, @biogeography.bsky.social‘s MacArthur&Wilson awardee, on global plant biodiversity. Well deserved! #TIBS2026

⏩️"It is not that there is life on the surface of earth.

Life is THE surface of earth!"⏪️

#tibs2026 @tibsaarhus2026.bsky.social @biogeography.bsky.social with a.very interesting symposium on co-evolution of landscape & life

Faunal breaks and species composition of Indo-Pacific corals: the role of plate tectonics, environment and habitat distribution Abstract. Species richness gradients are ubiquitous in nature, but the mechanisms that generate and maintain these patterns at macroecological scales remai

For anyone at #TIBS2026 in the geology symposium, here is our (now fairly old) paper on the role of plate tectonics in determining global faunal breaks for tropical corals royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... @biogeography.bsky.social In case it’s peaked your interest in this stuff!

📸 Today at @tibsaarhus2026.bsky.social, Robert Whittaker talked about the island species-area relationship for plants globally.

Robert is also the Editor-in-Chief of Frontiers of #Biogeography: biogeography.pensoft.net, the journal of @biogeography.bsky.social we are happy to publish!

#TIBS2026

Integrating biotic factors into niche modeling: a case study with Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in the Americas The cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is known to transmit both anaplasmosis and babesiosis, two diseases that have important impacts on animal health. To delimit areas of climatic suita...

My latest published paper at Frontiers of Biogeography, the journal of the International Society of Biogeography @biogeography.bsky.social
doi.org/10.21425/fob...

Tomorrow #TIBS2026 is starting! 🌐 We can't wait for the first workshops to begin!

📌To register, please join us at our Welcome Reception: you will be able to follow guided tours to better navigate #TIBS2026 venue 🗺️ get the program booklet 📖 personalize your name badges and meet colleagues !

Preparing your trip to Aarhus for #TIBS2026? 🇩🇰

👀 Our program is online, do check it to learn about the talks of the parallel sessions, the two poster sessions and the four symposia happening in the mornings! ⬇️
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We are excited to announce that we are running two events for Early Career Researchers (ECRs) at #TIBS2026 in Aarhus 🎉

Registrations are closing on the 31st December, so check your emails! ✉️ Can't wait to see you there!

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Biogeographic regionalization of Odonata (Insecta) in the Neotropics: contrasting Anisoptera and Zygoptera spatial patterns The Neotropical region stands as a significant hotspot for Odonata diversity, yet comprehensive spatial patterns have remained less elucidated. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive biogeographi...

A new article published in Frontiers of Biogeography! biogeography.pensoft.net/article/1752...

Modelling the historic distribution and habitat of American chestnut (Castanea dentata) in Georgia, USA using edaphic and landform predictors The loss of American chestnut (Castanea dentata Marsh. Bork.) caused ecological change in many community types of the eastern United States. Restoration is challenged by climate change and two natural...

Check out this new paper in the Frontiers of Biogeography, the flagship journal of @biogeography.bsky.social, on historical distribution and habitat of American chestnut by Joyce Klaus & Nathan Klaus. And as always - support our society by publishing with us! biogeography.pensoft.net/article/1619...

🌍 Save the Date! The 12th International Biogeography Society Conference is coming to Aarhus, Denmark 🇩🇰
📅 January 6-10, 2026 📍 Aarhus University
Join biogeographers from around the world to exchange research, foster innovation, and push our field forward!
#TIBS2026 #Biogeography #Aarhus

The next Funk lecture will be Nov 19, 4pm UTC. Dr. Laura Pollock will tackle the issue of the Wallacean gap! Learn more and register here: www.biogeography.org/news/news/no...

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Dr. Laura Pollock will be giving the last Funk Seminar of 2025! Registration and information about this talk can be found on our website: www.biogeography.org/news/news/no...

Here's just one example of a wonderful workshop to be offered by @billurbektas.bsky.social and colleagues during @biogeography.bsky.social conference. Do not miss this opportunity to learn from the experts in the field!