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{"title":"Testing molecular date estimates using an ecological and vicariant case study in treefrogs: The Geological-Ecological Molecular Calibration","authors":"Michael J. Jowers,&nbsp;Jesús Muñoz Pajares,&nbsp;John Weber,&nbsp;Jeanette Arkle,&nbsp;Salvador Arenas-Castro,&nbsp;Simon Y. W. Ho,&nbsp;Gilson A. Rivas,&nbsp;John C. Murphy,&nbsp;Amaël Borzée,&nbsp;R. Alexander Pyron,&nbsp;Marcos Perez-Losada,&nbsp;Mayke De Freitas,&nbsp;J. Roger Downie,&nbsp;Gregorio Moreno-Rueda,&nbsp;Giovanni Forcina,&nbsp;Santiago Sánchez-Ramírez","doi":"10.1111/jbi.14971","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jbi.14971","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aim</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To date a vicariant event through the mutualistic relationship of a hylid frog and its bromeliad host found across two isolated mountain ranges as part of an island–continental split and to use this information to calibrate a molecular dating analysis of hylids.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Location</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>South America.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Time Period</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Pliocene.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Major Taxa Studied</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Treefrogs, Arboranae.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Pliocene tectonic movements sank a portion of a mountain range that connected present-day Trinidad (island) and northern Venezuela, eventually isolating populations of the golden tree frog <i>Phytotriades auratus</i> and its host bromeliad <i>Glomeropitcairnia erectiflora</i> on both sides of a saltwater barrier. We estimated the submersion rate timing of the vicariant event, then employed ecological niche modelling to establish the distribution of the frog and its host to the Pliocene. We generated nucleotide sequence data for the hylid on each side of the marine barrier and proposed a biogeographic calibration for the split between populations. Using Bayesian phylogenetic analysis, we evaluated the impact of incorporating this biogeographic calibration on estimates of treefrog divergence times.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A relatively continuous, high-elevation mountain range existed before the Pliocene and the opening of the Gulf of Paria (4.45 ± 0.85 Ma). <i>Phytotriades auratus</i> and <i>G. erectiflora</i> would have been distributed across the Paria and Northern Range mountains as a single population since the Pliocene. Divergence times among treefrogs (Arboranae) were older than those inferred using fossil calibrations alone, with mean age estimates for subfamilies and genera being ~2 and ~1.2 million years older, respectively.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Main Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our study presents a biogeographic calibration based on a vicariant model that connects the evolution of the populations of a hylid through geology and ecological data. The implementation of this date as a molecular clock calibration reduces the uncertainty in date estimates for the shallower nodes in the phylogeny of Arboranae.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":15299,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Biogeography","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141569898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evidence of environmental niche separation between threatened mobulid rays in Aotearoa New Zealand: Insights from species distribution modelling","authors":"Rikako Ozaki,&nbsp;Fabrice Stephenson,&nbsp;Matthew Pinkerton,&nbsp;Brittany Finucci,&nbsp;Lydia Green,&nbsp;Alice Della Penna,&nbsp;Katarzyna Sila-Nowicka","doi":"10.1111/jbi.14976","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jbi.14976","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aim</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Mobulid rays are a group of threatened batoid fishes susceptible to population decline from targeted fisheries and accidental capture. Spatial distributions of mobulid rays remain poorly known. Prior studies found commonalities between favourable environments and prey among various mobulid species, yet most were conducted in tropical waters. To explore the habitat use and distribution of mobulid rays in a temperate environment we model the habitat suitability of two mobulid rays (<i>Mobula mobular and Mobula birostris</i>) in Aotearoa New Zealand using fisheries and citizen science occurrence data spanning almost two decades.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Location</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Northeastern coast of Aotearoa, New Zealand.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Boosted Regression Tree models were used to predict the annual habitat suitability and favourable environmental conditions of the two species based on available sightings records in conjunction with high resolution (1 km²) environmental data.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The sympatric study species had contrasting habitat requirements. We found a separation in their spatial distribution defined by the 200 m isobath – the onshore extent for <i>M. birostris</i> and the offshore extent for <i>M. mobular</i>. While there were only subtle variations in relative habitat suitability for <i>M. mobular</i> over the study period, <i>M. birostris</i> exhibited greater interannual variability. Despite differing interannual patterns, spatial separation, as a function of environmental properties, persisted regardless of the year.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Main Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our results suggest that associations between mobulid species may differ from tropical regions due to regional adaptations to prey availability or local environmental conditions unique to colder and more productive temperate waters. Our findings highlight the importance of multi-species surveys and the inclusion of temporal variability in support of separate species-specific management plans to account for differing stressors impacting each species.