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Call to contribute to a Special Collection āBroad-scale classification of European vegetationā in Vegetation Classification and Survey
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Call to contribute to a Special Collection āBroad-scale classification of European vegetationā in Vegetation Classification and Survey - vegsciblog.org
The post provided by Idoia Biurrun (Chief Editor of Vegetation Classification and Survey) The IAVS Working Group European Vegetation Survey
https://vegsciblog.org/2025/07/31/sc-broad-scale-classification-of-european-vegetation-vcs/
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"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
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Twelve years with DiffVal and TDV: the making of a method - vegsciblog.org
The post provided by Tiago Monteiro-Henriques This post refers to the article TDV-optimization: A novel numerical method for phytosociological tabulation
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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS): Editorsā Choice of the second quarter of 2025
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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS): Editorsā Choice of the second quarter of 2025 - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Jürgen Dengler (on behalf of VCS Chief Editor) In the second quarter of its 6th volume, Vegetation Classification
https://vegsciblog.org/2025/07/25/vcs-editors-choice-the-second-quarter-2025/
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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:
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From picking wild asparaguses to studying vegetation responses to fire regimes - vegsciblog.org
The post provided by Sabina Burrascano This post refers to the article āTransiently richer but profoundly changed: fire regime triggers
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VCS is looking for new members of the Editorial Board
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VCS is looking for new members of the Editorial Board - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Jürgen Dengler (on behalf of VCS Chief Editor) Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS), the gold open-access journal of
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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) got its first Impact Factor
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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) got its first Impact Factor - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Jürgen Dengler (on behalf of VCS Chief Editor) We are glad to announce that Vegetation Classification and Survey
https://vegsciblog.org/2025/06/23/vcs-got-its-first-impact-factor/
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Palaearctic Grasslands 64 is published
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Palaearctic Grasslands 64 is published - vegsciblog.org
The post provided by Idoia Biurrun (Deputy Chief Editor of Palaearctic Grasslands) The new issue of Palaearctic Grasslands is out,
https://vegsciblog.org/2025/06/09/palaearctic-grasslands-64-is-published/
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Plain language summary of the paper by ZuƱe et al. in the
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"From Disturbance to Recovery: Unveiling the Role of Goats and Ecological Drivers on Vegetation Dynamics of Trindade Island, South Atlantic, Brazil"
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From Disturbance to Recovery: Unveiling the Role of Goats and Ecological Drivers on Vegetation Dynamics of Trindade Island, South Atlantic, Brazil - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Felipe ZuƱe, MĆ”rcia GonƧalves RogĆ©rio, Ruy JosĆ© VĆ”lka Alves & NĆlber GonƧalves da Silva Trindade Island is a
https://vegsciblog.org/2025/05/29/from-disturbance-to-recovery-role-of-goats/
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Does the use of ordinal cover scales bias biodiversity metrics?Behind the paper post for paper by Dembicz & Dengler in Vegetation Classification and Survey
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Does the use of ordinal cover scales bias biodiversity metrics? - vegsciblog.org
The post provided by Iwona Dembicz & Jürgen Dengler This post refers to the article Should we estimate plant cover
https://vegsciblog.org/2025/05/21/ordinal-cover-scales-bias-biodiversity-metrics/
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Plain language summary of the paper in VCS by Joelson et al. "Floristic patterns in the Andes of northern Patagonia's forests, Argentina: towards integrating ecological responses with expert-based and unsupervised classification methods"
