Swedish Phytogeographical Society
@svs-plant-geog.bsky.social
Account of the Swedish Phytogeographical Society (SVS). We promote research and outreach in plant ecology and geography. Based at Uppsala University, Sweden since 1923!
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Yesterday, I defended my PhD thesis at @univie.ac.at. Thanks @vvandvik.bsky.social and Bente Graae for reviewing it and Stefan Dullinger for supervising.
I tasted quite a bit of science during my Master's by leading 5 papers and doing lots of field research. But this was different. Extraordinary.
I tasted quite a bit of science during my Master's by leading 5 papers and doing lots of field research. But this was different. Extraordinary.
January 20, 2026 at 9:24 AM
Yesterday, I defended my PhD thesis at @univie.ac.at. Thanks @vvandvik.bsky.social and Bente Graae for reviewing it and Stefan Dullinger for supervising.
I tasted quite a bit of science during my Master's by leading 5 papers and doing lots of field research. But this was different. Extraordinary.
I tasted quite a bit of science during my Master's by leading 5 papers and doing lots of field research. But this was different. Extraordinary.
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🌿📖 Bonari highlights the growing loss of plant identification expertise in vegetation science. The article calls for formal recognition of identification work through authorship statements and herbarium-linked DOIs.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:34 PM
🌿📖 Bonari highlights the growing loss of plant identification expertise in vegetation science. The article calls for formal recognition of identification work through authorship statements and herbarium-linked DOIs.
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Twin Special Issue "History of Vegetation Science" - call for abstracts vegsciblog.org/2026/01/13/t...
Twin Special Issue "History of Vegetation Science" - call for abstracts - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Sandra Mesquita, Valério Pillar, and Wolfgang Willner This Special Issue, dedicated to the history of vegetation science, consists
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January 19, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Twin Special Issue "History of Vegetation Science" - call for abstracts vegsciblog.org/2026/01/13/t...
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🌿📊Marcilio-Silva et al. map biodiversity, agriculture, and human well-being in Brazil’s Southern Atlantic Forest. Climate drives plant richness, infrastructure shapes crop revenue. Synergies exist, but trade-offs highlight the need for climate-smart planning.
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January 19, 2026 at 6:16 PM
🌿📊Marcilio-Silva et al. map biodiversity, agriculture, and human well-being in Brazil’s Southern Atlantic Forest. Climate drives plant richness, infrastructure shapes crop revenue. Synergies exist, but trade-offs highlight the need for climate-smart planning.
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More and more evidence is now appearing that climate change means significant changers in bog vegetation, resulting in less production of peat mosses, thus less carbon storage.
January 15, 2026 at 9:35 AM
More and more evidence is now appearing that climate change means significant changers in bog vegetation, resulting in less production of peat mosses, thus less carbon storage.
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Classification has been a central activity in vegetation science history, please see the SI on the topic issued just now
January 13, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Classification has been a central activity in vegetation science history, please see the SI on the topic issued just now
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Twin Special Issue "History of Vegetation Science" in the Journal of Vegetation Science and Vegetation Classification and Survey - call for abstracts vegsciblog.org/2026/01/13/t... @iavs5.bsky.social
Twin Special Issue "History of Vegetation Science" - call for abstracts - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Sandra Mesquita, Valério Pillar, and Wolfgang Willner This Special Issue, dedicated to the history of vegetation science, consists
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January 13, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Twin Special Issue "History of Vegetation Science" in the Journal of Vegetation Science and Vegetation Classification and Survey - call for abstracts vegsciblog.org/2026/01/13/t... @iavs5.bsky.social
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Matsuo et al. explore trait-based community assembly during early tropical forest succession in Ghana. Their results highlight how dispersal, past land use, and environmental conditions interact to drive shifts from herbs to woody species.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Matsuo et al. explore trait-based community assembly during early tropical forest succession in Ghana. Their results highlight how dispersal, past land use, and environmental conditions interact to drive shifts from herbs to woody species.
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🌾 Nasta et al. reveal that shrub–grass coexistence persists through buffering mechanisms at the patch scale: reduced life-forms rebound via increased population growth, largely driven by fecundity, even under grazing 🌿📈.
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January 9, 2026 at 8:12 PM
🌾 Nasta et al. reveal that shrub–grass coexistence persists through buffering mechanisms at the patch scale: reduced life-forms rebound via increased population growth, largely driven by fecundity, even under grazing 🌿📈.
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Today marks 247 years since the death of Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778). His work underpins modern biology, from placing humans within the animal kingdom to establishing binomial nomenclature still used today (e.g. Homo sapiens). At the Linnean Society, we reflect on his enduring legacy.
January 10, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Today marks 247 years since the death of Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778). His work underpins modern biology, from placing humans within the animal kingdom to establishing binomial nomenclature still used today (e.g. Homo sapiens). At the Linnean Society, we reflect on his enduring legacy.