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":15299,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Biogeography","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jbi.14976","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141548433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The environmental filtering paradigm and non-filtering community assembly processes","authors":"J. Alex Baecher","doi":"10.1111/jbi.14973","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jbi.14973","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Motivation for abandoning the ‘environmental filtering’ metaphor has been increasing in the literature, yet it remains a widely used conceptual tool to guide research and education within ecological disciplines. I consider the possible origins of the filtering paradigm through linkages to hypotheses about the potentially oversized role of localized competition in the early development of niche concepts, as well as assumptions about the scale dependence of factors influencing the species distributions at large scales. I believe that these perspectives may have discounted the relevance of non-competitive interactions to the structure and maintenance of local communities, and the role of biotic interactions in large-scale ecological processes more generally. I describe the types of ecological phenomena not readily captured by the filtering model, as well as the potential for biotic factors to interact with abiotic gradients (at scale) and influence broad ecological patterns. Lastly, I pose an alternative model of community assembly which emphasizes biotic–abiotic interactions and non-filtering mechanisms to serve as a springboard for future renovations of the filtering metaphor.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":15299,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Biogeography","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141548434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Systematic and highly resolved modelling of biodiversity in inherently rare groundwater amphipods","authors":"Mara Knüsel,&nbsp;Roman Alther,&nbsp;Nadine Locher,&nbsp;Arpat Ozgul,&nbsp;Cene Fišer,&nbsp;Florian Altermatt","doi":"10.1111/jbi.14975","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jbi.14975","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Aim&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Groundwater ecosystems harbour a unique biodiversity, but remain poorly studied, mainly due to difficulties in accessibility and imperfect species detection. Consequently, knowledge on the state and change of groundwater biodiversity remains highly deficient. In the context of global warming and excessive groundwater extraction, understanding groundwater from an ecosystem-perspective, including organism diversity and distribution, is essential. This study presents the largest ever systematic assessment of groundwater amphipods, which are a key component of European groundwater biodiversity.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Location&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Switzerland (41,285 km&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;), including data from 906 sampling sites.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Taxon&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Groundwater amphipods, genera &lt;i&gt;Niphargus&lt;/i&gt; and &lt;i&gt;Crangonyx&lt;/i&gt; (Crustacea, Amphipoda).&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Methods&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;We applied a highly standardized citizen science approach to collect repeated groundwater fauna samples in collaboration with municipal drinking water providers. Using detection–nondetection data of the genetically identified groundwater amphipod species, we assessed the overall species diversity of both rare and common species. The distribution of commonly found species was predicted using multispecies occupancy modelling.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Results&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;We retrieved 3882 samples from 906 sites, yielding 2350 groundwater amphipod individuals. We identified a remarkable species diversity, comprising few commonly and many rarely found species. Considering commonly found species, we identified distinct distribution ranges, low local species richness and a predominance of negative co-occurrences. In contrast, a major portion of species were found rarely (generally at just one or two sites each), distributed uniformly throughout the study area and unrelated to common species' recognized hotspots. Many of these rarely found species are not yet formally described.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Main Conclusions&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Our results give robust emphasis on the rare occurrence and narrow distribution of many groundwater dwellers. Our systematic and standardized sampling data of groundwater amphipods suggest that rarity is particularly prominent and inherent to groundwater organisms. We emphasize the need of systematic data to","PeriodicalId":15299,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Biogeography","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jbi.14975","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141532247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Diversification in birds is promoted by plant diversity, topographic heterogeneity and stable paleoclimate","authors":"Xinyu Wang,&nbsp;Lu Miao,&nbsp;Xiongwei Huang,&nbsp;Lingfeng Mao,&nbsp;Tianlong Cai,&nbsp;Jens-Christian Svenning,&nbsp;Gang Feng","doi":"10.1111/jbi.14974","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jbi.14974","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Aims&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Long-term climate stability, contemporary climate and environmental heterogeneity have been linked to bird diversity patterns through their direct impacts on diversification rate, as well as through their indirect effects on plant species richness, which could also directly and indirectly affect bird diversity. This study aimed to quantitatively assess whether these potential drivers could indirectly affect bird species richness through their direct effects on the diversification rate in birds in eastern Asia.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Location&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Mainland China.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Taxon&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Birds.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Methods&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Using the distribution data of 1127 bird species across 320 prefecture cities in China and a phylogenetic tree of these bird species, we analysed the distribution patterns of bird species richness and diversification rate of all birds, passerine birds and non-passerine birds, respectively. We also investigated their relationships with long-term climate stability, contemporary climate, elevation range and plant diversity using ordinary least squares regression model and simultaneous autoregressive model. In addition, structural equation model was used to analyse whether these drivers could indirectly affect bird species richness through their direct effects on bird diversification rate.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Results&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;The results showed that bird species richness and diversification rate were highest in southwestern China. Additionally, diversification rate for passerine birds was higher than non-passerine birds and all birds. Regression analyses revealed that plant species richness was the variable most associated with bird species richness and diversification rate across the three groups. Notably, results from structural equation model indicated that plant species richness, elevation range and glacial–interglacial climate change can indirectly influence bird species richness by directly affecting diversification rates.