Papers dealing with all aspects of spatial, ecological and historical biogeography are considered for publication in Journal of Biogeography. The mission of the journal is to contribute to the growth and societal relevance of the discipline of biogeography through its role in the dissemination of biogeographical research. To that end, the editorial policy is that the journal seeks to be representative of the discipline of biogeography, to be global in scope, and to be inclusive of major traditions and viewpoints within the discipline.

The journal was established in 1974 and, reflecting the growth of the discipline, is now published in 12 issues a year, as part of a joint subscription package together with the sister journals Global Ecology and Biogeography and Diversity and Distributions. The three journals have overlapping scope and aims; with the sister titles each emphasising links between biogeography and related disciplines, as described below. The editors reserve the right to transfer material between the journals where this is deemed most suitable.

Journal of Biogeography continues to be essential reading for all environmentalists, biogeographers, ecologists, biologists, botanists and zoologists.

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Climate warming and the decline of amphibians and reptiles in Europe
M.B. Araújo, W. Thuiller and R.G. Pearson

The island rule and the evolution of body size in the deep sea
Craig R. McClain, Alison G. Boyer and Gary Rosenberg

Body size evolution in insular vertebrates: generality of the island rule
Mark V. Lomolino

Directional asymmetry of long-distance dispersal and colonization could mislead reconstructions of biogeography
Lyn G. Cook, Michael D. Crisp

Phylogeography and reef fishes: bringing ecology back into the argument
J.H. Choat

Post-Eocene climate change, niche conservatism, and the latitudinal diversity gradient of New World birds
Bradford A. Hawkins, José Alexandre Felizola Diniz-Filho, Carlos A. Jaramillo, Stephen A. Soeller

Bird community responses to habitat fragmentation: how consistent are they across landscapes?
James E. M. Watson, Robert J. Whittaker, David Freudenberger

Geographical affinities of the Cape flora, South Africa
C. Galley, H. P. Linder

Links to relevant sites
Blackwell Ecology - Wiley-Blackwell's ecology subject site

Relevant Journals
Diversity and Distributions
Global Ecology and Biogeography

Other
International Biogeography Society
Robert J. Whittaker's Home Page
British Ecological Society
Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland
South African Institute of Ecologists and Environmental Scientists
Italian Society of Ecology