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Journaling about Biogeography. News highlighting research from society journals at the intersection of biology and geography that is scientifically important and of broad general interest. Commentary on current events, especially in publishing. Fostering a more equitable and sustainable global community for biogeographical research.
Featured researchers
Meet researchers publishing biogeography in diverse society journals, emphasizing early career researchers breaking new ground
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Highlighted papers
Read about recent biogeography research, published across diverse society journals, from a different perspective
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Journal news
Updates from members of the community on changes influencing your options as biogeography researchers –
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ECR feature: Wesley Jonatar Alves da Cruz
Wesley is a Postdoctoral researcher at the AMAP (botAnique et Modélisation de l’Architecture des Plantes et des Végétations) research group in Montpellier, France. He is a functional ecologist with special focus on tropical forests and savannahs. Here, Wesley shares his recent work on the distribution of plant functional traits across ecotones. Early career researcher, Wesley,…
ECR feature: Axel Arango
Axel Arango is a postdoctoral researcher at the Universität Würzburg, Germany. He is a evolutionary biologist with special focus on Macroecology and Macroevolution. Here, Axel shares his recent work on how ecological specialization, rather than geographic dispersal, shapes diversification in Emberizoidea songbirds. Axel Arango, postdoc at the Universität Würzburg, Germany. Personal links. https://axelarango.github.io Institute. Center…
ECR feature: Gabriel Pavan Sabino
Gabriel is a PhD researcher at the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). He is a plant ecologist with special focus on floristic patterns and distributions. Here, Gabriel shares his recent work on the diversity patterns in continental islands along the Brazilian coast. Early career researcher Gabriel Pavan Sabino in front of a granite cliff covered…
ECR feature: Josh Brian
Josh is a Postdoc researcher at King’s College London. He is a community ecologist with special focus on plant invasions. Here, Josh shares his recent work which reviews the use of scale terms in plant biology and consequent implications for biogeographic research. Josh standing in ‘BigBio’, one of the longest-running experiments testing the role of…
ECR feature: Felipe Zuñe
Felipe Zuñe is a PhD researcher at the Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. He is an ecologist with special focus on vegetation dynamics. Here, Felipe shares his recent work on ecological drivers on vegetation dynamics of the Trindade Island. Felipe Zuñe, PhD researcher at the Universidade Federal Do Rio de Janeiro. Personal…
Building more community for Biogeography
Multiple society journals are collaborating to bring you more biogeography news Above: A montage of the societies whose journals are now bringing you Biogeography.News We are delighted to announce that we are breaking new ground in our mission at Biogeography.News https://biogeographynews.org/2023/12/10/re-introducing-biogeography-news/ Over the past year-and-a-half we have been working on several projects to build community…
Goals
- To broaden the reach of biogeographical research
- To foster equitable and sustainable publishing opportunities
- To support the global biogeography research community
Biogeography is …
“The branch of biology that deals with the geographical distribution of plants and animals. Also: the characteristics of an area or organism in this respect.”
Oxford English Dictionary
Values
- Ethical authorship: COPE – https://publicationethics.org/authorship
- Fair evaluation: DORA protocol – https://sfdora.org/
- Constructive contributions: https://escholarship.org/uc/item/8w69d7bx
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