State of the art review - of interest to island palaeontologists and biogeographers --- The potential of sedimentary ancient DNA to increase our understanding of island ecosystem dynamics biogeography.pensoft.net/articles.php...

How do centuries of land use shape today’s forests? Diez et al show that historical deforestation in southern Germany still drives higher plant diversity and stronger community turnover today.

Dynamics of tropical forest usually means forest area decline.For restoration it is important to study cases where forest regain areas of abandoned land.This is a process more complicated than it might seem, and it is studied in a new thesis from Uppsala Univ. by Laura Moro www.uu.se/kalendarium/...

Our new study, led by Xiao-Peng Tan, maps the distribution of plant strategies across European grasslands and projects how current patterns will be affected by ongoing climate change. Open-access article: doi.org/10.1002/ecog... @ecography.bsky.social

Early postfire recovery can shape forests for decades. Lee et al show that regeneration after fire strongly determines 20-year successional trajectories in Korean pine forests, influencing whether stands shift toward oak dominance or retain pine.

Warming and nitrogen together can drive stronger biodiversity loss than either factor alone. Ke et al found combined warming and nitrogen addition reduced plant diversity in semiarid grasslands, with soil moisture playing a key role.

Pollinator resources may be declining even in high-latitude grasslands. Kapfer et al found fewer nectar- and pollen-producing plants in Norwegian grasslands over a 7–10 year period, alongside vegetation shifts linked to wetter and shadier conditions.

The Week in Botany May 18, 2026 www.botany.one/the-week-in-... This week: How the extraordinary biodiversity of the Tropical Andes emerged through rapid and complex evolutionary processes. #Botany #PlantScience

Die DUH hat wieder eine toll bebilderte Info zur naturnahen Beweidung herausgegeben, diesmal mit Vorstellung von 3 wegweisenden Projekten in Feuchtgebieten, ihrer Genese und den beteiligten Akteuren: www.duh.de/fileadmin/us...

Join us on May 27th for the next Funk Biogeography Seminar! Dr. Michael Landis from Washington University in St. Louis will be speaking about the use of phylogenetic models to explore the biogeography of the past. Learn more and register here: www.biogeography.org/news/news/ma...

What shapes tree recruitment in natural forests? Rouf et al showed that soil fungal pathogens and fungal community stability strongly influence forest regeneration dynamics. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #ForestEcology #SoilEcology #VegetationScience

Bryophytes can reveal subtle human impacts in forests. Cottet et al showed that recreational trails influenced bryophyte diversity and functional composition in Valdivian rainforest. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... #Bryophytes #ForestEcology #VegetationScience

🔥ADVANCE ACCESS🔥: The conquest and diversification of leafy spurges across the Holarctic and beyond: biogeography and evolution of life-history of Euphorbia subgenus Esula doi.org/10.1093/aob/... #PlantScience

Despite rapid warming, seed production is not leading poleward migration in North American and European forests Clark et al. @frodsan.bsky.social @andrewhacket-pain.bsky.social @rolandkays.com @valentinjourne.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/NRGUJA...

How do ungulates influence forest understory vegetation? Seliger et al show that excluding herbivores changes plant cover and structure, with different responses on acidic and alkaline soils and stronger effects emerging over time.

Can restoration fully recreate calcareous grasslands? Appeltauer et al show that mowing and topsoil removal can reach target habitat types, but species composition still differs from old-growth sites, revealing a lasting restoration gap.