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Main Conclusions&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;These findings emphasize the importance of considering diversification rate when understanding the geographic distribution patterns of bird diversity. The direct and indirect effects of plant species richness, elevation range and glacial–interglacial climate change on bird diversity highlight the crucial role of mountain regions with higher plant diversity and stable paleoclimate in forming a","PeriodicalId":15299,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Biogeography","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141527716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Global distribution range of birds is negatively correlated with their level of diet specialization","authors":"Yanina Benedetti,&nbsp;Federico Morelli","doi":"10.1111/jbi.14970","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jbi.14970","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aim</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Understanding the factors determining the size of a species distribution range is crucial to preventing the extinction of vulnerable species, particularly specialist species. Previous research has shown that climate and various traits of a species significantly affect its distribution range size. However, the impact of avian dietary specialization remains relatively unexplored and geographically restricted.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Location</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Worldwide.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Taxon</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Birds.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We assessed the worldwide distribution range of 7416 bird species concerning the degree of diet specialization, including body mass size, daily activity and evolutionary distinctiveness (ED) as covariates. The phylogenetic generalized least squares (PGLS) model – including the avian phylogeny – was used to test the potential correlation between the distribution range size of bird species and the explored life history traits.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We found that, at a global scale, diet specialization negatively correlates with the distribution range size of bird species. Overall, diet specialist species displayed a distribution range of 60% smaller than generalist species.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Main Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our study demonstrates that an avian diet specialization is crucial in predicting its potential distribution range size. This information is essential for those species with narrow distribution ranges often threatened by global concerns.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":15299,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Biogeography","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jbi.14970","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141509583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Individual-level biotic interactions and species distribution models","authors":"Heather E. Gaya,&nbsp;Richard B. Chandler","doi":"10.1111/jbi.14972","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jbi.14972","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aim</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Accounting for biotic interactions in species distribution models is complicated by the fact that interactions occur at the individual-level at unknown spatial scales. Standard approaches that ignore individual-level interactions and focus on aggregate scales are subject to the modifiable aerial unit problem (MAUP) in which incorrect inferences may arise about the sign and magnitude of interspecific effects.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Location</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Global (simulation) and North Carolina, United States (case study).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Taxon</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>None (simulation) and Aves (case study).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We present a hierarchical species distribution model that includes a Markov point process in which the locations of individuals of one species are modelled as a function of both abiotic variables and the locations of individuals of another species. We applied the model to spatial capture-recapture (SCR) data on two ecologically similar songbird species—hooded warbler (<i>Setophaga citrina</i>) and black-throated blue warbler (<i>Setophaga caerulescens</i>)—that segregate over a climate gradient in the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A simulation study indicated that the model can identify the effects of environmental variation and biotic interactions on co-occurring species distributions. In the case study, there were strong and opposing effects of climate on spatial variation in population densities, but spatial competition did not influence the two species' distributions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Main Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Unlike existing species distribution models, the framework proposed here overcomes the MAUP and can be used to investigate how population-level patterns emerge from individual-level processes, while also allowing for inference on the spatial scale of biotic interactions. Our finding of minimal spatial competition between black-throated blue warbler and hooded warbler adds to the growing body of literature suggesting that abiotic factors may be more important than competition at low-latitude range margins. The model can be extended to accommodate count data and binary data in addition to SCR data.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":15299,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Biogeography","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jbi.14972","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141509536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Robust species distribution predictions of predator and prey responses to climate change","authors":"Xuezhen Ge,&nbsp;Cortland K. Griswold,&nbsp;Jonathan A. Newman","doi":"10.1111/jbi.14969","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jbi.14969","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Aim&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Species distribution models (SDMs) can be correlative or mechanistic, which have very different assumptions, leading to potentially different estimates of the ecological niches and distributions of the species. The model predictions from correlative and mechanistic approaches are incomparable due to their distinct assumptions. Yet, seeking their agreements can identify robust predictions that are relatively independent of the assumptions used to generate them. However, the search for robust model predictions among SDM models remains understudied and rarely considers the effect of biotic interactions. It is essential to identify robust predictions from SDMs for policy making.