‼️ Call for papers! We're looking forward to your submissions to our Special Feature on “Scaling laws in (vegetation) ecology” 🌿First deadline for abstract submission: 30 November 2025 🌿Second deadline: Spring 2026 🌿Last deadline: Summer 2026

‼️ Call for papers! We're looking forward to your submissions to our Special Feature on “Scaling laws in (vegetation) ecology” 🌿First deadline for abstract submission: 30 November 2025 🌿Second deadline: Spring 2026 🌿Last deadline: Summer 2026

The presence of alternative tree species in European beech forests drives change in functional diversity and composition of forest floor plant communities. A new paper by Bärmann et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A new paper by Jo et al. explores multi-species invasions and their impacts on functional plant composition. Special Issue on Biological invasions in Plant Communities. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Plain language summary of the paper "A comparative study of lichen and bryophyte communities on sandstone and ultramafic bedrocks along a maritime gradient in central California" published in the @jvegsci.bsky.social vegsciblog.org/2025/10/15/l... @iavs5.bsky.social

A new paper by Chen et al proposes a one-dimensional aggregation index (quadrat nearest neighboring distance) for detecting & comparing species spatial distribution patterns. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Wetland species cover, soil variables and topography explain non-native plant invasions in the U.S. Piedmont region. A new paper by Tarasi & Peet in the Special Issue on Biological Invasions in Plant Communities. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Interannual variability & directional changes affect species composition dynamics but are challenging to quantify. Can yearly-resolved vegetation plot time series give us a better understanding? A new paper by Sabatini et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The presence of alternative tree species in European beech forests drives change in functional diversity and composition of forest floor plant communities. A new paper by Bärmann et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Drivers of plant species diversity along elevational gradients on seven mountainous islands in the subtropics. - A new contribution to our Special Issue on Island Plant Communities by Vetaas et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The understory shrub Juniperus oxycedrus influences woody seedling occurrence in relict Cedrus libani forests in Lebanon. A new contribution by Maamary et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Lianas form an important component of tropical forests. Check out a new paper by Addo-Fordjourto to learn how topography and logging affect their community structure. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Do small forest gaps collect snow that prevents tree gap dynamics in Western North American high latitude conifer forests? Read more in a new paper by Johnson et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

High root biomass and variation in root functional traits allow non-native grass species to invade tropical open savannahs in Brazil. A new contribution by Stradic et al. in the Special Issue on Biological Invasions in Plant Communities. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/action/showC...

Tropical vegetation: What environmental variables determine the small-scale distribution of tree species in a Sri Lankan Dipterocarp forest? Does their influence vary depending on the life stage of the species? Check out a new paper by Shanika et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Transiently richer but profoundly changed: fire regime triggers physiognomic changes in sub-Mediterranean vegetation in central Italy. Check out a new contribution by Caucci et al: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Do evergreen 🌲or deciduous 🌳trees (“phorophytes”) host a greater diversity of epiphytes? Victoriano-Romero & Figueroa-Castro compiled the first study to compare phorophyte-epiphyte networks between different leaf 🍂phenologies. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Community-level stability includes temporal and spatial dimensions, but most studies focus only on the temporal dimension. Bai et al. shows why the two dimensions need to be studied independently and how nitrogen affects them. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

How do fire and flooding influence plant diversity in 🌳🌳🌳tree communities along a 🌊📉flood gradient with varying 🔥fire histories? To find out more, read the new paper by de Almeida Souza et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The massive ashfall during the eruption of the Tajogaite volcano in Spain suddenly dysfunctionalized the seed bank as a reservoir of recruitment, with profound consequences for plant community dynamics. Read a paper by Medina et al. for more info! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Plant-soil feedback does not contribute to the competitive outcome between invasive and resident native species in a species-rich grassland. Check out this new paper by Fenesi et al. in our Special Issue on Biological Invasions in Plant Communities! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

The competitor, stress-tolerator, ruderal (CSR) concept is a prominent plant functional strategy scheme, but does the plant CSR strategy correlate with leaf phytochemistry? Check out this case study on alpine plants by Onipchenko et al.! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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/...

