Launching Meet the #EcoInformatics! A great opportunity for members of IAVS EcoInformatics Working Group to share their tools, #research, and stories tackling big #ecological questions. 👉Apply here - forms.gle/kqDzhfHJzDeUE99B9

Join us on 21 October 2025 at Sapienza University in Rome for a one-day seminar honouring Professor Sandro Pignatti, founder of our European Vegetation Survey Working Group. Celebrate his legacy where he once hosted inspiring conferences.

Missed our previous Ecoinformatics seminars? Don’t worry—we’ve got you covered! You can now access all past sessions, complete with recordings and materials, right here:👇 www.iavs.org/page/Ecoinfo... Catch up, learn at your own pace, and stay inspired. #Seminars #Ecology #vegetationecology #iavs

📢 #PhD opening at ZHAW (Zurich University of Applied Sciences)! Join the #VegetationEcology Research Group for a 4-year PhD on anthropogenic biodiversity changes in bryophytes. 📅Review begins Sept 22 Start date: Nov 2025 🔗 Detailed Information: tinyurl.com/3efj542k Apply here: www.zhaw.ch/jobs

Exciting news! 🎉 Zoltán Botta-Dukát has been approved by the #IAVS Council as a new Chief Editor of JVS/AVS, joining Francesco Maria Sabatini, Viktoria Wagner & Valério Pillar (Chair of the Editors) in leading our journals forward! #vegetationscience

Road Disturbance Shapes the Functional Composition of Native Plant Species but Not That of Non-Natives in the Arid Andes vegsciblog.org/2025/08/20/r...

Ever wondered how the International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS) drives its mission forward? It's thanks to the dedication of our committees—here’s a quick breakdown! 🌿🧵

It was great to have your contribution at #IAVS2025! 👏 The Young Scientist Grant program is such an important initiative — thanks to the Global Sponsorship Committee and organizers for putting the work to support early-career ecologists worldwide. 🌿✨

🌿✨ Throwback to the #IAVS2024 Symposium in Greeley, Colorado! From the inspiring sessions to the beautiful flora we spotted 🌼🌾—what a week to remember. #vegetationscience #ecology #botany #ColoradoPlants

🌿 Student Presentation Awards 🌿 #IAVS2025 🏆 1st: Or Gross (Israel) – Stochasticity overrides priority effects in plant community assembly

🏆 Congrats 2 Rachel Hopkins @sunyesf.bsky.social for her honorable mention 3rd place young scientist oral presentation award @iavs5.bsky.social meeting in Greeley, Colorado, for her talk on changing plant distributions on the famous Whiteface Mtn of New York State 🌎🧪 www.iavs.org/page/awards_...

From picking wild asparaguses to studying vegetation responses to fire regimes vegsciblog.org/2025/07/25/f...

What a week! In the last feel days LEVeg attend the 67th IAVS Symposium in Greeley, Colorado. Amazing experience — hope to see you all next year in Gijón! @iavs5.bsky.social @alefidelis.bsky.social @marcochiminazzo.bsky.social @gabrieladezotti.bsky.social

🌄 Pre & Post‑Symposium Excursions 🌿 Exploring CO & NM vegetation? We’d love to see your photos & moments! 📸 Tag us in your posts from the field so we can share the adventure. #IAVS2025 #VegetationScience #FieldEcology

🌿 Aug 3 Highlights & Wrap‑up | #IAVS2025 🌟 The symposium closed with Katie Suding’s plenary: “Going deeper in the tangled bank: biodiversity in a changing environment”, followed by sessions on Diversity & Vegetation‑Climate Dynamics.

🌿 Honorary Membership is the highest award IAVS bestows for extraordinary contributions to the Association or vegetation science. At #IAVS2025 we celebrated Valério Pillar, Robert K. Peet, Milan Chýtrý & Kazue Fujiwara—whose work continues to inspire & shape our field. 💚 #VegetationScience

🌿 August 2 Highlights | #IAVS2025 in Greeley, CO 🌟 Highlight: Ylva Lekberg’s plenary “The Dirt on Weeds: How invasive plants alter soil ecosystems to boost their productivity and affect restoration outcomes”. Sessions covered: 📊 Data & Databases 🌡️ Veg & Climate 🌱 Veg Shifts 🌍 Natural Resource Manag

🌿 Highlights August 1 | #IAVS2025 in Greeley, CO 🌿 Participants took a break from lecture halls to explore Colorado’s landscapes on immersive field trips: 1️⃣ Chatfield Farms & Denver NHM 2️⃣ Vegetation Types – Rocky Mountain NP 3️⃣ Vegetation Dynamics – Rocky Mountain NP 4️⃣ Pawnee National Grasslands

At the University of Northern Colorado for the IAVS @iavs5.bsky.social excellent annual conference… and the acronym for our hosts on their double doors reads UNC UNC, or to botanical surveyors from New Zealand UNCunc… Uncinia (I know it’s now Carex) uncinata: bastard grass. Glorious.

