Diversity and Distributions, Vol. 30, No. 1 (January 2024), pp. 13-25 (13 pages) Aim: Geographic structure is a fundamental organising principle in ecological and Earth sciences, and our planet is ...

Beta-diversity serves as a crucial metric for gauging shifts in species composition over spatial or temporal scales, bridging the spectrum between localized (alpha) and broader regional (gamma) ...

As earth's biodiversity continues to plummet, determining the mechanisms that underlie spatial variations in species' range size will help explain global patterns in species richness -- why the ...

Contributing editor Jim Richardson is a photojournalist recognized for his explorations of small-town life. His photos appear frequently in National Geographic magazine. Don't get me wrong. Shooting ...