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Happy to see this @econovoau.bsky.social paper out in the new issue of Journal of Animal Ecology - higher herbivore activity is linked to greater herb diversity & plant functional redundancy besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
#ECONOVO #Biodiversity #savanna #SouthAfrica #Rewilding
#ECONOVO #Biodiversity #savanna #SouthAfrica #Rewilding
January 8, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Happy to see this @econovoau.bsky.social paper out in the new issue of Journal of Animal Ecology - higher herbivore activity is linked to greater herb diversity & plant functional redundancy besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
#ECONOVO #Biodiversity #savanna #SouthAfrica #Rewilding
#ECONOVO #Biodiversity #savanna #SouthAfrica #Rewilding
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📖Published!
Grassland restoration is crucial for global biodiversity conservation and ecosystem function maintenance. Our work provides scientific insights into the factors influencing restoration effectiveness and specific optimal strategies for different biomes🌱
Read here:https://buff.ly/LQeJaa5
Grassland restoration is crucial for global biodiversity conservation and ecosystem function maintenance. Our work provides scientific insights into the factors influencing restoration effectiveness and specific optimal strategies for different biomes🌱
Read here:https://buff.ly/LQeJaa5
January 8, 2026 at 11:05 AM
📖Published!
Grassland restoration is crucial for global biodiversity conservation and ecosystem function maintenance. Our work provides scientific insights into the factors influencing restoration effectiveness and specific optimal strategies for different biomes🌱
Read here:https://buff.ly/LQeJaa5
Grassland restoration is crucial for global biodiversity conservation and ecosystem function maintenance. Our work provides scientific insights into the factors influencing restoration effectiveness and specific optimal strategies for different biomes🌱
Read here:https://buff.ly/LQeJaa5
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Next week we host the #TIBS2026 #biogeography conference @au.dk, welcoming ~400 biogeographers from around the world🌍Biogeography is vital for understanding the #biosphere & guiding planetary #stewardship. Looking forward to an inspiring week🌤️🌴https://conferences.au.dk/tibs-aarhus-2026 #biodiversity
January 3, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Next week we host the #TIBS2026 #biogeography conference @au.dk, welcoming ~400 biogeographers from around the world🌍Biogeography is vital for understanding the #biosphere & guiding planetary #stewardship. Looking forward to an inspiring week🌤️🌴https://conferences.au.dk/tibs-aarhus-2026 #biodiversity
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🌲 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
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Living on the edge – physiological tolerance to frost and drought explains range limits of 35 European tree species vist.ly/4k79q #LT50 #P50 #SDM
December 31, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Living on the edge – physiological tolerance to frost and drought explains range limits of 35 European tree species vist.ly/4k79q #LT50 #P50 #SDM
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Further evidence of the declining quality of endangered natural habitats has just been published in a new Preslia article on vegetation resurvey by Klára Friesová and collaborators.
Open-access article: doi.org/10.23855/pre...
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Open-access article: doi.org/10.23855/pre...
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December 14, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Further evidence of the declining quality of endangered natural habitats has just been published in a new Preslia article on vegetation resurvey by Klára Friesová and collaborators.
Open-access article: doi.org/10.23855/pre...
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Open-access article: doi.org/10.23855/pre...
Infographic by NotebookLM
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♻️🆓: Loss, resilience and recovery of kelp forests in a region of rapid ocean warming
doi.org/10.1093/aob/...
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December 8, 2025 at 7:16 AM
♻️🆓: Loss, resilience and recovery of kelp forests in a region of rapid ocean warming
doi.org/10.1093/aob/...
doi.org/10.1093/aob/...
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Lichens and bryophytes are an often overlooked, yet dominant component of rock outcrops and other lithic habitats. Mulroy et al. compare lichen and bryophyte communities on sandstone and ultramafic bedrocks along a maritime gradient in Central California.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Lichens and bryophytes are an often overlooked, yet dominant component of rock outcrops and other lithic habitats. Mulroy et al. compare lichen and bryophyte communities on sandstone and ultramafic bedrocks along a maritime gradient in Central California.
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Another reminder that @biogeography.bsky.social bi-annual conference is coming up in Aarhus, Denmark. It's been my favorite conference since I started attending it in grad school, and I cannot wait for Aarhus. Consider coming too - you won't regret it.
🌍 Save the Date! The 12th International Biogeography Society Conference is coming to Aarhus, Denmark 🇩🇰
📅 January 6-10, 2026 📍 Aarhus University
Join biogeographers from around the world to exchange research, foster innovation, and push our field forward!
#TIBS2026 #Biogeography #Aarhus
📅 January 6-10, 2026 📍 Aarhus University
Join biogeographers from around the world to exchange research, foster innovation, and push our field forward!
#TIBS2026 #Biogeography #Aarhus
December 2, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Another reminder that @biogeography.bsky.social bi-annual conference is coming up in Aarhus, Denmark. It's been my favorite conference since I started attending it in grad school, and I cannot wait for Aarhus. Consider coming too - you won't regret it.
