Fabaceae emerge as amongst the most embolism-resistant tree families in Amazonia. Forests in the Brazilian and Guiana Shield regions, where Fabaceae abundance is high, are expected to have greater drought resistance than Western Amazon forests.

We already have more than 💯 participants for #ExE2026, but there are still places available. Once you have registered, you have until April 1 to submit an abstract, so don’t miss out and register now at sites.exeter.ac.uk/exe/registra... Everything you need to know is 👇 and at evoxeco.uk!

Thrilled to share our new paper out in @science.org, led by François Leroy and Petr Keil! Using the Breeding Bird Survey, we document not only a continent-wide decline in bird abundance since the 1980s — but, crucially, the acceleration of these declines over time. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Slowly adding content to bionames.org and tweaking the interface. Hope page loads faster now and looks a little better on mobile. Lots of DOIs and PDFs for taxonomic papers, but so much to do. Half a million names linked to DOIs, wish it were more.

Wanna know about you should care about seeds and seedlings as much as I do while learning what I'm up to during my PhD? Check the #NHER post from the @mobotgarden.bsky.social, the Ecological Health Network and the Restoration Ecology Lab at Virginia Tech. #RestorationEcology #Seedlings #Seeds

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...

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...

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:

I am really excited to share our new paper, published today in Nature. We show that rising atmospheric CO2 is linked to decling nutrient availability in boreal forest, with implications for the future carbon sink. Kudos to lead author @kelleyrbassett.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Postdoctoral position in Forest Genetics at @uni-freiburg.de with a focus on local adaptation and/or stress reaction of trees. The position combines research and teaching (4 SWS), and offers the opportunity to develop an independent research profile (4+ years).

Diverging responses of taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic plant diversity to biogeographic parameters in arid habitat islands of southern Africa biogeography.pensoft.net/articles.php... new work on quartz habitat islands in Southern Africa

Open‐land‐derived agroforestry and effects of abandonment of management of the main crop on ecosystem services and woody plant diversity 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... by Fonzaghi et al. Summary also available in Português @WileyPlantSci

The global island species–area relationship for plants | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... Our latest effort to understand ISARs for plants globally!

Linking to images and #AI-based identification tools—The only way for Flora projects to survive #ThomasReview by Susanne S. Renner nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... #PlantScience #LatestIssue

Important new approaches in biogeography and evolutionary diversification, especially for species-rich ecosystems with high levels of sympatry. Check out the preprint ⬇️

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...

This month's Funk lecture from @biogeography.bsky.social will be given by Juan Pablo Quimbayo. Sign up soon!

The 2026 LinneSys call is open! Looking for a small grant for systematics work? Check us out! systass.org/linnesys/ All you need is to be a member of the @systassn.bsky.social or the @linneansociety.bsky.social Caveat, legally, we cannot fund anyone in a country listed here: tinyurl.com/wemwtfrz

🚨3 Lectureships in Biology 🚨 Come join us in Bristol @bristolbiosci.bsky.social! We are looking for new collegues working across a broad spectum of topics in biology, including ecology & environmental change. Get in touch if you have Qs! Apply here by 8 March: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

On March 3rd @ 5pm CET, we are re-starting the Integration of speciation seminar series! The first 3 sessions feature talks by *Early-Career Researchers*, and include a Q&A with an established PI about their career path. Sign up to get the link: speciation-network.pages.ist.ac.at/seminar-seri...

I’m immeasurably chuffed to have been able to contribute a chapter to this beautiful book, the Atlas of Botany, a collaboration between @thebotanics.bsky.social and DK. Available for pre-order now! rbgeshop.org/products/pre... #botany #popularscience 🌐🌏

🌿🌍 Join us to learn about the newly published “No evidence for the niche breadth – range size hypothesis in big plant genera” in @annbot.bsky.social by Ludwig Baldaszti and co-authors. (1/9) 👉 doi.org/qnrq @baldasztil.bsky.social @caroaceae.bsky.social @petermoonlight.bsky.social #PlantScience

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...

🔥 Postdoctoral Opportunity | Fire, Seeds & the Cerrado 🌱 The Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology (UNESP, Brazil) is offering a postdoc position to study how fire regimes and climate warming shape seed traits and germination in Cerrado species. 👉 Learn more: tinyurl.com/hf9yd98f #Ecology #Traits

A reminder that the next Funk lecture will take place this Wednesday! We will be hosting @comecology.bsky.social, so you do not want to miss it 😀

New deadline: February 4th Still time to apply! www.liverpool.ac.uk/courses/expl...