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Location&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Global.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Time Period&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;1970–2000/1980–2000 and 2081–2100.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Major Taxa Studies&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Aphids.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Methods&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;In this study, we selected five aphid species as examples, and applied an ensemble model of multiple correlative SDMs (eC-SDM), a mechanistic SDM of the prey species alone (M-SDM) and a mechanistic SDM of the predator–prey interactions (M-BI-SDM), to predict the habitat suitability of these aphids under climate change and seek robust predictions from both approaches, as well as evaluate the importance of biotic interactions in SDM studies.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Results&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Our results show that the five aphid species have different habitat suitability patterns predicted by both correlative and mechanistic approaches. However, there is a notable consensus between the model predictions for parts of North America and eastern Asia, indicating that the predictions in these regions are robust. Additionally, our mechanistic models allow us to assess the importance of predation on SDM predictions, revealing that predation can quantitatively affect species' habitat suitability both directly and indirectly.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Main Conclusions&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Our study suggests that mechanistic SDM could serve as a valuable addition to assess the robustness of the correlative SDM predictions, by providing additional biological realism. It highlights the importance of using diverse modelling appr","PeriodicalId":15299,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Biogeography","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jbi.14969","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141509537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The same, but different: Introducing a new chapter at Journal of Biogeography","authors":"Gareth B. Jenkins,&nbsp;Luciano Bosso,&nbsp;Arley Muth,&nbsp;Alison G. Nazareno,&nbsp;Diogo B. Provete","doi":"10.1111/jbi.14965","DOIUrl":"10.1111/jbi.14965","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;\u0000 &lt;i&gt;Journal of Biogeography&lt;/i&gt; (JBI) has a proud, 50-year history of publishing broad scope studies at the intersection of biology and geography. Developments in 2023, during which there was a work stoppage from the editorial board and subsequent resignations, hindered the journal in that mission. We acknowledge the issues raised by Williams et al. (&lt;span&gt;2023&lt;/span&gt;) and are confident that the new editorial structure—implemented in 2024 and outlined below—will ensure the journal continues to thrive and publish globally relevant and innovative biogeography research.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our new structure moves away from a single Editor-in-Chief and streamlines the Editorial Board. The journal is now edited by a team of Senior Editors, who contribute equally to journal strategy and directly handle all manuscripts submitted to the journal. In this way, we aim to ensure manuscripts are handled in an efficient, consistent, and timely manner. The recruitment of the Senior Editors considered geographical diversity alongside subject expertise directly relating to the submissions profile of the journal. Despite these changes, our scope remains the same; we aim to publish biogeographical research that is scientifically important and of broad general interest. Along these lines, JBI continues to be a sister publication to two other distinct but complementary titles within the broad field of biogeography; we encourage authors of globally relevant macroecological studies to consider \u0000 &lt;i&gt;Global Ecology &amp; Biogeography&lt;/i&gt;\u0000 , and those that apply biogeographical principles to questions of biodiversity conservation to consider \u0000 &lt;i&gt;Diversity &amp; Distributions&lt;/i&gt;\u0000 . The editors of all three journals are happy to answer questions from authors on which journal fits their work best.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We would also like to emphasise that manuscripts will be evaluated purely based on scientific content, not on the quality of the written English. While the advent of AI will increasingly play a role in scholarly publishing—there will inevitably be a multitude of tools that will help authors (e.g. https://en.wileyeditingservices.com/english-language-checker-service-recommender)—it is still vital that editors in general are understanding when it comes to the inherent obstacles that exist for non-English speakers in our community. The current Senior Editorial team has only two members with English as a first language; the barrier of using a second language to communicate professionally is one we are familiar with and sympathetic to.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Senior Editors are backed up by an Editorial Advisory Board, who will provide advice and steer on how best to position the journal within the field of biogeography. As a team, we will be focussed on the best strategy to expand the journal's audience beyond regular readers (e.g. biogeographers, ecologists, evolutionary biologists, conservation biologists, botanists, zoologists) to in","PeriodicalId":15299,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Biogeography","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2024-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jbi.14965","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141340047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cover","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/jbi.14653","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14653","url":null,"abstract":"<p>On the cover: Close-up of the Tuberculated Gecko (<i>Bunopus tuberculatus</i>), a widely distributed species complex and a successful colonizer of the Arabian Peninsula whose evolutionary history was largely influenced by paleoenvironmental conditions. Photo taken in eastern Jordan by Lukáš Pola.\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":15299,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Biogeography","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.9,"publicationDate":"2024-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jbi.14653","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141326411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}