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⛰️🌡️Recurrent drought amplifies drought impacts and increases seasonal synchrony in mountain grassland communities
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#Asynchrony #Drought #DroughtRecurrence #Grassland #RecurrentDrought #SeasonalSynchrony #SpeciesRichness #Synchrony
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#Asynchrony #Drought #DroughtRecurrence #Grassland #RecurrentDrought #SeasonalSynchrony #SpeciesRichness #Synchrony
December 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
⛰️🌡️Recurrent drought amplifies drought impacts and increases seasonal synchrony in mountain grassland communities
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#Asynchrony #Drought #DroughtRecurrence #Grassland #RecurrentDrought #SeasonalSynchrony #SpeciesRichness #Synchrony
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#Asynchrony #Drought #DroughtRecurrence #Grassland #RecurrentDrought #SeasonalSynchrony #SpeciesRichness #Synchrony
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🔆 Light and ungulate browsing interact in shaping future woody plant diversity through natural regeneration 🌍
In the current context of increasing tree mortality and subsequent light availability, roe deer act as a keystone species 🦌
📖 Read here: buff.ly/jxzTulh
In the current context of increasing tree mortality and subsequent light availability, roe deer act as a keystone species 🦌
📖 Read here: buff.ly/jxzTulh
December 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🔆 Light and ungulate browsing interact in shaping future woody plant diversity through natural regeneration 🌍
In the current context of increasing tree mortality and subsequent light availability, roe deer act as a keystone species 🦌
📖 Read here: buff.ly/jxzTulh
In the current context of increasing tree mortality and subsequent light availability, roe deer act as a keystone species 🦌
📖 Read here: buff.ly/jxzTulh
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Check out this new paper in the Frontiers of Biogeography, the flagship journal of @biogeography.bsky.social, on historical distribution and habitat of American chestnut by Joyce Klaus & Nathan Klaus. And as always - support our society by publishing with us! biogeography.pensoft.net/article/1619...
Modelling the historic distribution and habitat of American chestnut (Castanea dentata) in Georgia, USA using edaphic and landform predictors
The loss of American chestnut (Castanea dentata Marsh. Bork.) caused ecological change in many community types of the eastern United States. Restoration is challenged by climate change and two natural...
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December 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Check out this new paper in the Frontiers of Biogeography, the flagship journal of @biogeography.bsky.social, on historical distribution and habitat of American chestnut by Joyce Klaus & Nathan Klaus. And as always - support our society by publishing with us! biogeography.pensoft.net/article/1619...
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Population genetic consequences of habitat fragmentation in ectomycorrhizal fungi with different dispersal mechanisms: implications from ice-aged relict forests across the Japanese archipelago
- Takahiko Koizumi et al
BMC Ecology and Evolution
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- Takahiko Koizumi et al
BMC Ecology and Evolution
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Population genetic consequences of habitat fragmentation in ectomycorrhizal fungi with different dispersal mechanisms: implications from ice-aged relict forests across the Japanese archipelago - BMC E...
BMC Ecology and Evolution - Recent human activities have caused extensive forest fragmentation, which can profoundly affect the population genetic structure of soil microbes, as has been well...
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November 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Population genetic consequences of habitat fragmentation in ectomycorrhizal fungi with different dispersal mechanisms: implications from ice-aged relict forests across the Japanese archipelago
- Takahiko Koizumi et al
BMC Ecology and Evolution
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
- Takahiko Koizumi et al
BMC Ecology and Evolution
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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🌳Shrubs promote the early-stage development of moss crusts by regulating the soil surface microenvironment in dryland ecosystems
Utilizing the microenvironment provided by shrubs and combining it with artificial cultivation measures increases artificial moss development🟢
Read more: buff.ly/NUHSahc
Utilizing the microenvironment provided by shrubs and combining it with artificial cultivation measures increases artificial moss development🟢
Read more: buff.ly/NUHSahc
November 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
🌳Shrubs promote the early-stage development of moss crusts by regulating the soil surface microenvironment in dryland ecosystems
Utilizing the microenvironment provided by shrubs and combining it with artificial cultivation measures increases artificial moss development🟢
Read more: buff.ly/NUHSahc
Utilizing the microenvironment provided by shrubs and combining it with artificial cultivation measures increases artificial moss development🟢
Read more: buff.ly/NUHSahc
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Barker & Harms compare the groundcover plant and arthropod assemblages within stands of Pteridium aquilinum & Ilex glabra to the nearby bunchgrass areas and found significant differences in the plant🌿& arthropod🐜species richness and species composition.
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November 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Barker & Harms compare the groundcover plant and arthropod assemblages within stands of Pteridium aquilinum & Ilex glabra to the nearby bunchgrass areas and found significant differences in the plant🌿& arthropod🐜species richness and species composition.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...