Milan Chytrý
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Plant community ecology | Botany | Vegetation science | Natural habitats | Macroecology | Biodiversity | Conservation | Global change | Scientific publishing || Professor @ Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia
Temperate deciduous forests are found in three global regions. We compared taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of forest plant communities among these regions in a new Ecography article led by Javier Loidi and Josep Padullés Cubino:
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November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Temperate deciduous forests are found in three global regions. We compared taxonomic and phylogenetic diversity of forest plant communities among these regions in a new Ecography article led by Javier Loidi and Josep Padullés Cubino:
doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
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Our new paper in Ecology Letters, led by Jan Divíšek, shows that non-invasive alien plant species that successfully establish within local plant communities tend to resemble the resident native species. In contrast, invasive alien species usually differ from native plants.
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
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November 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Our new paper in Ecology Letters, led by Jan Divíšek, shows that non-invasive alien plant species that successfully establish within local plant communities tend to resemble the resident native species. In contrast, invasive alien species usually differ from native plants.
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
doi.org/10.1111/ele....
The first European classification of vegetation in seasonally drained salt lakes, led by Svitlana Iemelianova from our Vegetation Science Group, and supported by an MSCA4Ukraine grant. Our findings will change the standard European vegetation classification system.
doi.org/10.1111/avsc...
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November 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The first European classification of vegetation in seasonally drained salt lakes, led by Svitlana Iemelianova from our Vegetation Science Group, and supported by an MSCA4Ukraine grant. Our findings will change the standard European vegetation classification system.
doi.org/10.1111/avsc...
doi.org/10.1111/avsc...
In our new article led by Gabriele Midolo, published in Ecology Letters, we show that plant species richness in European plant communities generally decreased between the 1960s and 1980s. However, since the 1990s, this trend seems to have stopped or even reversed.
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November 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
In our new article led by Gabriele Midolo, published in Ecology Letters, we show that plant species richness in European plant communities generally decreased between the 1960s and 1980s. However, since the 1990s, this trend seems to have stopped or even reversed.
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From the seminar dedicated to the legacy of Sandro Pignatti. Pier Luigi Nimis is showing the Olivetti typewriter on which Pignatti wrote the Flora d'Italia (1982). This monograph consisted of three volumes with a total of nearly 2300 printed pages.
October 22, 2025 at 2:05 AM
From the seminar dedicated to the legacy of Sandro Pignatti. Pier Luigi Nimis is showing the Olivetti typewriter on which Pignatti wrote the Flora d'Italia (1982). This monograph consisted of three volumes with a total of nearly 2300 printed pages.
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The event "Celebration the legacy of Sandro Pignatti" is now happening at the Botanical Garden of Rome organised by La Sapienza University of Rome
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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
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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.
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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.
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I am deeply honored and humbled to share that I have been elected as a member of the Academia Europaea.
October 17, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I am deeply honored and humbled to share that I have been elected as a member of the Academia Europaea.
Our new article in Nature Plants, led by César Leblanc, introduces Pl@ntBERT, an AI model inspired by language models like ChatGPT, but trained on > 1M vegetation plots from the EVA database.
Article: doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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Article: doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Demo: huggingface.co/spaces/Cesar...
GitHub: github.com/cesar-leblan...
October 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Our new article in Nature Plants, led by César Leblanc, introduces Pl@ntBERT, an AI model inspired by language models like ChatGPT, but trained on > 1M vegetation plots from the EVA database.
Article: doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Demo: huggingface.co/spaces/Cesar...
GitHub: github.com/cesar-leblan...
Article: doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Demo: huggingface.co/spaces/Cesar...
GitHub: github.com/cesar-leblan...
Postdoc position in coastal ecology at the University of Oldenburg, suitable for vegetation ecologists, application deadline 28 October
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Postdoctoral researcher in coastal ecology (DFG Research Unit DynaCom) // University of Oldenburg
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October 12, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Postdoc position in coastal ecology at the University of Oldenburg, suitable for vegetation ecologists, application deadline 28 October
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Our new online application EVA-MAP provides interactive maps of vegetation plots from the European Vegetation Archive and ReSurveyEurope databases. It enables filtering the plots by various criteria. More details can be found in this new article in the IAVS Bulletin:
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October 11, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Our new online application EVA-MAP provides interactive maps of vegetation plots from the European Vegetation Archive and ReSurveyEurope databases. It enables filtering the plots by various criteria. More details can be found in this new article in the IAVS Bulletin:
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The new issue of the IAVS Bulletin features four articles about two remarkable men who had a huge impact on European and global vegetation science, and who also greatly shaped my own scientific journey: John Rodwell and Sandro Pignatti.
