The International Association for Vegetation Science
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A worldwide union of vegetation scientists
Est. 1939
New members welcome!
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Est. 1939
New members welcome!
For joining membership and our latest news, visit 👇
https://www.iavs.org/
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IAVS 2026 - 68th IAVS Annual Symposium - Gijón, Spain
IAVS 2026 68th Annual Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science
2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org
🌿Join the 68th IAVS Annual Symposium.🌿
⌛️ Early bird registrations are now open.
Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to connect with fellow vegetation scientists!
Take advantage of the early bird rates. Location: Gijón, Spain.
Apply here—https://2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org/.
⌛️ Early bird registrations are now open.
Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to connect with fellow vegetation scientists!
Take advantage of the early bird rates. Location: Gijón, Spain.
Apply here—https://2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org/.
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Register for the upcoming IAVS Vegetation Classification WG webinar by Jozef Šibík on Rocky Mountains and Arctic Alaska vegetation
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/02b574...
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/02b574...
February 10, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Register for the upcoming IAVS Vegetation Classification WG webinar by Jozef Šibík on Rocky Mountains and Arctic Alaska vegetation
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/02b574...
Register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/02b574...
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Great opportunity at the @nhmdk.bsky.social ! Assistant Professor (tenure-track) and Curator of Bryophytes at the Natural History Museum of Denmark! Please share widely!
Great opportunity at the @nhmdk.bsky.social ! Assistant Professor (tenure-track) and Curator of Bryophytes at the Natural History Museum of Denmark! Please share widely!
211-0251/25-2N - Tenure Track Assistant Professor and Curator of Bryology
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February 12, 2026 at 8:24 AM
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Great opportunity at the @nhmdk.bsky.social ! Assistant Professor (tenure-track) and Curator of Bryophytes at the Natural History Museum of Denmark! Please share widely!
Great opportunity at the @nhmdk.bsky.social ! Assistant Professor (tenure-track) and Curator of Bryophytes at the Natural History Museum of Denmark! Please share widely!
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The VCWG IAVS Newsletter is out now! Please check the news at the website: vcwg.org/VCWG-Newslet...
Recent papers by our members can now also be found there: vcwg.org/Publications...
Recent papers by our members can now also be found there: vcwg.org/Publications...
2025
Phytosociological Classification and Nomenclature Ciaramella, D., Viti, M. M., Landi, M., Chytrý, K., Angiolini, C., & Bonari, G. (2024). Vegetation diversity of Pinus pinaster forests in the Italian ...
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February 11, 2026 at 3:33 PM
The VCWG IAVS Newsletter is out now! Please check the news at the website: vcwg.org/VCWG-Newslet...
Recent papers by our members can now also be found there: vcwg.org/Publications...
Recent papers by our members can now also be found there: vcwg.org/Publications...
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📢 iDiv & partners are hiring! 4 PhD + 2 Postdoc roles in the @betafor.bsky.social forest biodiversity experiment.
📍Start: 1 May 2026 | 🗓️ Deadline: 25 Feb 2026
Join an international, interdisciplinary research consortium & investigate forest management & biodiversity!
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📍Start: 1 May 2026 | 🗓️ Deadline: 25 Feb 2026
Join an international, interdisciplinary research consortium & investigate forest management & biodiversity!
www.idiv.de/career/job-o...
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Explore exciting career opportunities at iDiv. Join a modern, international, and innovative research centre in the heart of Germany.
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February 10, 2026 at 10:59 AM
📢 iDiv & partners are hiring! 4 PhD + 2 Postdoc roles in the @betafor.bsky.social forest biodiversity experiment.
📍Start: 1 May 2026 | 🗓️ Deadline: 25 Feb 2026
Join an international, interdisciplinary research consortium & investigate forest management & biodiversity!
www.idiv.de/career/job-o...
📍Start: 1 May 2026 | 🗓️ Deadline: 25 Feb 2026
Join an international, interdisciplinary research consortium & investigate forest management & biodiversity!
www.idiv.de/career/job-o...
📢 The abstract submission deadline for the #IAVS2026 has been EXTENDED
Got an idea you’ve been working on?
Still refining your abstract?
