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Journal of Vegetation Science
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Scientific journal publishing articles on aspects of plant community ecology and vegetation macroecology. Official journal of the International Association of Vegetation Science.
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‼️ Call for papers!
We're looking forward to your submissions to our Special Feature on “Scaling laws in (vegetation) ecology”
🌿First deadline for abstract submission: 30 November 2025
🌿Second deadline: Spring 2026
🌿Last deadline: Summer 2026
Invitation to contribute to a Special Feature on “Scaling laws in (vegetation) ecology” in the Journal of Vegetation Science - vegsciblog.org
Posted by Jürgen Dengler (Chair of the Guest Editors) Outline: Scaling laws are ubiquitous in ecology. Ignoring them can lead
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November 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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‼️ Call for papers!
We're looking forward to your submissions to our Special Feature on “Scaling laws in (vegetation) ecology”
🌿First deadline for abstract submission: 30 November 2025
🌿Second deadline: Spring 2026
🌿Last deadline: Summer 2026
Invitation to contribute to a Special Feature on “Scaling laws in (vegetation) ecology” in the Journal of Vegetation Science - vegsciblog.org
Posted by Jürgen Dengler (Chair of the Guest Editors) Outline: Scaling laws are ubiquitous in ecology. Ignoring them can lead
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November 3, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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The presence of alternative tree species in European beech forests drives change in functional diversity and composition of forest floor plant communities. A new paper by Bärmann et al.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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A new paper by Jo et al. explores multi-species invasions and their impacts on functional plant composition. Special Issue on Biological invasions in Plant Communities. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Multi‐Species Plant Invasions in Temperate Successional Grasslands Drive Changes in Community Functional Composition
We examine how multi-species plant invasions shape temperate grassland function in New Zealand. Non-native species richness is positively associated with the most abundant non-native species cover, b...
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October 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Plain language summary of the paper "A comparative study of lichen and bryophyte communities on sandstone and ultramafic bedrocks along a maritime gradient in central California" published in the @jvegsci.bsky.social vegsciblog.org/2025/10/15/l... @iavs5.bsky.social
A comparative study of lichen and bryophyte communities on sandstone and ultramafic bedrocks along a maritime gradient in central California - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Michael Mulroy and Nishanta Rajakaruna Lichens and bryophytes may be small, but they are among the dominant life
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October 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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A new paper by Chen et al proposes a one-dimensional aggregation index (quadrat nearest neighboring distance) for detecting & comparing species spatial distribution patterns.
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Measuring Two‐Dimensional Distributional Aggregation Pattern of Species Through One‐Dimensional Approximation
The correlation between one-dimensional quadrat nearest neighboring distance (QNN) and Clark and Evans’ R metric for measuring two-dimensional distributional patterns of the 188 tree species in Barro...
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October 15, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Wetland species cover, soil variables and topography explain non-native plant invasions in the U.S. Piedmont region. A new paper by Tarasi & Peet in the Special Issue on Biological Invasions in Plant Communities.
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Relationship of Exotic Species Establishment to Environmental Site Characteristics in Plant Communities of the Piedmont of Southeastern USA
Questions Although communities may be differentially susceptible to establishment of exotics, broad predictions of community invasibility remain elusive. Here we have addressed which abiotic and bio...
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October 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Interannual variability & directional changes affect species composition dynamics but are challenging to quantify. Can yearly-resolved vegetation plot time series give us a better understanding? A new paper by Sabatini et al.
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Using Yearly‐Resolved Time Series to Disentangle Interannual Variability, Directional Change, and Pseudoturnover in Plant Community Composition
Change in species composition over time is the result of both interannual variability and directional change, but their relative importance can be clouded by pseudoturnover. We developed a matrix dec....
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October 6, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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The presence of alternative tree species in European beech forests drives change in functional diversity and composition of forest floor plant communities. A new paper by Bärmann et al.
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The Presence of Alternative Tree Species in European Beech Forests Drives Change in Functional Diversity and Composition of Forest Floor Plant Communities
Admixing alternative tree species in European beech forests is associated with changes in the functional diversity and composition of forest floor vegetation. Higher functional richness and divergenc...
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October 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Drivers of plant species diversity along elevational gradients on seven mountainous islands in the subtropics. - A new contribution to our Special Issue on Island Plant Communities by Vetaas et al.
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Testing of Drivers for Plant Species Diversity Along Elevational Gradients on Seven Mountainous Islands in the Subtropics
Aims Geographic variation in species richness along elevational and latitudinal gradients may be controlled by energy, water, and productivity; however, spatial factors such as area and geometric co...
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October 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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The understory shrub Juniperus oxycedrus influences woody seedling occurrence in relict Cedrus libani forests in Lebanon. A new contribution by Maamary et al.
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Changes in the Strength of Associations Between Tree Seedlings and Understory Shrubs Along a Regional Drought Gradient in Lebanese Coniferous Forests
Comparative view of three Cedar reserves in Lebanon.
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September 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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Lianas form an important component of tropical forests. Check out a new paper by Addo-Fordjourto to learn how topography and logging affect their community structure.
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Topography and Logging Structure Liana Community Assemblages in an Upland Evergreen Forest, Ghana
The study reveals how topography and logging influence liana community assemblages in an upland evergreen forest in Ghana. We demonstrate that topographic position influenced liana composition, diver....
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September 23, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Do small forest gaps collect snow that prevents tree gap dynamics in Western North American high latitude conifer forests? Read more in a new paper by Johnson et al.
