Gianmaria Bonari
@gianmariabonari.bsky.social
🌳 Botanist | Vegetation ecologist
🌿 Editor-in-Chief of Vegetation Ecology and Diversity (VED)
📚 Senior researcher @University of Siena, Italy
🔎 https://www.gianmariabonari.com/
🌿 Editor-in-Chief of Vegetation Ecology and Diversity (VED)
📚 Senior researcher @University of Siena, Italy
🔎 https://www.gianmariabonari.com/
🌳How will Italian forests of the future look?
Our latest paper in GEB suggests that accurately predicting the effects of climate change on biodiversity requires accounting for the interplay between climate and local factors.
OA paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Our latest paper in GEB suggests that accurately predicting the effects of climate change on biodiversity requires accounting for the interplay between climate and local factors.
OA paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 14, 2026 at 8:38 PM
🌳How will Italian forests of the future look?
Our latest paper in GEB suggests that accurately predicting the effects of climate change on biodiversity requires accounting for the interplay between climate and local factors.
OA paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Our latest paper in GEB suggests that accurately predicting the effects of climate change on biodiversity requires accounting for the interplay between climate and local factors.
OA paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by Gianmaria Bonari
🌲 Rewilding old plantations. Bricca et al. demonstrate that canopy shade, elevation and environmental conditions interact to shape diversity across tree, shrub, herb and juvenile layers in former pine plantations 🌱💚.
📘 DOI: 10.1111/jvs.70085
#ForestRestoration
📘 DOI: 10.1111/jvs.70085
#ForestRestoration
December 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
🌲 Rewilding old plantations. Bricca et al. demonstrate that canopy shade, elevation and environmental conditions interact to shape diversity across tree, shrub, herb and juvenile layers in former pine plantations 🌱💚.
📘 DOI: 10.1111/jvs.70085
#ForestRestoration
📘 DOI: 10.1111/jvs.70085
#ForestRestoration
Reposted by Gianmaria Bonari
🌿 Le et al. explore how solitary trees shape plant communities in traditional wood-pastures. Canopy shade filters species composition and facilitates woody seedlings, creating distinct microscale habitats 🌳
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:34 PM
🌿 Le et al. explore how solitary trees shape plant communities in traditional wood-pastures. Canopy shade filters species composition and facilitates woody seedlings, creating distinct microscale habitats 🌳
Reposted by Gianmaria Bonari
December 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Reposted by Gianmaria Bonari
The website for the 68th Annual Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science has been launched:
2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org
2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org
December 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The website for the 68th Annual Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science has been launched:
2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org
2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org
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🌿34th European Vegetation Survey Conference in Clermont-Ferrand (France) from 7th – 11th (13th) September 2026
34evs2026.org?fbclid=IwY2x...
34evs2026.org?fbclid=IwY2x...
December 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
🌿34th European Vegetation Survey Conference in Clermont-Ferrand (France) from 7th – 11th (13th) September 2026
34evs2026.org?fbclid=IwY2x...
34evs2026.org?fbclid=IwY2x...
Reposted by Gianmaria Bonari
Plain language summary of the paper by Thuy Hang Le and colleagues published in @applvegsci.bsky.social
"Microscale Plant Diversity in Traditional Wood-Pastures" vegsciblog.org/2025/11/28/m... @iavs5.bsky.social
"Microscale Plant Diversity in Traditional Wood-Pastures" vegsciblog.org/2025/11/28/m... @iavs5.bsky.social
Microscale Plant Diversity in Traditional Wood-Pastures - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Thuy Hang Le, Stefan Zerbe, Adrian Indreica, Alessandro Bricca, Gabriel Tofan, Johann Nikolaus Janssen, Martin Sauerwein & Gianmaria
vegsciblog.org
November 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Plain language summary of the paper by Thuy Hang Le and colleagues published in @applvegsci.bsky.social
"Microscale Plant Diversity in Traditional Wood-Pastures" vegsciblog.org/2025/11/28/m... @iavs5.bsky.social
"Microscale Plant Diversity in Traditional Wood-Pastures" vegsciblog.org/2025/11/28/m... @iavs5.bsky.social
🌿My two (botanical)-cents🔍
In this forum paper, I reflect on the value of plant-identification expertise and offer a few ideas on how we can better highlight the role of botanists and their knowledge.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
In this forum paper, I reflect on the value of plant-identification expertise and offer a few ideas on how we can better highlight the role of botanists and their knowledge.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Who Identified the Plants? Reclaiming Plant Identification Expertise in Vegetation Science
This article advocates for the formal recognition of botanists who identify plants in scientific publishing, highlighting their essential role in ecological research and data integrity. It proposes p...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🌿My two (botanical)-cents🔍
In this forum paper, I reflect on the value of plant-identification expertise and offer a few ideas on how we can better highlight the role of botanists and their knowledge.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
In this forum paper, I reflect on the value of plant-identification expertise and offer a few ideas on how we can better highlight the role of botanists and their knowledge.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
In this study, published in Journal of Vegetation Science, we focused on the passive rewilding of old-established pine forests.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@iavs5.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@iavs5.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 AM
In this study, published in Journal of Vegetation Science, we focused on the passive rewilding of old-established pine forests.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@iavs5.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
@iavs5.bsky.social
Reposted by Gianmaria Bonari
📢 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
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
October 22, 2025 at 6:28 AM
📢 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
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
Reposted by Gianmaria Bonari
A wonderful day celebrating the legacy of Sandro Pignatti. At the end of the event, a tree was planted by the Director of the Botanical Garden of Rome, Prof. Fabio Attorre, in memory of Prof. Pignatti.
@iavs5.bsky.social
#EVS
@iavs5.bsky.social
#EVS
October 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A wonderful day celebrating the legacy of Sandro Pignatti. At the end of the event, a tree was planted by the Director of the Botanical Garden of Rome, Prof. Fabio Attorre, in memory of Prof. Pignatti.
@iavs5.bsky.social
#EVS
@iavs5.bsky.social
#EVS
Reposted by Gianmaria Bonari
The event "Celebration the legacy of Sandro Pignatti" is now happening at the Botanical Garden of Rome organised by La Sapienza University of Rome
@iavs5.bsky.social
#EVS
@iavs5.bsky.social
#EVS
October 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The event "Celebration the legacy of Sandro Pignatti" is now happening at the Botanical Garden of Rome organised by La Sapienza University of Rome
@iavs5.bsky.social
#EVS
@iavs5.bsky.social
#EVS
Reposted by Gianmaria Bonari
The problem of oak decline in southern Italy. VED new article addresses this topic and evaluates environmental and climate parameters for modelling purposes
➡️ ved.arphahub.com/article/1601...
➡️ ved.arphahub.com/article/1601...
Oak decline in southern Italy: environmental and climate parameters for modelling purposes
The future of the Mediterranean oak forests is under threat from the dangerous effects of global climate change, such as increasing droughts and heatwaves. The combined or individual action of certain...
ved.arphahub.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:33 AM
The problem of oak decline in southern Italy. VED new article addresses this topic and evaluates environmental and climate parameters for modelling purposes
➡️ ved.arphahub.com/article/1601...
➡️ ved.arphahub.com/article/1601...
Reposted by Gianmaria Bonari
Read the new article from VED entitled "Multi-faceted short-term dynamics of plant understory across forest regeneration stages". 👉 ved.arphahub.com/article/1578...
Multi-faceted short-term dynamics of plant understory across forest regeneration stages
Biodiversity is a multidimensional concept, and capturing its various facets simultaneously offers a more robust framework for predicting vegetation responses to anthropogenic disturbance. Yet, multif...
ved.arphahub.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Read the new article from VED entitled "Multi-faceted short-term dynamics of plant understory across forest regeneration stages". 👉 ved.arphahub.com/article/1578...
Reposted by Gianmaria Bonari
Check the new national and regional Annex I Habitat records (from #139 to #147) 👇
ved.arphahub.com/article/1605...
ved.arphahub.com/article/1605...
New national and regional Annex I Habitat records: from #139 to #147
This contribution presents new Italian data on the distribution of Annex I Habitats. Specifically, 9 records are reported, including 3 occurrences within Natura 2000 sites and the addition of 9 new ce...
ved.arphahub.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Check the new national and regional Annex I Habitat records (from #139 to #147) 👇
ved.arphahub.com/article/1605...
ved.arphahub.com/article/1605...
Reposted by Gianmaria Bonari
ITV-net: leveraging intraspecific trait variability to bridge vegetation science and trait-based research in Italy ved.arphahub.com/articles.php...
The ‘manifesto’ of our initiative is out in @vegecoldiv.bsky.social! If you have itv-level data and you want to share them read the paper and dm me!
The ‘manifesto’ of our initiative is out in @vegecoldiv.bsky.social! If you have itv-level data and you want to share them read the paper and dm me!
ITV-net: leveraging intraspecific trait variability to bridge vegetation science and trait-based research in Italy
Vegetation science is a branch of community ecology that relies on species identities and abundance to classify vegetation in coherent units and to explore species coexistence and turnover dynamics. T...
ved.arphahub.com
September 6, 2025 at 11:06 AM
ITV-net: leveraging intraspecific trait variability to bridge vegetation science and trait-based research in Italy ved.arphahub.com/articles.php...
The ‘manifesto’ of our initiative is out in @vegecoldiv.bsky.social! If you have itv-level data and you want to share them read the paper and dm me!
The ‘manifesto’ of our initiative is out in @vegecoldiv.bsky.social! If you have itv-level data and you want to share them read the paper and dm me!
Reposted by Gianmaria Bonari
📢New VED article presents the DALIA database: DAtabase of tree, shrub and LIAna taxa recorded in the Functional Urban Area of Campobasso (Italy) 🧑💻
Check It here! 👇
ved.arphahub.com/article/1552...
