Anna Kuzemko
@anyameadow.bsky.social
I am a vegetation scientist from Ukraine 🇺🇦
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Paper out🎉Spatial scale matters for grassland invasions
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
▶️Native richness limits invaders, but effect weakens at larger scales
▶️Old aliens respond to climate & disturbance🌧️
▶️Neophytes & invasives thrive with roads, urban & croplands 🚗
#sCaleGrassDiv @idiv-research.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
▶️Native richness limits invaders, but effect weakens at larger scales
▶️Old aliens respond to climate & disturbance🌧️
▶️Neophytes & invasives thrive with roads, urban & croplands 🚗
#sCaleGrassDiv @idiv-research.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Paper out🎉Spatial scale matters for grassland invasions
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
▶️Native richness limits invaders, but effect weakens at larger scales
▶️Old aliens respond to climate & disturbance🌧️
▶️Neophytes & invasives thrive with roads, urban & croplands 🚗
#sCaleGrassDiv @idiv-research.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
▶️Native richness limits invaders, but effect weakens at larger scales
▶️Old aliens respond to climate & disturbance🌧️
▶️Neophytes & invasives thrive with roads, urban & croplands 🚗
#sCaleGrassDiv @idiv-research.bsky.social
Our new paper about scale dependency of phytoinvasions in grasslands based on data from Ukraine. Unfortunately some of our sampling plots still under Russian occupation
Drivers of plant invasions and their scale-dependency in grasslands
Conservation and management policies for plant invasions often rely on coarse-scale data, while plant diversity effects on ecosystem functions and ser…
www.sciencedirect.com
November 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Our new paper about scale dependency of phytoinvasions in grasslands based on data from Ukraine. Unfortunately some of our sampling plots still under Russian occupation
Presentation of our new book “Kamianska Sich National Nature Park: war against nature” in Ukrainian Crisis Media Centre. The video is available here www.youtube.com/live/WsKfKhN...
November 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Presentation of our new book “Kamianska Sich National Nature Park: war against nature” in Ukrainian Crisis Media Centre. The video is available here www.youtube.com/live/WsKfKhN...
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This is 🇺🇦Odesa’s Transfiguration Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site damaged by russian missile attacks on Ukraine.
The strikes have scarred some of the nation’s most treasured architectural landmarks, including many churches.
Does russia really deserve a place in UNESCO?
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The strikes have scarred some of the nation’s most treasured architectural landmarks, including many churches.
Does russia really deserve a place in UNESCO?
x.com/United24medi...
October 31, 2025 at 11:30 AM
This is 🇺🇦Odesa’s Transfiguration Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage site damaged by russian missile attacks on Ukraine.
The strikes have scarred some of the nation’s most treasured architectural landmarks, including many churches.
Does russia really deserve a place in UNESCO?
x.com/United24medi...
The strikes have scarred some of the nation’s most treasured architectural landmarks, including many churches.
Does russia really deserve a place in UNESCO?
x.com/United24medi...
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Besides, the Ukrainian Botanical Initiative provides a contest for the best photos that appear on the cover of the Bulletin and its pages. The topic of the competition was fungy. Maria Zykova’s photo of Spinellus fusiger on Mycena sp. won and it is on the cover of the issue.
September 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Besides, the Ukrainian Botanical Initiative provides a contest for the best photos that appear on the cover of the Bulletin and its pages. The topic of the competition was fungy. Maria Zykova’s photo of Spinellus fusiger on Mycena sp. won and it is on the cover of the issue.
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A new issue of the UBS Bulletin has been published!
The articles of the new issue are dedicated to 100-anniversary of UBS, the role of the Ukrainian botanists in founding the first protected areas in Ukraine, the contribution of the Ukrainian scientists to phytohormonology, ...
The articles of the new issue are dedicated to 100-anniversary of UBS, the role of the Ukrainian botanists in founding the first protected areas in Ukraine, the contribution of the Ukrainian scientists to phytohormonology, ...
September 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
A new issue of the UBS Bulletin has been published!
The articles of the new issue are dedicated to 100-anniversary of UBS, the role of the Ukrainian botanists in founding the first protected areas in Ukraine, the contribution of the Ukrainian scientists to phytohormonology, ...
The articles of the new issue are dedicated to 100-anniversary of UBS, the role of the Ukrainian botanists in founding the first protected areas in Ukraine, the contribution of the Ukrainian scientists to phytohormonology, ...
Results of our last year’s productive event are finally published nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2907...
Addressing Environmental Damage in Ukraine: Proceedings of a Workshop—in Brief
Read online, download a free PDF.
nap.nationalacademies.org
August 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Results of our last year’s productive event are finally published nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2907...
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The Ukrainian Botanical Society has released its first Bulletin, which includes news about the Society, announcements of upcoming events, about expeditions, reviews of articles and publications, and other interesting topics.
www.botany.kiev.ua/doc/bul_ubt_...
www.botany.kiev.ua/doc/bul_ubt_...
February 21, 2025 at 11:15 PM
The Ukrainian Botanical Society has released its first Bulletin, which includes news about the Society, announcements of upcoming events, about expeditions, reviews of articles and publications, and other interesting topics.
www.botany.kiev.ua/doc/bul_ubt_...
www.botany.kiev.ua/doc/bul_ubt_...
We have published our first article based on the results of the sCaleGrassDiv project supported by The German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Scale‐Dependent Effects of Plant Diversity Drivers Across Different Grassland Habitats in Ukraine
Our findings support the idea that the responses of biodiversity to climate, soil factors, and litter depend on the size of the sampled area. We have identified main mechanisms behind the scale-depen...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
We have published our first article based on the results of the sCaleGrassDiv project supported by The German Center for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
According to Ukrainian researchers, some of their foreign colleagues are increasingly war-weary, to the point of avoiding the word 'war.' This is evident from several cases where Ukrainian scholars faced difficulties publishing their work in international scientific journals
Це противне слово “війна”. Як міжнародна наукова спільнота “неупереджено” підіграє Росії
Навіть ботаніка може перетворитися на інструмент пропаганди в руках агресора. За свідченнями українських науковців, їхні західні колеги стають усе більш …
texty.org.ua
January 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
According to Ukrainian researchers, some of their foreign colleagues are increasingly war-weary, to the point of avoiding the word 'war.' This is evident from several cases where Ukrainian scholars faced difficulties publishing their work in international scientific journals
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Happy New Year, dear friends and colleagues! We cordially congratulate you and wish you all the best in 2025. May you find inspiration, strong health, and peace!
Sincerely,
The Ukrainian Botanical Society.
Sincerely,
The Ukrainian Botanical Society.
January 1, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Happy New Year, dear friends and colleagues! We cordially congratulate you and wish you all the best in 2025. May you find inspiration, strong health, and peace!
Sincerely,
The Ukrainian Botanical Society.
Sincerely,
The Ukrainian Botanical Society.
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The website of the European Vegetation Survey conference in Perugia, Italy, 28 Apr - 2 May 2025, has been launched:
vnr.unipg.it/33evsperugia...
@euroveg.bsky.social @iavs5.bsky.social
vnr.unipg.it/33evsperugia...
@euroveg.bsky.social @iavs5.bsky.social
December 23, 2024 at 2:39 PM
The website of the European Vegetation Survey conference in Perugia, Italy, 28 Apr - 2 May 2025, has been launched:
vnr.unipg.it/33evsperugia...
@euroveg.bsky.social @iavs5.bsky.social
vnr.unipg.it/33evsperugia...
@euroveg.bsky.social @iavs5.bsky.social
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Our new paper led by Irena Axmanová in @preslia.cz focuses on "expansive plant species", i.e. native plants that are increasing their abundance in the landscape or dominance in local communities. See more info in the thread by @krystofchytry.bsky.social
December 13, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Our new paper led by Irena Axmanová in @preslia.cz focuses on "expansive plant species", i.e. native plants that are increasing their abundance in the landscape or dominance in local communities. See more info in the thread by @krystofchytry.bsky.social
Congratulations to my colleagues on this amazing paper.
Effects of War-Related Human Activities on Microalgae and Macrophytes in Freshwater Ecosystems: A Case Study of the Irpin River Basin, Ukraine
Throughout the world, river basins are directly or indirectly affected by human activities, reducing local and global biodiversity and preventing the ecosystem from properly functioning. Our research ...
www.mdpi.com
December 14, 2024 at 5:29 PM
Congratulations to my colleagues on this amazing paper.
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Let that sink in: in the occupied territories, ru has destroyed “750 libraries, 120 museums, 38 theaters, cinemas, and philharmonics, as well as more than 1,179 cultural heritage objects. Additionally, Russian forces have destroyed over 200 million Ukrainian books.”
Ukrainian officials revealed systematic attempts to erase Ukraine's national identity by Russian invaders in occupied territories
Since 2022, the Russians damaged over 2,100 Ukrainian cultural sites and destroyed 200 mln books
Since 2022, the Russians damaged over 2,100 Ukrainian cultural sites and destroyed 200 mln books
Ukrainian official says Russia seeks to erase Ukrainian identity in cccupied territories - Euromaidan Press
Ukrainian officials report systematic destruction of cultural symbols and appropriation of heritage as Russia targets libraries and museums.
euromaidanpress.com
November 29, 2024 at 7:33 PM
Let that sink in: in the occupied territories, ru has destroyed “750 libraries, 120 museums, 38 theaters, cinemas, and philharmonics, as well as more than 1,179 cultural heritage objects. Additionally, Russian forces have destroyed over 200 million Ukrainian books.”
Another story about restoring nature at the bottom of a former Kakhovka reservoir www.thexylom.com/post/for-the...
For The Reservoir That Was Dammed, It Is Now Resurrection Time
Three weeks after the destruction of Kakhovka Dam, scientists found new hope in the remnants of the reservoir through willow plants.
www.thexylom.com
December 1, 2024 at 8:04 AM
Another story about restoring nature at the bottom of a former Kakhovka reservoir www.thexylom.com/post/for-the...
Our new article about a new to science lichen with a difficult fate www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Сircinaria ucrainica sp. nov., a new species from sand dunes of the Lower Dnipro valley (Ukraine) | The Lichenologist | Cambridge Core
Сircinaria ucrainica sp. nov., a new species from sand dunes of the Lower Dnipro valley (Ukraine) - Volume 56 Issue 4
www.cambridge.org
November 30, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Our new article about a new to science lichen with a difficult fate www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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📸 Photo contest for the 2025 covers of the Journal of Vegetation Science and Applied Vegetation Science!
📷 The winning photos will be featured on the covers of all issues of our journals in 2025! Other photos will be featured on vegsciblog.org and in the IAVS Bulletin.
📷 The winning photos will be featured on the covers of all issues of our journals in 2025! Other photos will be featured on vegsciblog.org and in the IAVS Bulletin.
November 16, 2024 at 7:58 AM
📸 Photo contest for the 2025 covers of the Journal of Vegetation Science and Applied Vegetation Science!
📷 The winning photos will be featured on the covers of all issues of our journals in 2025! Other photos will be featured on vegsciblog.org and in the IAVS Bulletin.
📷 The winning photos will be featured on the covers of all issues of our journals in 2025! Other photos will be featured on vegsciblog.org and in the IAVS Bulletin.