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Floristic patterns in the Andes of northern Patagonia's forests, Argentina: towards integrating ecological responses with expert-based and unsupervised classification methods - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Natalia Zoe Joelson, Alois Simon, Friedemann von Lampe, Gabriel Ćngel Loguercio, Stefan Zerbe, Christoph Leuschner, and Helge Walentowski
https://vegsciblog.org/2025/05/05/floristic-patterns-in-the-andes-argentina/
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Plain language summary of the paper by G.G.Revenis et al. "Large boulders provide refuge for browse-sensitive species and reveal a legacy of overbrowsing and shifting baselines" from
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Large boulders provide refuge for browse-sensitive species and reveal a legacy of overbrowsing and shifting baselines - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Gillian G. Revenis, Ryan Utz, Rose-Marie Muzika, Thomas P. Diggins, and Walter P. Carson Throughout the Eastern United
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Naqinezhad et al. in Vegetation Classification and Survey: Advancing vegetation classification of grassland ecosystems across Asia: current status and way forward
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Advancing vegetation classification of grassland ecosystems across Asia: current status and way forward - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Alireza Naqinezhad, Idoia Biurrun, Victor Chepinoga, Jürgen Dengler, and Arkadiusz Nowak Grasslands are open landscapes mostly covered by
https://vegsciblog.org/2025/04/25/classification-of-grassland-ecosystems-across-asia/
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What happens if you measure traits and coordinates for every plant individual in a grassland? De Benedictis et al. found non-random trait patterns at scales of few centimetres, and large intraspecific variability. Check here:
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Measuring them all: Individual-based functional spatial patterns in mountain grasslands - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Luciano L. M. De Benedictis, Stefano Chelli, Roberto Canullo, and Giandiego Campetella What happens if you measure traits
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Mean ecological indicator values: which system and which weighting approach to use - a paper published in Vegetation Classification and Survey
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Mean ecological indicator values: which system and which weighting approach to use - vegsciblog.org
The post provided by Grzegorz Ostrowski, Severin Aicher, Agnieszka Mankiewicz & Jürgen Dengler This post refers to the article Mean
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Plain language summary of the paper by Teixeira et al. published in
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How does fire exclusion affect the belowground biomass of tropical open ecosystems? - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Juliana Teixeira, Lara Souza, Aline Bombo & Soizig Le Sradic Fire is key for the maintenance of open
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Behind the paper post referring to the article "Grassland Changes in the Eastern Alps Over Four Decades: Unveiling Patterns Along an Elevation Gradient" by Gianmaria Bonari and colleagues, published in
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Grasslands change differently at different elevations - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Gianmaria Bonari, Alessandro Bricca, Davide Andreatta, and Francesco Maria Sabatini This Behind the paper post refers to the
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Vegetation Classification and Survey: five years and looking ahead
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Vegetation Classification and Survey: five years and looking ahead - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Jürgen Dengler (on behalf of all VCS Chief Editors) On occasion of the completion of the fifth annual
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Palaearctic Grasslands 63 is published
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Palaearctic Grasslands 63 is published - vegsciblog.org
The post was provided by Idoia Biurrun (Deputy Chief Editor of Palaearctic Grasslands) This post refers to the new issue
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Capybaras shape vegetation in the IberĆ” Wetlands by grazing, promoting plant diversity. Reintroducing jaguars could change grazing patterns, impacting plant communities and benefiting biodiversity.
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paper by Avila et al.