Is biocrust community structure predicted by vascular plant species? Which vascular plant traits influence biocrust community structure? Find out more in the new paper by Bustos et al.! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

⬆️🌡️Increasing temperatures,☀️ drought,🐮🐑🚫 grazing cessation and nitrogen deposition amount to tough times for vulnerable dry grasslands. A three-decade long case study in Germany by Horka et al. gives us more insights on the changes these communities face. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

From disturbance to recovery: Unveiling the role of goats and ecological drivers on vegetation dynamics of Trindade Island, South Atlantic, Brazil. -A new paper by Zuñe et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

❓How have Nardus grasslands in Germany changed in recent decades? Is eutrophication driven by a recovery of soil pH after acidification? Check out a new paper by Peppler-Lisbach et al. to gain an insight into these questions! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Special Issue on Island Plant Communities: Neotropical maritime inselbergs show a distinct flora from continental inselbergs due to their geographic isolation and climatic factors. A new contribution by Sabino et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Spatial scale terms can blur actual study size in plant community ecology publications. A new contribution by Hung et al.: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Allerton et al. assessed the short- and long-term impacts of fire in Caribbean tropical dry forests with limited burn history to determine their resilience and identify functional traits predicting postfire resprouting strategies. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Contrasting patterns of α-diversity but similar patterns of β-diversity between woody and herbaceous vegetation across a tropical rainfall gradient in Mudumalai National Park, India. A new paper by Radhamoni et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Propagule pressure and soil disturbance undermine the ability of plant communities to resist non-native plant invasions. An experimental study by Murillo & Wagner across three habitat types in central Canada. #jvs.special.Issue, #BiologicalInvasions onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Successful 👽alien plant species exhibit functional dissimilarity from natives under varied climatic conditions ☀️🌤️🌦️🌧️⛈️but not under increased nutrient availability. A new research article by Milanović et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

De Benedictis et al. found non-random functional patterns in grasslands below 10 cm, an almost unexplored scale range in any vegetation. Check our their new paper ”Measuring them all: Individual-based functional spatial pattern in mountain grasslands” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

An new Editorial by Michalet et al. reflects on contributions to the Special Issue on “Plant community responses to climate change” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

A new paper by Schrader et al. reports on A-Islands, a vascular dataset for biodiversity research and species monitoring on Australian continental islands. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Alonso-Crespo et al. explore priority and year effects on plant diversity, productivity and vertical root 𖣂 distribution. Read about their insights from a grassland field experiment.🌿 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

A new paper by Elliott et al: A virulent 🦠soil pathogen alters temperate rain forest understory sampling population dynamics and successional trajectories. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Korrensalo et al. quantify short-term changes in species and trait composition in a boreal peatland and examine the associated uncertainty at the local and study area scales. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

A new paper by Anadon-Rosell et al. aims to determine the causes of the varying drought responses observed in Calluna vulgaris in the Baltic island of Hiddensee after an extreme drought. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Enemy behind the gates? Predicted climate change and land-use intensification likely speed up C4 grass invasions in Europe.- A new paper by Díaz Cando et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Tsamba et al. illuminate the fine scale patterns and drivers of native and invasive plant species diversity on a Sub-Antarctic Island. Check their new paper! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🌿Check out a new paper by La Montagna et al.-Shrubs as nurse species for plant communities in arid environments: a case study from Socotra Island (Yemen). onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🌳Tesei and colleagues show the ecological impact of large, scattered Fagus sylvatica trees on plant communities, soil resources and fungal diversity.🌳 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🌿A new paper by Larrosa et al. explores how experimental warming affects salt marsh litter decomposition through changes in plant species assemblage.🌿 #ResearchPaper onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

New paper by González Le Barbier et al. explores the factors affecting timberline patterns and dynamics in the Cantabrian Mountains (Spain). #ResearchPaper onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

🌿Zeidler et al. used time-series photographic data to quantify the response of subalpine vegetation to 🌨️❄️snow cover duration. Check out their new paper! #ResearchPaper onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Teixeira et al. 2025 show that +12y of fire suppression altered biomass allocation and belowground organs composition but not total belowground biomass in Cerrado open ecosystems. Check it out! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

🌿New paper by Jilmeno-Alda et al. - Functional distance mediates species interactions among Mediterranean plants. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

🍂🍁Is litter decomposition of pioneer species involved in species recruitment by releasing allelochemicals in sediments? Learn more about a mesocosm experiment reported by Dhaou et al. #ResearchPaper onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....