⏳ New deadline: 17th February 2026
Apply Here - 2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org
#vegetationecology #vegetation
Got an idea you’ve been working on?
Still refining your abstract?
⏳ New deadline: 17th February 2026
Apply Here - 2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org
#vegetationecology #vegetation
February 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
📢 The abstract submission deadline for the #IAVS2026 has been EXTENDED
Got an idea you’ve been working on?
Still refining your abstract?
⏳ New deadline: 17th February 2026
Apply Here - 2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org
#vegetationecology #vegetation
Got an idea you’ve been working on?
Still refining your abstract?
⏳ New deadline: 17th February 2026
Apply Here - 2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org
#vegetationecology #vegetation
🌿 Don’t miss the 68th IAVS Annual Symposium! 🌿
This is a reminder that abstract submissions are open until tomorrow (10 February).
#IAVS2026 in Gijón, Spain (22–26 June 2026)!
This is a reminder that abstract submissions are open until tomorrow (10 February).
#IAVS2026 in Gijón, Spain (22–26 June 2026)!
February 9, 2026 at 9:01 AM
🌿 Don’t miss the 68th IAVS Annual Symposium! 🌿
This is a reminder that abstract submissions are open until tomorrow (10 February).
#IAVS2026 in Gijón, Spain (22–26 June 2026)!
This is a reminder that abstract submissions are open until tomorrow (10 February).
#IAVS2026 in Gijón, Spain (22–26 June 2026)!
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Are you a community ecologist interested in fire ecology? Come join our group! Postdoc position for project FEVER, that aims to understand how fire affects biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and biogeochemical cycles in Mediterranean forests @umramap.bsky.social.
Portail Emploi CNRS - Offre d'emploi - M/F Postdoctorat projet FEVER: Fire effects on vegetation productivity and nutrient fluxes in Mediterranean ecosystems
Assurez-vous que votre profil candidat soit correctement renseigné avant de postuler
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February 6, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Are you a community ecologist interested in fire ecology? Come join our group! Postdoc position for project FEVER, that aims to understand how fire affects biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, and biogeochemical cycles in Mediterranean forests @umramap.bsky.social.
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🌱 Karban & Munson examine how photovoltaic panels alter microclimates in the Mojave Desert, influencing annual plant diversity in soil- and vegetation-specific ways. ☀️🌵
February 5, 2026 at 7:48 PM
🌱 Karban & Munson examine how photovoltaic panels alter microclimates in the Mojave Desert, influencing annual plant diversity in soil- and vegetation-specific ways. ☀️🌵
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Interested in a PhD in European wetland flora and vegetation? See details here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/r5ob6...
February 5, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Interested in a PhD in European wetland flora and vegetation? See details here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/r5ob6...
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Does fencing out livestock guarantee forest recovery? 🌳 In the Dry Chaco, Trigo et al. show that 9 years of exclusion led to contrasting, species-specific regeneration responses and no overall gains in sapling diversity.
February 5, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Does fencing out livestock guarantee forest recovery? 🌳 In the Dry Chaco, Trigo et al. show that 9 years of exclusion led to contrasting, species-specific regeneration responses and no overall gains in sapling diversity.
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Postdoc research position in forest inventory and stand assessment using laser scanning data at LignoSilva in Slovakia. @3dforecotech.bsky.social 🌳🌲
Postdoctoral researcher - Forest inventory and stand assortments using laser scanning data - LignoSilva
Postdoctoral researcher in forest inventory and stand assortments using laser scanning data The National Forest Centre Zvolen, Forest Research Institute (NFC – FRI) is looking for the Centre of Excell...