Check It here! 👇
ved.arphahub.com/article/1552...
DALIA: a relational DAtabase of tree, shrub and LIAna taxa recorded in the Functional Urban Area of Campobasso (Italy)
We developed the DALIA relational database (DAtabase of tree, shrub and LIAna taxa), which contains records of tree, shrub, and liana taxa recorded in the Functional Urban Area of Campobasso, a small ...
ved.arphahub.com
July 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
📢New VED article presents the DALIA database: DAtabase of tree, shrub and LIAna taxa recorded in the Functional Urban Area of Campobasso (Italy) 🧑💻
Check It here! 👇
ved.arphahub.com/article/1552...
Check It here! 👇
ved.arphahub.com/article/1552...
🌳 A systematic review of Europe’s Traditional Agroforestry Systems: where nature and culture Meet 🌾
#Agroforestry #Biodiversity #SustainableFarming #CulturalHeritage #Conservation #Europe #traditionallandscapes
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Agroforestry #Biodiversity #SustainableFarming #CulturalHeritage #Conservation #Europe #traditionallandscapes
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
September 30, 2025 at 6:52 AM
🌳 A systematic review of Europe’s Traditional Agroforestry Systems: where nature and culture Meet 🌾
#Agroforestry #Biodiversity #SustainableFarming #CulturalHeritage #Conservation #Europe #traditionallandscapes
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
#Agroforestry #Biodiversity #SustainableFarming #CulturalHeritage #Conservation #Europe #traditionallandscapes
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by Gianmaria Bonari
The members of the European Vegetation Survey are warmly welcome to the one-day seminar "Celebrating the Legacy of Sandro Pignatti" in Rome on 21 October.
Registration form: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
Registration form: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
September 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
The members of the European Vegetation Survey are warmly welcome to the one-day seminar "Celebrating the Legacy of Sandro Pignatti" in Rome on 21 October.
Registration form: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
Registration form: docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLS...
Reposted by Gianmaria Bonari
#MAP-Rezia data collection is almost done! 🌺🌱 Thanks to @sonja, Angel & @gianmariabonari.bsky.social for completing botanical surveys between Stelvio & Swiss NP using the #ORCHAMP protocol. Now collecting remote sensing data✈️📡🛰️—will we detect the same biodiversity? Stay tuned for more…
August 13, 2025 at 3:00 PM
#MAP-Rezia data collection is almost done! 🌺🌱 Thanks to @sonja, Angel & @gianmariabonari.bsky.social for completing botanical surveys between Stelvio & Swiss NP using the #ORCHAMP protocol. Now collecting remote sensing data✈️📡🛰️—will we detect the same biodiversity? Stay tuned for more…
Reposted by Gianmaria Bonari
🚨New article entitled "Vegetation classification and conservation aspects of Atlantic dune pine forests in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula". Ready it at the following link 👇
ved.arphahub.com/article/1429...
ved.arphahub.com/article/1429...
Vegetation classification and conservation aspects of Atlantic dune pine forests in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula
This study refines the classification framework for Portuguese dune pine forests included in the alliance Coremato albi-Pinion pinastri at the association level after the syntaxonomic revision of Medi...
ved.arphahub.com
July 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
🚨New article entitled "Vegetation classification and conservation aspects of Atlantic dune pine forests in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula". Ready it at the following link 👇
ved.arphahub.com/article/1429...
ved.arphahub.com/article/1429...
May 20, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Reposted by Gianmaria Bonari
European Vegetation Survey excursion to Colfiorito wetlands, the high plains of Monti Sibillini (Castelluccio di Norcia) and Norcia led by Corrado Marcenò, Riccardo Guarino, and Alessandro Silvestre Gristina
April 30, 2025 at 7:24 PM
European Vegetation Survey excursion to Colfiorito wetlands, the high plains of Monti Sibillini (Castelluccio di Norcia) and Norcia led by Corrado Marcenò, Riccardo Guarino, and Alessandro Silvestre Gristina
🌲 Our latest research looked at understory plant diversity in black pine forests within and outside their native range in Europe.
📚 Read more in our full study: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
#Macroecology #Biodiversity #Conservation #PinusNigra #NonNativeForests
📚 Read more in our full study: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
#Macroecology #Biodiversity #Conservation #PinusNigra #NonNativeForests
April 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
🌲 Our latest research looked at understory plant diversity in black pine forests within and outside their native range in Europe.
📚 Read more in our full study: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
#Macroecology #Biodiversity #Conservation #PinusNigra #NonNativeForests
📚 Read more in our full study: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
#Macroecology #Biodiversity #Conservation #PinusNigra #NonNativeForests
Reposted by Gianmaria Bonari
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 @applvegsci.bsky.social vegsciblog.org/2025/03/12/g... @iavs5.bsky.social
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
vegsciblog.org
March 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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 @applvegsci.bsky.social vegsciblog.org/2025/03/12/g... @iavs5.bsky.social