1) 🍃 The Czech Vegetation Database is a new open digital archive of vegetation-plot records from the Czech Republic now accessible in GBIF, including records of plant species composition and cover-abundances in delimited plots surveys, monitoring programs and ecological studies.🍄

@nature.com research paper! 🔎 Our botanists contributed to a study that, for the first time, compared how climate warming–driven changes unfold across different types of European environments – in forests, grasslands and mountain summits. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

European #forests, #grasslands, and #alpine plant communities are reflecting climate warming differently See our new study in @nature.com doi.org/10.1038/s415... #forestREplot #GLORIAnetwork #thermophilization #forestecol

We are looking for a new PhD student: Parallel Evolution of Clonality in Angiosperms www.ibot.cas.cz/en/vacancies...

Extended submission deadline! Spread the good news! And make sure to drop an abstract by 1.3.2026 at www.meb-network.com/meb-2026 ❄️🌡️💧🌱

Právě vyšla monografie Karpatské lesostepní louky, která se věnuje jednomu z nejbohatších ekosystémů střední Evropy. Autorem knihy je Jan Roleček s kolektivem autorů z Botanického ústavu AV ČR, Masarykovy univerzity a dalších českých univerzit. @ibotcz.bsky.social @academianakladatel.bsky.social

Forests in Šumava and Bavarian Forest NP are getting wild - describing their structure with #LiDAR was very helpful for #microclimate modelling. Here are a just few pics from the #fieldwork:

😊 Ptačí hodinka je tady! Tak ať to lítá.🪶 Sčítáme až do neděle, přidejte se. ptacihodinka.birdlife.cz Foto: zvonci zelení / Helena Hurtová

The annual Photogenic Science exhibition, showcasing awarded photos taken by @czechacademy.bsky.social of their day-to-day research, is on view at our headquarters on Národní Street in Prague until 30 January 2026 (free admission). Details & winning photos ➡️ www.avcr.cz/en/news-arch...

Zítra na posledním letošním semináři #ctvrtkycts vystoupí David Storch a Arnošt L. Šizling (CTS) na téma Neuvěřitelný příběh párových ekologických indexů. Čtvrtek 10-12h v seminárce CTS nebo online na cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267.

Complete Rainforest Elevational Gradient Reveals Unusual Diversity Patterns of Non‐Volant Mammals in New Guinea - Vejmělka - 2025 - Diversity and Distributions - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Announcement: I will start as an assistant professor of ecohydrology at the University of Oulu starting from January. Snow, microclimate and Arctic-alpine ecosystems still on focus. Stay tuned for soon-to-be-opened Postdoc and PhD positions! Thank you for your attention to this matter!

Vítěznou fotografií letošní Vědy fotogenické je Anglermoss od našeho kolegy Tomáše Figury. Gratulujeme! Nejen ji můžete vidět na aktuální výstavě v galerii Věda a umění @akademievedcr.bsky.social.

Glad to see that cage protecting our loggers is still there.

New in gdalraster 2.2.0 🎉 You can now run GDAL CLI algorithms (e.g., gdal raster calc) directly from R -- thanks to the new GDAL 3.11 unified CLI. Docs: usdaforestservice.github.io/gdalraster/a... #RStats #RSpatial #GDAL #OSGeo

A co nám k historicky nejbídnější úspěšnosti ve vlajkové lodi 🇨🇿podpory základního výzkumu (GAČR) poví @mzenisek.bsky.social ?

A paper in Scientific Data presents a novel global natural forest map for 2020 at 10 m resolution. This map can support forest monitoring or conservation efforts that require a comprehensive baseline for monitoring deforestation and degradation. go.nature.com/4remVIQ ⚒️ 🧪

Check out our new paper about birch seedlings, traits, nutrient acquisition and warming in subarctics! 👀⚠️🌳 Just now coming out in Oikos :) doi.org/10.1002/oik.... Many thanks to Maja Sundqvist and the whole amazing team 🤩 @stefhupperts.bsky.social @michael-gundale.bsky.social @aclassen.bsky.social

Love to see the progress in implementation of shape-restricted smooths in my favourite package! Shape-restricted smooths are great for constructing models reflecting theoretical assumptions and hypothesis testing in ecology. #rstats

Atmospheric #VaporPressureDeficit structures #forest #bryophyte communities across #landscape our new #microclimate research in @egubg.bsky.social #Biogeosciences journal BIG congratulation to the very first paper from our #bryophyte lover Anna Růžičková! doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...

🎉 Registration is now open for MEB2026 – the 3rd Microclimate Ecology & Biogeography Conference! 📅 June 1–5, 2026 📍 Montpellier, France 🇫🇷 This edition highlights terrestrial and aquatic microclimates. 🔗 meb-network.com/meb-2026 #MEB2026 #Microclimate #Ecology #Biogeography #Conference

📢 68th #IAVS Symposium: Understanding #Ecosystems through #Vegetation | 22-26 June 2026, Spain Join us to explore how vegetation shapes #biodiversity and ecosystems worldwide! 📅 Call for Special Session proposals is now open: 15 Oct – 15 Nov 2025 👉 Details: gijon2026.iavs-meetings.org #IAVS2026

First images from our #HydroScale Průhonice site show a cluster of beech roots growing at a depth of 1.2m! Michal Man there, using the new device to #GoBelowground. We may need to come up with a new name for it--doesn't feel like a "mini" rhizotron.