www.lignosilva.eu
February 5, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Postdoc research position in forest inventory and stand assessment using laser scanning data at LignoSilva in Slovakia. @3dforecotech.bsky.social 🌳🌲
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🌿 von Lampe et al. examine decades of change in standing waters and demonstrate that macrophyte richness and functional diversity have declined despite protection, driven by ongoing eutrophication. 🌊
February 4, 2026 at 8:12 PM
🌿 von Lampe et al. examine decades of change in standing waters and demonstrate that macrophyte richness and functional diversity have declined despite protection, driven by ongoing eutrophication. 🌊
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🌿 McQuillan et al. explore how satellite-derived phenology captures differences between native, restored, and non-native temperate grasslands. Peak-season metrics closely align restored sites with remnant grasslands. 📡
February 4, 2026 at 8:20 PM
🌿 McQuillan et al. explore how satellite-derived phenology captures differences between native, restored, and non-native temperate grasslands. Peak-season metrics closely align restored sites with remnant grasslands. 📡
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We are recruiting a postdoc to study wetland plant-soil-microbe interactions using isotope labeling in our greenhouse at LLNL with me and Erin Nuccio as part of a multidisciplinary project. Experience with wetland plants and SIP a plus. Please share!
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February 4, 2026 at 12:20 AM
We are recruiting a postdoc to study wetland plant-soil-microbe interactions using isotope labeling in our greenhouse at LLNL with me and Erin Nuccio as part of a multidisciplinary project. Experience with wetland plants and SIP a plus. Please share!
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Full professor for plant ecology in Regensburg. #plantscience #plantscijobs
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February 2, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Full professor for plant ecology in Regensburg. #plantscience #plantscijobs
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🌿 Pollo et al. examine two decades of change in Western Alpine mires and demonstrate that warming and drying are reshaping plant communities, leading to losses of Sphagnum and other mire specialists. 🟢
February 3, 2026 at 6:34 PM
🌿 Pollo et al. examine two decades of change in Western Alpine mires and demonstrate that warming and drying are reshaping plant communities, leading to losses of Sphagnum and other mire specialists. 🟢
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The Tielbörger lab at @unituebingen.bsky.social is offering TWO PHD POSITIONS in rangeland ecology, as part of the sage-centre.org. It is about tipping points in Middle Eastern rangelands. A large interdisciplinary project with unique long-term experiments!
February 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
The Tielbörger lab at @unituebingen.bsky.social is offering TWO PHD POSITIONS in rangeland ecology, as part of the sage-centre.org. It is about tipping points in Middle Eastern rangelands. A large interdisciplinary project with unique long-term experiments!
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🌿 Kuo et al. examine how drought and warming jointly affect alpine plant communities in Taiwan. Their results indicate stronger declines in productivity and diversity under combined stress, with losses of mesic and cold-adapted species. 🏔️
February 3, 2026 at 5:34 PM
🌿 Kuo et al. examine how drought and warming jointly affect alpine plant communities in Taiwan. Their results indicate stronger declines in productivity and diversity under combined stress, with losses of mesic and cold-adapted species. 🏔️
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🌿 Espinoza et al. demonstrate that habitat fragmentation and edge effects strongly facilitate alien plant invasion in native kānuka shrublands, with smaller fragments and open canopies most vulnerable.🌱
February 2, 2026 at 5:13 PM
🌿 Espinoza et al. demonstrate that habitat fragmentation and edge effects strongly facilitate alien plant invasion in native kānuka shrublands, with smaller fragments and open canopies most vulnerable.🌱
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🌳 Schubert et al. examine how restoration approaches influence spatial patterns of tree recruitment after nearly two decades. Their findings indicate that planting facilitates dispersal-limited, large-seeded species. 🌱
Restoration Method Influences Spatial Patterns of Tree Seedling and Sapling Recruitment in the Second Decade of Tropical Forest Recovery
We used data from a full census of nearly two-decade-old tropical forest restoration plots to compare the spatial heterogeneity of tree recruitment in tree plantations, applied nucleation plantings,…
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February 2, 2026 at 6:16 PM
🌳 Schubert et al. examine how restoration approaches influence spatial patterns of tree recruitment after nearly two decades. Their findings indicate that planting facilitates dispersal-limited, large-seeded species. 🌱
🌱 Early bird registrations for the 68th IAVS Annual Symposium are still open!
Join fellow vegetation scientists for discussions, learning, and connection at IAVS 2026 in Gijón.
🗓️ Early Bird registration: 1 January – 31 March 2026
🔗 Registration details: 2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org/registration/
Join fellow vegetation scientists for discussions, learning, and connection at IAVS 2026 in Gijón.
