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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. *non-profit & society-run* https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/16541103

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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · 17h

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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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · 2d

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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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · 6d

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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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · 7d

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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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · 13d

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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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · 15d

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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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · 16d

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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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · 22d

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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Citation for: High Root Biomass and Variation in Root Functional Traits Allow Non‐Native Grass Species to Invade Tropical Open Savannahs in Brazil

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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · 23d

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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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · 24d

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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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · 27d

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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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · Aug 7

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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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · Aug 5

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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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · Aug 1

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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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · Jul 24

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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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · Jul 23

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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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · Jul 21

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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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · Jul 7

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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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · Jul 4

⬆️🌡️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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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · Jul 3

From disturbance to recovery: Unveiling the role of goats and ecological drivers on vegetation dynamics of Trindade Island, South Atlantic, Brazil. -A new paper by Zuñe et al.
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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · Jul 2

❓How have Nardus grasslands in Germany changed in recent decades? Is eutrophication driven by a recovery of soil pH after acidification? Check out a new paper by Peppler-Lisbach et al. to gain an insight into these questions!
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Synopsis of Nardus Grassland Resurveys Across Germany: Is Eutrophication Driven by a Recovery of Soil pH After Acidification?

Using data from several regional resurvey studies of Nardus grasslands in Germany, we show that eutrophication has occurred throughout the country, only less at higher altitudes. Soil pH values have ...

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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · Jun 9

Special Issue on Island Plant Communities: Neotropical maritime inselbergs show a distinct flora from continental inselbergs due to their geographic isolation and climatic factors. A new contribution by Sabino et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Islanded Islands: Dual Isolation Drive Distinctive and Threatened Floras of Neotropical Maritime Inselbergs

Questions Inselbergs, isolated rock outcrops, support unique plant communities. Maritime inselbergs (MIs) experience transient isolation due to maritime fluctuations, creating harsh survival conditi...

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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · Jun 5

Spatial scale terms can blur actual study size in plant community ecology publications. A new contribution by Hung et al.: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Lost in Space: When Spatial Scale Terms Blur Actual Study Size in Plant Community Ecology

Scale terms, which include both ecological (e.g., ‘local’, ‘regional’) and methodological (e.g., ‘plot’, ‘quadrat’) characteristics are frequently used in plant community ecology. We show that the ar...

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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · Jun 4

Allerton et al. assessed the short- and long-term impacts of fire in Caribbean tropical dry forests with limited burn history to determine their resilience and identify functional traits predicting postfire resprouting strategies.
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Novel Fires Shift Biological Legacies Away From Natural Regeneration in Caribbean Tropical Dry Forest

Fire threatens the resilience of Caribbean tropical dry forests by disrupting biological legacies essential for regeneration. Our study reveals that while trees exhibit strong basal resprouting, long...

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Journal of Vegetation Science @jvegsci.bsky.social · May 30

Contrasting patterns of α-diversity but similar patterns of β-diversity between woody and herbaceous vegetation across a tropical rainfall gradient in Mudumalai National Park, India. A new paper by Radhamoni et al. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Beta‐Diversity of Herbaceous Versus Woody Plant Communities Across a Tropical Rainfall Gradient

In a previous study, we found that alpha-diversity of understory herbaceous plants showed almost opposite patterns to that of trees along a rainfall gradient in seasonally dry tropical forests of Ind...

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