🔥ADVANCE ACCESS🔥: Woody Encroachment in Savannah and Open Ecosystems: A Global Analysis of Patterns and Impacts doi.org/10.1093/aob/... #PlantScience

🌴🔄Partial recovery of large seed arrival following ecological restoration in fragmented tropical rainforests vist.ly/538fd #DispersalLimitation #ForestRecovery #Fragmentation #NaturalRegeneration #Restoration #SeedDispersal #SeedRain #SourceLimitation #TropicalRainforests

PhD: Interactions of Plant Diversity and Climate on Ecosystem Phenology and Resilience - University of Technology Sydney www.findaphd.com/phds/project... This project will investigate how climate & plant diversity influence vegetation phenology & ecosystem resilience across Australia. #BotanyJobs

#Stensjö Hamlet Practical #restoration of historical landscapes & showing people's history There is a lot of ingenuity to replace 180 peoples work in the past with five. Pigs, rewetting & burning are some tools. I'm studying #plant #diversity in permanent plots across 400 hectare culture reserve 🧪🌍

Trees in trees! New paper by Gotsch et al. (2026) shows how woody plants adapt when they become accidental epiphytes. 🌲🌳🌏🧪 esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

🟢🪵Community dynamics of lignicolous lichens on standing deadwood in a 275-year chronosequence vist.ly/4zi8a #BorealForests #EpiphyticLichens #EpixylicLichens #KeloTrees #SnagDynamics #SnagLongevity #Succession

Our new article in Science Advances, led by Gabriele Midolo, identifies the main factors driving changes in the species composition of plant communities across Europe: eutrophication, denser, more productive vegetation, and drying of wetlands. doi.org/10.1126/scia...

NEW ISSUE: The NJB April is out, featuring a Special Issue section on "Plant performance and diversity in roadside and railway habitats"! Edited by Svenja Kroeger and Tommy Lennartsson. ➡️Editorial: vist.ly/4xqjh ➡️Whole issue: vist.ly/4xqjk @nordicoikos.bsky.social #OpenAccess

⏳ One week left to apply! We’re hiring in Plant Ecology and Biodiversity at Leibniz University Hannover: • Senior Researcher (permanent, full-time) www.uni-hannover.de/jobs/id/8379/ • PhD on long-term coastal vegetation change (North & Baltic Seas) www.uni-hannover.de/jobs/id/8435

Recent drought years have raised concerns about the future vitality of different tree species in Bavaria. Focussing on European beech (Fagus sylvatica) in Bavaria as an example, drought impacts vary considerably, with pronounced decline in part of the stands while others remain comparatively stable…

🔥Boreal fungi recover very differently after fire vs. clear-cutting. Fires leave long-lasting deadwood that supports rich and red-listed species; clear-cuts do not. High deadwood + structural complexity are key, but old-growth remains irreplaceable 👉️ buff.ly/DLExOE9

Dr. Damaris Zurell (University of Potsdam) will be giving April's Funk Biogeography Seminar! What does forward-looking biodiversity modeling look like? What can it tell us, and what needs more work? Learn more and register at: www.biogeography.org/news/news/ap...

What does ecosystem #integrity mean in a rapidly changing #Anthropocene biosphere? I argue for a shift from static reference states toward 1) the ecological processes that sustain biodiversity & 2) evolutionary heritage➡️ doi.org/10.1111/rec.... #ecology #restoration #biodiversity #ecosystemintegrity

🌴 Tropical systems may be especially vulnerable: • Many plants have short-lived flowers • Pollination is often highly specialized Small disruptions could have big reproductive consequences. (7/8)

#Tropical #trees can't simultaneously raise photosynthetic heat optima AND PSII stability: resource trade-off! Inverse Topt, Anet-T5 link in #WesternGhats warns of #warming limits #PlantPhys #Climate #Photosynthesis #TropForRes doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... 1/3

@hudsonfontenele.bsky.social explains the consequences of seven consecutive annual dry-season fires to the unburned Cerrado grass layer 🔥🌎 Shortlisted for the 2025 Southwood Prize 🏆🧪 Read more 👇 appliedecologistsblog.com/2026/03/27/h...

