Category Archives: Global Biogeography

Re-introducing “Biogeography.News”

To better serve our goal of fostering a more equitable and sustainable global community for biogeographical research we have updated our scope to emphasize a broader authorship in society journals. Above: A metaphor: Mill Creek, California, USA. Where the land and sea meet, large and dynamic forces shape and re-shape the environment for organisms thatContinue reading “Re-introducing “Biogeography.News””

Oceanic islands of the Southwest Pacific: Tracing the history of marine fish endemism

The subtropical oceanic islands of Lord Howe and Norfolk (Australia), as well as Rangitāhua (Kermadec Islands, New Zealand) host marine fish species found nowhere else. But where do these endemics come from? How did they originate? We explored the history of marine ray-finned fish endemism in the region using biogeographic probabilistic models that integrate time-calibratedContinue reading “Oceanic islands of the Southwest Pacific: Tracing the history of marine fish endemism”