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...

Small-island effect is detected for both native and non-native seed plants in the largest archipelago of China - and shown for both species richness and phylogenetic diversity -https://biogeography.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=168932

Happy to share this paper from the Madidi Metabolomics Project, led by Sierra Chadwick & Brian Sedio, and made possible by the Madidi Project, Herbario Nacional de Bolivia, Missouri Botanical Garden @mobotgarden.bsky.social and WashU @livingearthcollab.bsky.social 🌴 ⛰️ doi.org/10.1098/rspb...

Our paper on the mysterious Devonian organism Prototaxites has now finally been published! See the paper here (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) and our explainer thread below! Prototaxites reconstruction by Matt Humpage

New preprint is up! Not going spoil the results for you 🤓 but we looked at some “bird” vs “bee”-pollinated Penstemon hybrid zones and came away with some pretty unexpected results!

Postdoc position with me at Stockholm University – phylogenomics and evolution of fire adaptations in Malagasy Erica : www.su.se/english/divi...

Had a great week at #TIBS2026! Presented my first conference talk, listened to many interesting topics and got to chat with new people. All while exploring the cute city of Aarhus. The travel days were anything but smooth, but we made it back to Munich!

Fish species composition reflects geomorphology in the Western Amazon, the Earth's vertebrate biodiversity hotspot biogeography.pensoft.net/articles.php...

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...

We've just created an exciting new Phylogenomics Botanist role to join our vibrant team at Botanic Gardens of Sydney and help us build the NSW Plant Tree of Life! Applications close 26 Jan 2026: iworkfor.nsw.gov.au/job/phylogen... #botanicgardens #nswflora #nswptol #phylogenomics

✈️ For @tibsaarhus2026.bsky.social , we were proud to co-support Mahi Banal through the Maria Sibylla Merian Frontiers of Biogeography Award, which provides travel support for early-career #researchers from the Global South to present their work at the @biogeography.bsky.social conference in #Aarhus.

As we start off the new year, WFO is excited to share our latest Plant List Update. The Plant List is updated twice a year in conjunction with the solstices. Watch to learn more about what's new since June.

It was pleasure attending the TIBS conference in Aarhus! I had some fantastic discussions with researchers on how we can better quantify the impacts of climate change on marine species. Leaving with new ideas and collaborations. 🌊🐟 @tibsaarhus2026.bsky.social #oceans #fish @biogeography.bsky.social

It was my first time attending the #TIBS conference. Thanks for all the people coming to my poster. See you in Beijing 2028! #TIBS2026 #Aarhus

Coming back home from another great @biogeography.bsky.social TIBS meeting #TIBS2026. So many great talks, conversations with friends and colleagues, and renovated energy for future research! It is always a pleasure to attend these meetings.

It was an amazing week in Aarhus for @tibsaarhus2026.bsky.social, attending so many great talks and catching up with colleagues and collaborators. A big congrats to the local organizers! Long live to @biogeography.bsky.social 🌍🌐

Really enjoyed the #TIBS2026 conference - lots of new ideas and great talks. Want to give props to @tibsaarhus2026.bsky.social organizers and the catering team for delicious, mostly vegan, and plenty of food. I've had mixed experiences with conference food but this really raised the standard!!

PhD on Begonia speciation at RBGE/Glasgow! Looking at the genomics of reproductive isolation and how fast it evolves - is it the reason this is one of the largest genera of flowering plants? www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

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: go.bsky.app/KvnmdnK

⏩️❓️‼️ If you have your biogeography research to be published, there is the perfect journal with an impact factor of 2.5 & being led & driven by a great society @biogeography.bsky.social🎉‼️⏪️ ❤️FRONTIERS OF BIOGEOGRAPHY❤️ biogeography.pensoft.net #tibs2026 #macroecology @tibsaarhus2026.bsky.social

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

We are excited to kick off #TIBS2026! Our early session with Alfred Russell Wallace Award winners Michael Donoghue and Mark V. Lomolino was truly inspiring, offering valuable lessons and insights that will energize the rest of the conference. #biogeography #macroecology #science

🚨 Only three days left to apply for this PhD on using genomics to understand bat population declines under global change with @bfraser.bsky.social and @batconservation.bsky.social 🦇🧬🌍🌐

Support from @amsocplanttaxon.bsky.social up to $1500 is available for masters and doctoral students to conduct fieldwork, herbarium studies, and/or laboratory research in any area of plant systematics. Join ASPT today, and apply by Feb 28, 2026... details below: www.aspt.net/awards