New distribution maps for 87 vascular plant taxa reveal a flora under pressure: several species now survive at a single Czech site and four are nationally extinct. In contrast, taxonomic revision reveals 22 distinct escaped Cotoneaster species. preslia.cz/doi/preslia.2026.001.html

Through 14,000 #plant records of 842 vascular plant species, this study provides a #floristic directory and identification key to the plant communities of Lemnos, offering baseline information on #habitat #diversity, indicator #species, and #conservation priorities 👇 @uni-goettingen.de

A walk in the park? New research finds: Recreational trails reduce lichen and bryophyte diversity and the occurrence of rare species🌱 🦠 🔎 Read more: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

@skjoldsoendergaard.bsky.social explains how year-round grazing can be a driver of plant diversity 🌱🐄🌏 Shortlisted for the 2025 Southwood Prize 🏆🧪 Read more 👇

✅📄Now Free Access: Low-severity fires in the boreal region: reproductive implications for black spruce stands in between stand-replacing fire events Get the Paper: doi.org/10.1093/aob/... #PlantScience

✅📄Now Free Access: Better soon than never: climate change induces strong phenological reassembly in the flowering of a Mediterranean shrub community Get the Paper: doi.org/10.1093/aob/... #PlantScience

Are you a young #vegetation scientist looking for funding to grow your skills❓ The IAVS #EarlyCareer Supporting #Grant might be exactly what you need! Application is easy — check our quick instructions and learn more on our website 👉 www.iavs.org/page/YSCaree... Hurry up!

Our cover for March! 🔥 A study of Brazilian savannas by Manzan et al. shows that fuel traits strongly shape fire behavior, with vegetation structure and environmental conditions influencing flammability and helping predict where fires are most likely to occur. vist.ly/4uj6q

🌿 ten Kate et al. report that long-term nitrogen and phosphorus addition strongly alters subarctic tundra plant communities. Responses vary with elevation and vegetation type, with graminoids increasing and species richness declining over time.

Last week I posted a #preprint entitled “The global relationship between flowering plant and #pollinator diversity holds true across scales, latitude, and human influence”. I was not prepared for what happened after it went live on 2nd March! Read more here: jeffollerton.co.uk/2026/03/12/t...

🐝🌼Shifts in phenology influence synchrony of flowering plants and their pollinators along an elevation gradient 📷 Mikko Tiusanen vist.ly/4tyzh #PlantPollinatorInteractions #FloweringPhenology #PhenologyShift #NicheOverlap #ElevationGradient

Large-scale patterns of tropical forest embolism resistance mapped across space and angiosperm phylogeny. Combining measurements across the Amazon with 100s of floristic samples, Julia Tavares & colleagues report remarkable variation in vulnerability to drought. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#Auen sind artenreich und gefährdet. Heutige #Schutzgebiete werden aber nicht mehr genügen. Eine Studie der WSL zeigt, was seltene Arten wie der Flussregenpfeifer oder Deutsche Tamariske brauchen, um ein Zuhause finden. www.wsl.ch/de/news/auen... #Artenschutz #Fluss #Flusslandschaft #Auenschutzpark

Pressemeddelelse vdr. vores nylige studie om de økologiske dynamikker i #rewilding arealet ved #Molslaboratoriet: Ved at koble fem års uafbrudt GPS-sporing med satellitbilleder påviser vi at vilde #heste og #kvæg skaber en mere robust & varieret #natur🐎🌿🐂 bio.au.dk/om-institutt...

🌲This study provides the first robust assessment of the fire resilience of mature black spruce stands, & raises concerns about their capacity to persist & maintain ecosystem services under the projected climate-driven increases in burned area & severity. 🔍 buff.ly/Dapzr2Y

🌴🔍 Observer error matters. Klein et al. report that misidentifications weaken species–environment models, while using genus/family levels or excluding rare species can inflate results. Fine taxonomic resolution is recommended.

Are you a researcher or practitioner working in applied ecology? 🌏 We're looking for new Associate Editors to join us with a range of expertise including... 🤝transdisciplinary approaches 🌊marine ecology 🧪new methods including AI Find out more 👇 www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/appl...