Ranked 1st in Physical Geography

Global Ecology and Biogeography

Edited by:
David J. Currie

ISI Journal Citation Reports® Ranking: 2007: 1/31 (Geography, Physical); 11/116 (Ecology)
Impact Factor: 4.435

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Global Ecology and Biogeography focuses on the emerging field of macroecology: the study of broad, consistent patterns in the ecological characteristics of organisms and ecosystems. The journal emphasizes studies that address general ecological hypotheses, explored and tested using data of broad geographic, taxonomic, or temporal scope.  A variety of approaches are represented: empirical studies documenting ecological and biogeographic patterns, theoretical studies that explore the causes of those patterns, applied studies of impacts of anthropogenic influences, as well as methodological studies of the tools used to study these problems.  Recent work published in Global Ecology and Biogeography has included topics such as broad-scale patterns of biodiversity, ecosystem responses to global climate change, historical and evolutionary biogeography, remote sensing of ecosystem properties, species abundance and species range patterns, and statistical methodologies.  The journal was established in 1991 and is published in 6 issues a year. 

Global Ecology and Biogeography is published as part of a single subscription package with its sister journals Journal of Biogeography, and Diversity and Distributions. Together these journals provide comprehensive coverage of the fields of biogeography, ecology and biodiversity. The editors may decide to transfer material between the journals where this is deemed most suitable. All papers submitted to the journals are subject to peer review.

 

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Hot paper:
Are green turtles globally endangered?
Annette C Broderick, Robert Frauenstein, Fiona Glen, Graeme C Hays, Andrew L Jackson, Tara Pelembe, Graeme D Ruxton and Brendan J Godley
This paper was highlighted in the New Scientist, 4 February 2006

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Access to this journal is available free online within institutions in the developing world through the AGORA Initiative with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), and the OARE Initiative (Online Access to Research in the Environment) with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

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Free to view articles
The following articles demonstrate some of the topics published in the journal over the last few years. Click on any title to view the paper free of charge.

The relationships between local and regional species richness and spatial turnover
Modelling potential impacts of climate change on the bioclimatic envelope of species in Britain and Ireland
Patterns of within-species body size variation of birds: strong evidence for Bergmann's rule
Spatial autocorrelation and red herrings in geographical ecology
Global synthesis of leaf area index observations: implications for ecological and remote sensing studies
Values-led conservation

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Links to sister journals and the International Biogeography Society
Diversity and Distributions
Journal of Biogeography
The International Biogeography Society

Links to other relevant sites
blackwell ecology
Landscape ecology and biogeography resources
GCTE Focus 1 Group website
Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Science - interesting sites
The Environmental Information Portal of the World Resources Institute
Nottingham Universitys Virtual School of Biodiversity website
The Ecology and Biodiversity Virtual Library from the Center for Conservation Biology network
The NatureServe website
Global Invasive Species Programme website
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Potsdam
ARC Key Centre for Tropical Wildlife Management
Anak Krakatau: Birth of an Island
British Ecological Society
South African Institute of Ecologists and Environmental Scientists
Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Italian Society of Ecology