🌱 Welcome new followers to the official Bluesky account of the International Association for Vegetation Science! We’re glad you’re here 🌍💚 Follow along for: 📢 Updates on #IAVS2025 & future symposia 🌿 Vegetation science highlights 🤝 Community news & opportunities #VegetationScience #IAVS2025

It is a pleasure to participate in the 67th Annual Meeting of the International Association of Vegetation Science #IAVS2025

🌿 July 31 Highlights | #IAVS2025 in Greeley, CO 🌟 The day kicked off with Daniel Laughlin’s plenary: “Fundamental Climatic Tolerances of Trees”. Sessions explored invasives, vegetation shifts, adapting to extremes, & natural resource management. 🌍📚

Call to contribute to a Special Collection “Broad-scale classification of European vegetation” in Vegetation Classification and Survey vegsciblog.org/2025/07/31/s... @iavs5.bsky.social

Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS): Editors’ Choice of the second quarter of 2025 vegsciblog.org/2025/07/25/v...

Call to contribute to a Special Collection “Broad-scale classification of European vegetation” in Vegetation Classification and Survey vegsciblog.org/2025/07/31/s...

🌿 The #IAVS2025 Pre-Symposium Excursion was amazing! The days before the conference started participants explored an incredible range of ecosystems — from prairie to montane forests, subalpine meadows, and alpine tundra.

Day 1!! I am so sorry to miss it, but I hope everyone is having a great time!

Sounds very interesting! Please don't miss out 🌱🌿

🌿 July 30 Highlights | #IAVS2025 in Greeley, CO 🌟 We kicked off with warm welcomes from Scott Franklin, Susan Wiser, and Dean Kamel Haddad, followed by an inspiring Honorary Membership Talk by Milan Chytrý. #VegetationScience #Ecology

🌄 The 67th Annual Symposium of the IAVS is officially open! This morning, the Local Organizing Committee, led by Scott Franklin, and IAVS President Susan Wiser welcomed us warmly, joined by Dean Kamel Haddad from the University of Northern Colorado. 🌿 #IAVS2025 #VegetationScience

If you're at #IAVS2025 today, don't forget our guide!

🌲 Day 2 of the #IAVS2025 pre-symposium excursion Today’s star: Pinus ponderosa! Towering pines, golden light, and incredible landscapes made for a memorable day in the field. 📸 Credit to Irena Axmanova Keep tagging your photos with #IAVS2025!

"Twelve years with DiffVal and TDV: the making of a method" by Tiago Monteiro-Henriques is the Behind the paper post of his latest article in VCS vegsciblog.org/2025/07/26/t... @iavs5.bsky.social

🚨 Important information for IAVS LAC members🚨

🌿 The #IAVS2025 pre-symposium excursion is already underway! Exploring landscapes, sharing stories, and getting inspired ahead of a great week in Greeley, Colorado. Stay tuned for updates — and don’t forget to tag your photos with #IAVS2025! 📸🗺️🌾 Photos credit: Irena Axmanova

Join the VCS Editorial Board! 🔗 vcs.pensoft.net/news/955 @iavs5.bsky.social

Fire regimes in sub-Mediterranean areas negatively affect deciduous shrub and tree species while favouring Mediterranean herbs & low shrubs, blurring the differences between Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean areas. See post by Sabina Burrascano: vegsciblog.org/2025/07/25/f... @iavs5.bsky.social

Headed to #IAVS2025 in Greeley, Colorado? 🌿 Tell us in the comments! 👇 And don’t forget to use #IAVS2025 to share your presentations, posters, or conference highlights — we’d love to boost your work! 📢✨

🌱 University's Community Garden 🌻 The 67th IAVS Symposium is hosted by the University of Northern Colorado. This is University's Community Garden, where faculty, staff and students can grow vegetables and flowers while building community and supporting local biodiversity. @iavs5.bsky.social

📱 Get the Most Out of #IAVS2025! Download the Whova Event App now on Google Play 🎉 ✅ Navigate sessions & logistics (even offline) 🤝 Network with attendees

🏅 Congratulations to Milan Chytrý from Masaryk University, Czech Republic, on receiving the IAVS Honorary Membership Award! 🎉 Join us in celebrating this achievement at the 67th IAVS Symposium in Greeley, Colorado! #IAVS #VegetationScience #IAVS2025 #Ecology

I’m heading to #IAVS2025, Colorado, USA, to present #VegVault! 🌿🔒🏛️ 🌍A global database linking paleo- & neo-vegetation data with functional traits & abiotic drivers 🚀 A powerful tool for studying biodiversity dynamics across time & space! 🙋‍♂️ Who else is coming? 🔗 Website: bit.ly/VegVault

If you're going to #iavs2015, check this out! 👇

🧵 Highlights from #IAVS2025 in Greeley, Colorado 🌿🗺️ A quick guide to some of the most relevant sessions and events at this year’s International Association for Vegetation Science symposium. #vegetationscience #ecology

📅 The #IAVS2025 Event Schedule is LIVE! Plan your days, explore sessions, and get ready for an exciting week of science, networking & field excursions. Check it out now! whova.com/web/DLh2CGgv... #VegetationScience #Ecology

📢 Call for Papers! The European Vegetation Survey & Vegetation Classification and Survey (IAVS journal) are launching a Special Collection on broad-scale classification of European vegetation. 🗓️ Abstract deadline: 30 Sept 📍 Editors: I. Biurrun, F. Landucci & D. Vynokurov 🔗 Details in the call 👇🧪

Special Issue on Island Plant Communities: Revisiting a small Mediterranean island: How vegetation has changes in the last 15 years. Check out a case study set in Pianosa, Tuscan archipelago, by Siccardi et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

One week to go for the start of the conference!

VCS is looking for new members of the Editorial Board vegsciblog.org/2025/07/13/v... @iavs5.bsky.social