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October 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The new issue of the IAVS Bulletin features four articles about two remarkable men who had a huge impact on European and global vegetation science, and who also greatly shaped my own scientific journey: John Rodwell and Sandro Pignatti.
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In our new article, Zdenka Preislerová and I review the trends in describing new syntaxa of European vegetation from the early 20th century to the publication of the EuroVegChecklist (Mucina et al. 2016) and beyond.
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September 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
In our new article, Zdenka Preislerová and I review the trends in describing new syntaxa of European vegetation from the early 20th century to the publication of the EuroVegChecklist (Mucina et al. 2016) and beyond.
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🔗Open access: doi.org/10.1111/avsc...
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"Durancie" is an old plum variety commonly planted in the Moravian Carpathians. It is ripening now, in September. For generations, these plums have been used to create unique regional delicacies. By growing and harvesting them in our garden, I am helping to keep this local tradition alive. 😀
September 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
"Durancie" is an old plum variety commonly planted in the Moravian Carpathians. It is ripening now, in September. For generations, these plums have been used to create unique regional delicacies. By growing and harvesting them in our garden, I am helping to keep this local tradition alive. 😀
In our new Nature Communications article led by Rashmi Paudel, we show that plant species that spread within their native range have a higher probability of becoming established outside their native range.
🔗https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-63293-6
🔗Sharable PDF link: rdcu.be/eEmQr
🔗https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-63293-6
🔗Sharable PDF link: rdcu.be/eEmQr
September 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
In our new Nature Communications article led by Rashmi Paudel, we show that plant species that spread within their native range have a higher probability of becoming established outside their native range.
🔗https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-63293-6
🔗Sharable PDF link: rdcu.be/eEmQr
🔗https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-63293-6
🔗Sharable PDF link: rdcu.be/eEmQr
In our new Preslia article, led by Barbora Klímová, we corrected bias in the occurrence data using rarefaction and mapped the geographical distribution of plant species richness in Czechia (left: raw data, right: corrected data).
🔗 doi.org/10.23855/pre...
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August 31, 2025 at 6:25 AM
In our new Preslia article, led by Barbora Klímová, we corrected bias in the occurrence data using rarefaction and mapped the geographical distribution of plant species richness in Czechia (left: raw data, right: corrected data).
🔗 doi.org/10.23855/pre...
🔗 doi.org/10.23855/pre...
In our new article with Rui-Ling Liu and Wen-Yong Guo in J. Ecol., we quantified how plant strategy scores derived from leaf traits (Pierce method) correlate with other plant traits and plant environmental preferences.
🔗 Open-access article: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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🔗 Open-access article: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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August 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
In our new article with Rui-Ling Liu and Wen-Yong Guo in J. Ecol., we quantified how plant strategy scores derived from leaf traits (Pierce method) correlate with other plant traits and plant environmental preferences.
🔗 Open-access article: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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🔗 Open-access article: doi.org/10.1111/1365...
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Lotus tenuis (a species of slightly saline soils) differs from L. corniculatus mainly by quantitative characters. If both species grow at the same site, the differences are clear:
L. tenuis (left): 🌼 smaller flowers, 🌿 narrower leaflets
L. corniculatus (right): 🌼 larger flowers, 🌿 broader leaflets
L. tenuis (left): 🌼 smaller flowers, 🌿 narrower leaflets
L. corniculatus (right): 🌼 larger flowers, 🌿 broader leaflets
August 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Lotus tenuis (a species of slightly saline soils) differs from L. corniculatus mainly by quantitative characters. If both species grow at the same site, the differences are clear:
L. tenuis (left): 🌼 smaller flowers, 🌿 narrower leaflets
L. corniculatus (right): 🌼 larger flowers, 🌿 broader leaflets
L. tenuis (left): 🌼 smaller flowers, 🌿 narrower leaflets
L. corniculatus (right): 🌼 larger flowers, 🌿 broader leaflets
🌱 In our new article led by Luigi Cao Pinna, we show that alien plants in the Mediterranean often shift their niches, i.e. either do not fill or expand their occupied climatic space compared to the native range, partly depending on their traits.