🚨JOB ALERT🚨 Come work with me in Brno in a new project on how Scots pine & forestry changed societies and environments in the 18th-19th centuries! 🌲🌳 👇Fully funded postdoc position 👇 www.ibot.cas.cz/en/vacancies... Application deadline: 13.11.2025 Please distribute widely! #envhist #histecol

Vybrané nahrávky přednášek, které pořádá ČBS ve spolupráci s Katedrou botaniky PřF UK, můžete nově najít na YouTube. Přehrát si zde můžete třeba seminář věnovaný letošní rostlině roku, starčku úzkolistému #rostlinaroku2025 www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Dr. Brett Scheffers will be giving our October Funk lecture! If you are interested in how micro-scale variation in climate and habitat interact to shape biogeographic patterns, you won't want to miss this talk! Learn more here: www.biogeography.org/news/news/oc...

📖 Book release! Hinterland. Archeologie severočeských pískovcových krajin. Co-edited by Petr Pokorný, contributions from Jindra Prach and Jan Hošek (CTS). An illustrated journey (100+ images) through 20,000 years of sandstone landscapes, from the Ice Age to today. 🔗 www.kosmas.cz/knihy/559021...

🌿 The Botanical Garden of Charles University’s Faculty of Science turns 250! Founded in 1775, it is one of Central Europe’s oldest university gardens. Join us for a special anniversary program 15–21 Sept 2025. 🎉 @unikarlova.cuni.cz @botanickazahradauk.bsky.social

I am beyond excited to announce that ggplot2 4.0.0 has just landed on CRAN. It's not every day we have a new major #ggplot2 release but it is a fitting 18 year birthday present for the package. Get an overview of the release in this blog post and be on the lookout for more in-depth posts #rstats

New research just dropped! Revisiting Paradigms Related to Root Hydraulic Limitation Under Drought is now available—challenging classic hydraulic-fuse models and outdated assumptions about root embolism, xylem safety-efficiency trade-offs, and ABA signalling. doi.org/10.1007/124_...

Spatially uneven sampling of species occurrences can mislead biodiversity research. A new study of Czech flora by Klímová et al. reveals how different methods mitigate the distortions in the patterns of species richness. preslia.cz/doi/preslia.2025.541.html

Abstract submission for @biogeography.bsky.social biannual conference in Aarhus has been extended till Sep 8. Join us for 5 days of all things biogeography! conferences.au.dk/tibs-aarhus-...

❄️🌳Early snowmelt around the base of deciduous trees ("thaw circles") is likely not the proximate cause of improved plant performance and greater local abundance of the spring-flowering herb, Dutchman’s breeches.🌿 @nathankiel.bsky.social 👉 buff.ly/yUTaDe1

🌟 The morning culminated in the Honorary Membership Award Talk by Milan Chytrý (Masaryk University, Czech Republic) —an inspiring start to the week! Let the symposium begin! #IAVS2025

První snímky z letos vyslané družice Biomass. Jako první satelit „vidí skrz stromy“ – dokážeme tak díky němu na dálku měřit množství dřevní hmoty a kvantifikovat množství uhlíku, který je v ní uložen.

🤔 Jak žili naši pravěcí předkové v místě, kde nyní vzniká jedna z nejočekávanějších dopravních staveb, v okolí Pražského okruhu? 💭 A jaká svědectví po sobě zanechaly další kultury, které po nich oblast osídlily?

Jitka Klimešová o naší studii o zelenání a hnědnutí Himálaje (a o tom, jak nám pomáhají technologie) 👇

Ještě dnes můžete navštívit náš stánek na Veletrhu vědy @akademievedcr.bsky.social . Přijďte zjistit více o fascinujícím světě rostlin a hub 💚

Link to this nice paper @pnas.org : www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Greening in the arid Western #Himalaya isn't just about warming 🌡️. Using two decades of 🛰️ #Landsat NDVI data, we found precipitation 🌧️🌨️ and CO2 fertilization, not temperature, drives spectral greening across elevations in #Ladakh.

Not a single frost-free day all year round? The Himalayan cushion plant Ladakiella klimesii thriving up to 6150 m can handle it. But this cold desert specialist isn't built for deep, late melting snow. Warming 🌡️ boosts its growth at upper elevation limit— extreme snowpack ❄️ threatens its survival.

Botanici (hlavně z Třeboně) připravili nový atlas vodních a mokřadních rostlin! www.ibot.cas.cz/cs/2025/04/3...

Where did ordinary building timber come from before 🚂 made transport cheap? In our new paper, we analyzed 1231 dendrodated constructions and coeval archival data to show that timber was most probably sourced locally. (But watch out for 🌲🌳 floating!) #envhist www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📣Cutting vEdge Tools is back! A special 3-hour long session will close our cycle on the facets of biodiversity. This time, Francesco de Bello and Lars Götzenberger will focus on functional trait diversity! Register for the free webinar at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Our editorial of the #JVS special issue on plant community responses to climate change is out ⬇️ Context dependencies matter @jvegsci.bsky.social shorturl.at/4lHZR

We are very happy to announce that the next Microclimate Ecology & Biogeography (MEB) conference will happen in Montpellier (FRANCE), 1 - 5 June 2026 ☀️ meb-network.com/meb-2026/ Microclimate scientists: save the date in your agenda!!

🚩 Our poster, "An Inventory of Spatial Machine Learning Packages in R" was presented at #FOSSGIS2025 in Münster.🚩 It compares caret, mlr3, and tidymodels for spatial ML and highlights other relevant R packages. loek-rs.github.io/FOSSGIS2025-... #rstats #rspatial #machinelearning @FOSSGISeV

Natural disturbances are often invoked as an argument against creating new forest reserves. But are reserves more affected by disturbances than managed forests? For C Europe the answer is no, in fact reserves have lower disturbance rate & severity than managed forests! doi.org/10.1111/1365...