🗓️ Early Bird registration: 1 January – 31 March 2026
🔗 Registration details: 2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org/registration/
February 2, 2026 at 10:36 AM
🌱 Early bird registrations for the 68th IAVS Annual Symposium are still open!
Join fellow vegetation scientists for discussions, learning, and connection at IAVS 2026 in Gijón.
🗓️ Early Bird registration: 1 January – 31 March 2026
🔗 Registration details: 2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org/registration/
Join fellow vegetation scientists for discussions, learning, and connection at IAVS 2026 in Gijón.
🗓️ Early Bird registration: 1 January – 31 March 2026
🔗 Registration details: 2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org/registration/
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🎉 The 2025 Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) Editors’ Award is here!
This annual honor recognizes the most impactful research published in our latest volume, chosen from our quarterly "Editors’ Choice" selections.
Check out the research⤵️
@iavs5.bsky.social & @wgvc-iavs.bsky.social
This annual honor recognizes the most impactful research published in our latest volume, chosen from our quarterly "Editors’ Choice" selections.
Check out the research⤵️
@iavs5.bsky.social & @wgvc-iavs.bsky.social
Editors’ Award 2025 goes to a study uncovering the floristic patterns in northern Patagonia’s forests
For a fifth year in a row, the Chief editors at the Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) journal awarded one of the publications in the last completed journal annual volume for its out...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:33 AM
🎉 The 2025 Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) Editors’ Award is here!
This annual honor recognizes the most impactful research published in our latest volume, chosen from our quarterly "Editors’ Choice" selections.
Check out the research⤵️
@iavs5.bsky.social & @wgvc-iavs.bsky.social
This annual honor recognizes the most impactful research published in our latest volume, chosen from our quarterly "Editors’ Choice" selections.
Check out the research⤵️
@iavs5.bsky.social & @wgvc-iavs.bsky.social
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📣 PhD position at Leuphana University (Germany) 🌳🍃🪴
Join the DIVERSA project on climate change effects on forest ecosystems. Fieldwork, laser scanning, experiments & data analysis in an international ecology team.
Apply by 20 Feb 2026 👉https://tinyurl.com/3ac4fewx
#Ecology #Biodiversity #Traits
Join the DIVERSA project on climate change effects on forest ecosystems. Fieldwork, laser scanning, experiments & data analysis in an international ecology team.
Apply by 20 Feb 2026 👉https://tinyurl.com/3ac4fewx
#Ecology #Biodiversity #Traits
January 31, 2026 at 5:55 PM
📣 PhD position at Leuphana University (Germany) 🌳🍃🪴
Join the DIVERSA project on climate change effects on forest ecosystems. Fieldwork, laser scanning, experiments & data analysis in an international ecology team.
Apply by 20 Feb 2026 👉https://tinyurl.com/3ac4fewx
#Ecology #Biodiversity #Traits
Join the DIVERSA project on climate change effects on forest ecosystems. Fieldwork, laser scanning, experiments & data analysis in an international ecology team.
Apply by 20 Feb 2026 👉https://tinyurl.com/3ac4fewx
#Ecology #Biodiversity #Traits
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JOB ALERT! Come work with us as a PhD student for 4 years if you are interested in biodiversity monitoring, technology development, insects and agriculture.
January 31, 2026 at 7:48 AM
JOB ALERT! Come work with us as a PhD student for 4 years if you are interested in biodiversity monitoring, technology development, insects and agriculture.
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Dear colleagues, we are searching for candidates to fill a Full W3 Professorship for Plant #Ecology at the University of Regensburg, Germany. For details, see www.nature.com/naturecareer... 🌐 🌎 #AcademicJobs
Professorship W3 for Plant Ecology - Regensburg (Stadt), Bayern (DE) job with Universität Regensburg | 12851147
UNIVERSITÄT REGENSBURG The Faculty of Biology and Pre-Clinical Medicine invites applications for a Full Professorship W3 for Plant Ecology Th...
www.nature.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Dear colleagues, we are searching for candidates to fill a Full W3 Professorship for Plant #Ecology at the University of Regensburg, Germany. For details, see www.nature.com/naturecareer... 🌐 🌎 #AcademicJobs