🔗 fulltext: doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
🔗 fulltext: doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
August 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
🌱 In our new article led by Luigi Cao Pinna, we show that alien plants in the Mediterranean often shift their niches, i.e. either do not fill or expand their occupied climatic space compared to the native range, partly depending on their traits.
🔗 fulltext: doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
🔗 fulltext: doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
Two subalpine pines from the Rocky Mountains have contrasting seed regeneration strategies.
Pinus contorta is serotinous: the seeds remain in the cones for several years. Forest fire releases them, they fall to the ground, and a massive regeneration of even-aged pine forest stands begins.
Pinus contorta is serotinous: the seeds remain in the cones for several years. Forest fire releases them, they fall to the ground, and a massive regeneration of even-aged pine forest stands begins.
July 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Two subalpine pines from the Rocky Mountains have contrasting seed regeneration strategies.
Pinus contorta is serotinous: the seeds remain in the cones for several years. Forest fire releases them, they fall to the ground, and a massive regeneration of even-aged pine forest stands begins.
Pinus contorta is serotinous: the seeds remain in the cones for several years. Forest fire releases them, they fall to the ground, and a massive regeneration of even-aged pine forest stands begins.
This is the result of the largest fire ever recorded in Colorado, which lasted for 4 months (Aug-Dec 2020) and burned 840 km2 (!) of forest. Like in other large forest fires, the ultimate cause was the suppression of small fires for several decades, which led to a significant accumulation of fuel.
July 27, 2025 at 3:36 AM
This is the result of the largest fire ever recorded in Colorado, which lasted for 4 months (Aug-Dec 2020) and burned 840 km2 (!) of forest. Like in other large forest fires, the ultimate cause was the suppression of small fires for several decades, which led to a significant accumulation of fuel.
Many natural habitats in the Rocky Mountain foothills are heavily invaded by two Eurasian grasses: Bromus inermis and Agropyron cristatum agg. Both species were intentionally sown to prevent wind erosion after the conversion of prairie to arable land and subsequent massive dust storms in the 1930s.
July 26, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Many natural habitats in the Rocky Mountain foothills are heavily invaded by two Eurasian grasses: Bromus inermis and Agropyron cristatum agg. Both species were intentionally sown to prevent wind erosion after the conversion of prairie to arable land and subsequent massive dust storms in the 1930s.
Short-grass prairie in the rain shadow of the Rocky Mountains (Pawnee National Grassland, Colorado). In this area with less than 350 mm annual precipitation, the prairie is dominated by grasses with a C4 photosynthetic pathway.
July 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Short-grass prairie in the rain shadow of the Rocky Mountains (Pawnee National Grassland, Colorado). In this area with less than 350 mm annual precipitation, the prairie is dominated by grasses with a C4 photosynthetic pathway.
We have begun the Pre-symposium Excursion of the International Association for Vegetation Science in northern Colorado, led by Scott Franklin, Bob Peet, Brenda Wichmann and local experts.
These excursions are essential to the international exchange of ideas about the diversity of plant communities.
These excursions are essential to the international exchange of ideas about the diversity of plant communities.
July 25, 2025 at 3:44 AM
We have begun the Pre-symposium Excursion of the International Association for Vegetation Science in northern Colorado, led by Scott Franklin, Bob Peet, Brenda Wichmann and local experts.
These excursions are essential to the international exchange of ideas about the diversity of plant communities.
These excursions are essential to the international exchange of ideas about the diversity of plant communities.
🌱 University's Community Garden 🌻
The 67th IAVS Symposium is hosted by the University of Northern Colorado. This is University's Community Garden, where faculty, staff and students can grow vegetables and flowers while building community and supporting local biodiversity.
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The 67th IAVS Symposium is hosted by the University of Northern Colorado. This is University's Community Garden, where faculty, staff and students can grow vegetables and flowers while building community and supporting local biodiversity.
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July 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
🌱 University's Community Garden 🌻
The 67th IAVS Symposium is hosted by the University of Northern Colorado. This is University's Community Garden, where faculty, staff and students can grow vegetables and flowers while building community and supporting local biodiversity.
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The 67th IAVS Symposium is hosted by the University of Northern Colorado. This is University's Community Garden, where faculty, staff and students can grow vegetables and flowers while building community and supporting local biodiversity.
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