Diversity and Distributions

Species‐Specific Responses to Multiple Climatic Variables Predict Diverging Locations of Future Climate Change Refugia Aim We assessed the geographic and hydroclimatic patterns of species-specific habitat suitability change for 81 plant species under diverging climate models. Location California Floristic Province.....

🌲🌡️ Check out our new paper at @consbiog.bsky.social! Plant species sensitive to warming are more likely to persist in high-elevation, topographically complex habitats. But for others, refugia emerge in unexpected places...

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🦇🐟 In China’s karst systems, shifts in #bat distributions reduce guano supply, amplifying projected #CaveFish richness losses by up to 40×. A reminder to integrate biotic interactions into #SpeciesDistributionModels and #Conservation planning.

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One year snapshot from our habitat maps

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🦆The first global, annual (2000–2022) habitat maps tailored to avian influenza host birds
🗺️300-m resolution
🌾8 Level-1 & 34 Level-2 habitat types

A new environmental layer for large-scale host–environment research
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🦜 Can we map #bird communities, not just species? Using 50 years of #CitizenScience data, this new study defines 29 distinct bird communities across #Australia, providing a new continental framework to assess community condition and track change over time.

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🐸 This new paper led by Travis A. Rainey shows high #GeneticDiversity but strong isolation, driven by development, of Blanchard’s Cricket #Frog found at northern peripheral sites; declines likely stem from demographic rather than genetic pressures.

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Seascape Genomics Reveal Contrasting Population Structure in Sympatric and Congeneric Corals Across Thermal Clines Aim Understanding local adaptation in species along environmental gradients provides insight for how species can and will adapt to increasing climate-driven marine heatwaves. Here, the population st...

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“Seascape genomics reveal contracting population structure in sympatric and congeneric corals across thermal clines” by Marzonie et al.

🐢 Where do leatherback #SeaTurtles overlap with offshore wind energy? Tracking 74 individuals along the US Atlantic coast, this study maps seasonal core #habitats and reveals peak overlap in some areas.

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Species Yet to Be Discovered Are More Threatened and Have Smaller Ranges Aim To assess whether newly described species are more likely to be threatened and have smaller ranges than known species. Location Global. Methods In this study, we focus on the timing of speci...

Many species not yet formally recognised may already be at risk of extinction. The findings underscore the urgent need for more fieldwork in understudied areas 📉
New paper out @consbiog.bsky.social by Farooq, Geldmann & Faurby👇
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🦆 When do waterbirds need water most? Using #Copernicus data + bird counts, this study maps where surface water limits #waterbirds across the Western Palearctic, revealing seasonal bottlenecks and priority areas for #restoration and conservation.

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🦎 #ClimateChange threatens Australia’s blue tongue #lizards: niche models project major range losses for 11 of 13 species by 2100, with #protectedareas offering limited refuge, underscoring urgent needs for climate-smart #conservation planning.

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🌊 Frequent #flooding reshapes riparian #soilmicrobes: high-intensity events slightly raise α-diversity but reduce β-diversity and network complexity, especially in #bacteria, highlighting stronger environmental filtering in #riverineecosystems.

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🐚 How will climate warming reshape intertidal competition? Using #EnergyBudget models, this study shows that native and invasive #mussels on South African shores may keep similar ranges, but warming could eventually benefit the native species.

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🔥Climate change may unravel plant–#hummingbird interactions in the #AtlanticForest.

🌺Niche models predict fewer links and lower #network robustness, increasing vulnerability to cascading effects and threatening #ecosystem stability.

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🕊️ Tracking American Golden Plover #migration reveals low migratory #connectivity: birds from Arctic breeding sites mix widely across #stopovers and southern wintering grounds.

🌐Shared threats along migration routes may impact populations similarly.

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🐻 How much space do #brownbears still have in Europe?

🌍 #SDMs show that ~37% of the continent remains suitable #habitat, but #connectivity is fragmented by #agriculture and human development, highlighting the need for transboundary #conservation.

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Seasonal and Multidecadal Changes in the Distribution of Small Cetaceans Inhabiting the Western North Pacific Under a Changing Ocean Environment, Inferred From Species Distribution Models Aim For several decades, substantial efforts have monitored cetacean distribution and abundance in the western North Pacific. Large-scale visual-based line transect surveys have been conducted since...

🐬Cetacean data in the North Pacific are mostly summer-biased, yet #dolphinfisheries occur in winter.
Using long-term sightings and #SDMs, this study reveals seasonal distribution shifts and climate-driven changes critical for #cetacean conservation.

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🦘A strong faunal turnover at 1200m separates distinct lowland and highland communities along the complete elevational gradient. With 61 #marsupial and rodent species representing 80% of regional diversity, Mount Wilhelm emerges as a global #hotspot for tropical mammals.

🗞️ New paper out!

⛰️#SpeciesRichness of non-volant #mammals on Papua New Guinea´s highest mountain shows no mid-elevation peak: it rises linearly across continuous #rainforest and drops sharply in the subalpine zone.

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🎉Proud to share GMA Lab member Marco Davoli won the Early Career Researcher Best Paper Award2024 @consbiog.bsky.social🏆Thanks to @jcsvenning.bsky.social @tobiaskuemmerle.ecoevo.social.ap.brid.gy Sophie Monsarrat Jennifer Crees Michela Pacifici Andrea Cristiano onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

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📈 The Student Award goes to Maëlys Boënnec and co-authors for the paper "Non-linearity and Temporal Variability Are Overlooked Components of Global Vertebrate Population Dynamics".
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#PopulationTrends #Biodiversity #Ecology

🦌 The Early Career Researcher Award goes to @MarcoDavoli3 and co-authors for the paper "Recent Sociocultural Changes Reverse the Long-Term Trend of Declining Habitat Availability for Large Wild Mammals in Europe".
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#Biogeography #Zooarchaeology

Diversity and Distributions: Student and Early Career Researcher Annual Best Paper Awards Diversity and Distributions is an open access, international, biodiversity journal for research and reviews devoted to the advancement of conservation biogeography

🎉 AWARDS TIME 🎉

We’re delighted to announce the 2024 Early Career Best Paper Awards in Diversity and Distributions, celebrating outstanding #biogeography and #globalchange research by early-career scientists.

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🌱 Do invasive #plants shift their #niche in China?

Most #alienspecies show strong niche conservatism, with warmer, human-impacted areas driving centroid shifts. Residence time and propagule pressure boost niche filling and thus invasion success. 🌴

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🌎 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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🏔️ 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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🌍 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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🐟 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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