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Multiple effects of capybaras on vegetation suggest impending impacts of jaguar reintroduction - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Ana Belen Avila, MarĆa Jose Corriale, Debora Di Francescantonio, Pablo I. Picca, Emiliano Donadio, Mario S. Di Bitetti,
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Plain language summary for the recent
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article by Zeidler et al. Response of subalpine plant vegetation to snow cover duration quantified by in situ repeat photography
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Response of subalpine plant vegetation to snow cover duration quantified by in situ repeat photography - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Miroslav Zeidler, Jan Å ipoÅ”, Marek BanaÅ”, and TomÔŔ VĆ”clavĆk Imagine a mountain landscape blanketed in snow. Beneath this
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Plain language summary of the article by Amir Talebi et al. (2024) entitled "Vegetation of the southern slopes of Mt. Damavand, Iran: a comprehensive phytosociological classification" published in Vegetation Classification and Survey
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Vegetation of the southern slopes of Mt. Damavand, Iran: a comprehensive phytosociological classification - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Amir Talebi, Denys Vynokurov, Farideh Attar, Jürgen Dengler, and Alireza Naqinezhad The Alborz Mountains, home to Damavand Peakāthe
https://vegsciblog.org/2025/02/06/vegetation-mt-damavand-iran/
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IranVeg, the first national vegetation database of Iran. Explore its potential and see how you can contribute or benefit! š š± Paper by Ramzi et al. (2024) published in Vegetation Classification and Survey
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IranVeg ā The Vegetation Database of Iran: Current status and the way forward - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Soghra Ramzi, Jalil Noroozi, Hamid Gholizadeh, Behnam Hamzehāee, Younes Asri, Amir Talebi, Halime Moradi, Parastoo Mahdavi, Seyedeh Saeedeh
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Deadline extended for VCS Special Collection āVegetation classification of islands and archipelagosā
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Deadline extended for VCS Special Collection āVegetation classification of islands and archipelagosā - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Jorge Capelo, Jürgen Dengler and Riccardo Guarino Following several requests, we extended the deadlines for the Special Collection
https://vegsciblog.org/2025/02/06/vcs-special-collection-islands-archipelagos-deadline-extended/
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VCS Editorsā Award for 2024
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VCS Editorsā Award for 2024 - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Jürgen Dengler (on behalf of all VCS Chief Editor) As in every year, we selected one of the
https://vegsciblog.org/2025/01/27/vcs-editors-award-for-2024/
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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS): Editorsā Choice of the fourth quarter of 2024
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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS): Editorsā Choice of the fourth quarter of 2024 - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Jürgen Dengler (on behalf of the VCS Chief Editor) Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) has completed the fourth
https://vegsciblog.org/2025/01/20/vcs-editors-choice-fourth-quarter-of-2024/
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Behind the paper post for the paper by Guuroh et al. (2024) published in Vegetation Classification and Survey: African vegetation studies: introduction to a Special Collection
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Enhancing our knowledge on African vegetation: The new Special Collection in Vegetation Classification and Survey - vegsciblog.org
The post provided by Reginald T. Guuroh, Leslie Brown, Miguel Alvarez, Manfred Finckh, Ute Schmiedel, Gaolathe Tsheboeng This post refers
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On the use of taxon names in community ecology
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On the use of taxon names in community ecology - vegsciblog.org
Vegetation science and community ecology focus on ecosystems composed of multiple species and other taxonomic ranks, such as subspecies. Scientific
https://vegsciblog.org/2025/01/04/on-the-use-of-taxon-names-in-community-ecology/
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JVS and AVS Editors' Awards for 2024
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JVS and AVS Editors' Awards for 2024 - vegsciblog.org
The 2024 Editorsā Award for the Journal of Vegetation Science goes to Andrew Siefert, Daniel Laughlin and Francesco Sabatini. Siefert,
https://vegsciblog.org/2024/12/29/jvs-and-avs-editors-awards-for-2024/
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Results of the Photo Contest for JVS/AVS 2025 cover pictures
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Results of the Photo Contest for JVS/AVS 2025 cover pictures - vegsciblog.org
The winners of the Photo Contest for JVS/AVS 2025 cover pictures are Lucia ÄahojovĆ” and Markus Neupert. Here are the
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Palaearctic Grasslands 62 is published
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Palaearctic Grasslands 62 is published - vegsciblog.org
The post was provided by Idoia Biurrun (Deputy Chief Editor of Palaearctic Grasslands) The new issue of Palaearctic Grasslands is
https://vegsciblog.org/2024/12/21/palaearctic-grasslands-62-is-published/
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Communication Officer for
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Communication Officer for AVS and JVS needed - vegsciblog.org
By Viktoria Wagner (on behalf of the Chief Editor team) Dear IAVS members, Applied Vegetation Science and Journal of Vegetation
https://vegsciblog.org/2024/12/20/communication-officer-for-avs-and-jvs/
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Do you study seed banks? And do you have a green thumb? No? Then you need to learn how to identify seeds! Behind the paper post for the
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article by Alida A. HƔbenczyus and colleagues
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