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September 22, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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High root biomass and variation in root functional traits allow non-native grass species to invade tropical open savannahs in Brazil. A new contribution by Stradic et al. in the Special Issue on Biological Invasions in Plant Communities.
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September 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Tropical vegetation: What environmental variables determine the small-scale distribution of tree species in a Sri Lankan Dipterocarp forest? Does their influence vary depending on the life stage of the species? Check out a new paper by Shanika et al.
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Species–Habitat Associations in a Sri Lankan Dipterocarp Forest
We investigated spatial distributions of 57 tree species across life stages in a tropical rainforest, Southwest Sri Lanka, to understand how environmental factors and dependencies vary among species ...
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September 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Transiently richer but profoundly changed: fire regime triggers physiognomic changes in sub-Mediterranean vegetation in central Italy. Check out a new contribution by Caucci et al:
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Transiently Richer but Profoundly Changed: Fire Regime Triggers Physiognomic Changes in Sub‐Mediterranean Vegetation
In sub-Mediterranean regions, frequent and severe fires phase out highly diverse mixed thermophilous forests and shrubland dominated by both deciduous and evergreen woody species. These communities a....
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September 14, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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Do evergreen 🌲or deciduous 🌳trees (“phorophytes”) host a greater diversity of epiphytes? Victoriano-Romero & Figueroa-Castro compiled the first study to compare phorophyte-epiphyte networks between different leaf 🍂phenologies.
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Phorophyte Leaf Phenology Affects Phorophyte—Vascular Epiphyte Networks in a Cloud Forest in Central Mexico
Phorophytes with contrasting leaf phenology offer different microenvironments to vascular epiphytes. Evergreen phorophytes hosted a greater diversity (1D, 2D), as well as greater networks than decidu...
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September 11, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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Community-level stability includes temporal and spatial dimensions, but most studies focus only on the temporal dimension. Bai et al. shows why the two dimensions need to be studied independently and how nitrogen affects them.
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Differential Response of Community Biomass Temporal‐ and Spatial‐ Stabilities to Nitrogen Addition in an Alpine Meadow on the Tibetan Plateau
This study investigates how nitrogen addition affects temporal and spatial stability of community biomass in alpine meadows. Using 5 years of experimental data, it highlights the key roles of dominan...
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August 7, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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How do fire and flooding influence plant diversity in 🌳🌳🌳tree communities along a 🌊📉flood gradient with varying 🔥fire histories? To find out more, read the new paper by de Almeida Souza et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Diversity Patterns of Tree Communities Across Multiple Flood Gradients With Separate Fire Histories: Unveiling Patterns in a Wetland Ecosystem
We analyzed how flood and fire gradients shape tree communities in the Brazilian Pantanal. Functional diversity increased with flooding, while recent fires reduced species richness and functional tra....
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August 5, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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The massive ashfall during the eruption of the Tajogaite volcano in Spain suddenly dysfunctionalized the seed bank as a reservoir of recruitment, with profound consequences for plant community dynamics. Read a paper by Medina et al. for more info!
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Seed Bank and Ashfalls: The Ecological Resetting Effect of the Recent Tajogaite Volcano Eruption in the Canary Pine Forest (La Palma, Spain)
This groundbreaking study explores the impact of volcanic tephra thickness on seed bank viability and seedling emergence. By simulations of ash depth from the Tajogaite eruption (La Palma, Canary Isl...
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August 1, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Plant-soil feedback does not contribute to the competitive outcome between invasive and resident native species in a species-rich grassland. Check out this new paper by Fenesi et al. in our Special Issue on Biological Invasions in Plant Communities!
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Plant–Soil Feedback Does Not Contribute to the Competitive Outcome Between Invasive and Resident Native Species in a Species‐Rich Grassland
We studied the relative influence of native species' plant–soil feedback and competition on the performance of two invasive (Solidago canadensis, Erigeron canadensis) and two native grassland species...
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July 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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The competitor, stress-tolerator, ruderal (CSR) concept is a prominent plant functional strategy scheme, but does the plant CSR strategy correlate with leaf phytochemistry? Check out this case study on alpine plants by Onipchenko et al.!
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CSR Strategies Are Associated With Elemental Leaf Chemistry in Alpine Plants
We studied the relation between plant species' positions within the CSR strategy scheme and leaf elemental composition of alpine plants in the Caucasus and Tatra Mountains. Many elements (e.g., K, S,...
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July 23, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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Special Issue on Island Plant Communities: Revisiting a small Mediterranean island: How vegetation has changes in the last 15 years. Check out a case study set in Pianosa, Tuscan archipelago, by Siccardi et al.
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July 21, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Is biocrust community structure predicted by vascular plant species? Which vascular plant traits influence biocrust community structure? Find out more in the new paper by Bustos et al.!
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Vascular Plant Traits Shape Biocrust Community Structure in a Diverse Arid Shrubland
Plants and biocrusts are the main ground cover in drylands. We evaluated the biodiversity and cover of biocrusts across plant species and asked which plant traits influence biocrust community structu...
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July 7, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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⬆️🌡️Increasing temperatures,☀️ drought,🐮🐑🚫 grazing cessation and nitrogen deposition amount to tough times for vulnerable dry grasslands. A three-decade long case study in Germany by Horka et al. gives us more insights on the changes these communities face.
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Diversity Increases but Community Specialists Decline Over Three Decades in Dry Grassland Communities of Central Germany
Aim Dry grasslands are vulnerable to climate and land-use change. Increasing temperatures, drought, grazing cessation and nitrogen deposition can all result in shifts in grasslands' taxonomic and fu...
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July 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM