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Twelve years with DiffVal and TDV: the making of a method - vegsciblog.org

Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · Jul 27

"Twelve years with DiffVal and TDV: the making of a method" by Tiago Monteiro-Henriques is the Behind the paper post of his latest article in VCS vegsciblog.org/2025/07/26/t... @iavs5.bsky.social

The post provided by Tiago Monteiro-Henriques This post refers to the article TDV-optimization: A novel numerical method for phytosociological tabulation

Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS): Editors’ Choice of the second quarter of 2025 - vegsciblog.org

Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · Jul 26

Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS): Editors’ Choice of the second quarter of 2025 vegsciblog.org/2025/07/25/v...

Prepared by Jürgen Dengler (on behalf of VCS Chief Editor) In the second quarter of its 6th volume, Vegetation Classification

From picking wild asparaguses to studying vegetation responses to fire regimes - vegsciblog.org

Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · Jul 25

Fire regimes in sub-Mediterranean areas negatively affect deciduous shrub and tree species while favouring Mediterranean herbs & low shrubs, blurring the differences between Mediterranean and sub-Mediterranean areas. See post by Sabina Burrascano: vegsciblog.org/2025/07/25/f... @iavs5.bsky.social

The post provided by Sabina Burrascano This post refers to the article “Transiently richer but profoundly changed: fire regime triggers

VCS is looking for new members of the Editorial Board - vegsciblog.org

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Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · Jul 13

VCS is looking for new members of the Editorial Board vegsciblog.org/2025/07/13/v... @iavs5.bsky.social

Prepared by Jürgen Dengler (on behalf of VCS Chief Editor) Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS), the gold open-access journal of

Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) got its first Impact Factor - vegsciblog.org

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Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · Jun 24

Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) got its first Impact Factor vegsciblog.org/2025/06/23/v...

Prepared by Jürgen Dengler (on behalf of VCS Chief Editor) We are glad to announce that Vegetation Classification and Survey

Palaearctic Grasslands 64 is published - vegsciblog.org

Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · Jun 9

Palaearctic Grasslands 64 is published vegsciblog.org/2025/06/09/p... @iavs5.bsky.social

The post provided by Idoia Biurrun (Deputy Chief Editor of Palaearctic Grasslands) The new issue of Palaearctic Grasslands is out,

From Disturbance to Recovery: Unveiling the Role of Goats and Ecological Drivers on Vegetation Dynamics of Trindade Island, South Atlantic, Brazil - vegsciblog.org

Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · May 29

Plain language summary of the paper by Zuñe et al. in the @jvegsci.bsky.social "From Disturbance to Recovery: Unveiling the Role of Goats and Ecological Drivers on Vegetation Dynamics of Trindade Island, South Atlantic, Brazil" vegsciblog.org/2025/05/29/f... @iavs5.bsky.social

Prepared by Felipe Zuñe, Márcia Gonçalves Rogério, Ruy José Válka Alves & Nílber Gonçalves da Silva Trindade Island is a

Does the use of ordinal cover scales bias biodiversity metrics? - vegsciblog.org

Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · May 22

Does the use of ordinal cover scales bias biodiversity metrics?Behind the paper post for paper by Dembicz & Dengler in Vegetation Classification and Survey vegsciblog.org/2025/05/21/o... @iavs5.bsky.social

The post provided by Iwona Dembicz & Jürgen Dengler This post refers to the article Should we estimate plant cover

Floristic patterns in the Andes of northern Patagonia's forests, Argentina: towards integrating ecological responses with expert-based and unsupervised classification methods - vegsciblog.org

Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · May 6

Plain language summary of the paper in VCS by Joelson et al. "Floristic patterns in the Andes of northern Patagonia's forests, Argentina: towards integrating ecological responses with expert-based and unsupervised classification methods" vegsciblog.org/2025/05/05/f... @iavs5.bsky.social

Prepared by Natalia Zoe Joelson, Alois Simon, Friedemann von Lampe, Gabriel Ángel Loguercio, Stefan Zerbe, Christoph Leuschner, and Helge Walentowski

Large boulders provide refuge for browse-sensitive species and reveal a legacy of overbrowsing and shifting baselines - vegsciblog.org

Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · May 6

Plain language summary of the paper by G.G.Revenis et al. "Large boulders provide refuge for browse-sensitive species and reveal a legacy of overbrowsing and shifting baselines" from @applvegsci.bsky.social vegsciblog.org/2025/05/05/l... @iavs5.bsky.social

Prepared by Gillian G. Revenis, Ryan Utz, Rose-Marie Muzika, Thomas P. Diggins, and Walter P. Carson Throughout the Eastern United

Advancing vegetation classification of grassland ecosystems across Asia: current status and way forward - vegsciblog.org

Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · Apr 25

Naqinezhad et al. in Vegetation Classification and Survey: Advancing vegetation classification of grassland ecosystems across Asia: current status and way forward vegsciblog.org/2025/04/25/c... @iavs5.bsky.social

Prepared by Alireza Naqinezhad, Idoia Biurrun, Victor Chepinoga, Jürgen Dengler, and Arkadiusz Nowak Grasslands are open landscapes mostly covered by

Measuring them all: Individual-based functional spatial patterns in mountain grasslands - vegsciblog.org

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Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · Apr 23

What happens if you measure traits and coordinates for every plant individual in a grassland? De Benedictis et al. found non-random trait patterns at scales of few centimetres, and large intraspecific variability. Check here: vegsciblog.org/2025/04/23/i... @iavs5.bsky.social @jvegsci.bsky.social

Prepared by Luciano L. M. De Benedictis, Stefano Chelli, Roberto Canullo, and Giandiego Campetella What happens if you measure traits

Mean ecological indicator values: which system and which weighting approach to use - vegsciblog.org

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Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · Apr 4

Mean ecological indicator values: which system and which weighting approach to use - a paper published in Vegetation Classification and Survey vegsciblog.org/2025/04/03/m... @iavs5.bsky.social

The post provided by Grzegorz Ostrowski, Severin Aicher, Agnieszka Mankiewicz & Jürgen Dengler This post refers to the article Mean

How does fire exclusion affect the belowground biomass of tropical open ecosystems? - vegsciblog.org

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Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · Mar 21

Plain language summary of the paper by Teixeira et al. published in @jvegsci.bsky.social, entitled "How does fire exclusion affect the belowground biomass of tropical open ecosystems?" vegsciblog.org/2025/03/21/f... @iavs5.bsky.social

Prepared by Juliana Teixeira, Lara Souza, Aline Bombo & Soizig Le Sradic Fire is key for the maintenance of open

Grasslands change differently at different elevations - vegsciblog.org

Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · Mar 20

Behind the paper post referring to the article "Grassland Changes in the Eastern Alps Over Four Decades: Unveiling Patterns Along an Elevation Gradient" by Gianmaria Bonari and colleagues, published in @applvegsci.bsky.social vegsciblog.org/2025/03/12/g... @iavs5.bsky.social

Prepared by Gianmaria Bonari, Alessandro Bricca, Davide Andreatta, and Francesco Maria Sabatini This Behind the paper post refers to the

Vegetation Classification and Survey: five years and looking ahead - vegsciblog.org

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Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · Mar 11

Vegetation Classification and Survey: five years and looking ahead vegsciblog.org/2025/03/11/v...

Prepared by Jürgen Dengler (on behalf of all VCS Chief Editors) On occasion of the completion of the fifth annual

Palaearctic Grasslands 63 is published - vegsciblog.org

Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · Mar 11

Palaearctic Grasslands 63 is published vegsciblog.org/2025/03/11/p... @iavs5.bsky.social

The post was provided by Idoia Biurrun (Deputy Chief Editor of Palaearctic Grasslands) This post refers to the new issue

Multiple effects of capybaras on vegetation suggest impending impacts of jaguar reintroduction - vegsciblog.org

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Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · Mar 11

Capybaras shape vegetation in the Iberá Wetlands by grazing, promoting plant diversity. Reintroducing jaguars could change grazing patterns, impacting plant communities and benefiting biodiversity. @applvegsci.bsky.social paper by Avila et al. vegsciblog.org/2025/03/11/c... @iavs5.bsky.social

Prepared by Ana Belen Avila, María Jose Corriale, Debora Di Francescantonio, Pablo I. Picca, Emiliano Donadio, Mario S. Di Bitetti,

Response of subalpine plant vegetation to snow cover duration quantified by in situ repeat photography - vegsciblog.org

Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · Mar 11

Plain language summary for the recent @jvegsci.bsky.social article by Zeidler et al. Response of subalpine plant vegetation to snow cover duration quantified by in situ repeat photography vegsciblog.org/2025/02/27/r... @iavs5.bsky.social

Prepared by Miroslav Zeidler, Jan Šipoš, Marek Banaš, and Tomáš Václavík Imagine a mountain landscape blanketed in snow. Beneath this

Vegetation of the southern slopes of Mt. Damavand, Iran: a comprehensive phytosociological classification - vegsciblog.org

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Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · Feb 9

Plain language summary of the article by Amir Talebi et al. (2024) entitled "Vegetation of the southern slopes of Mt. Damavand, Iran: a comprehensive phytosociological classification" published in Vegetation Classification and Survey vegsciblog.org/2025/02/06/v... @iavs5.bsky.social

Prepared by Amir Talebi, Denys Vynokurov, Farideh Attar, Jürgen Dengler, and Alireza Naqinezhad The Alborz Mountains, home to Damavand Peak—the

IranVeg – The Vegetation Database of Iran: Current status and the way forward - vegsciblog.org

Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · Feb 6

IranVeg, the first national vegetation database of Iran. Explore its potential and see how you can contribute or benefit! 🌍 🌱 Paper by Ramzi et al. (2024) published in Vegetation Classification and Survey vegsciblog.org/2025/02/06/i... @iavs5.bsky.social

Prepared by Soghra Ramzi, Jalil Noroozi, Hamid Gholizadeh, Behnam Hamzeh’ee, Younes Asri, Amir Talebi, Halime Moradi, Parastoo Mahdavi, Seyedeh Saeedeh

Deadline extended for VCS Special Collection “Vegetation classification of islands and archipelagos” - vegsciblog.org

Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · Feb 5

Deadline extended for VCS Special Collection “Vegetation classification of islands and archipelagos” vegsciblog.org/2025/02/06/v... @iavs5.bsky.social

Prepared by Jorge Capelo, Jürgen Dengler and Riccardo Guarino Following several requests, we extended the deadlines for the Special Collection

VCS Editors’ Award for 2024 - vegsciblog.org

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Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · Jan 29

VCS Editors’ Award for 2024 vegsciblog.org/2025/01/27/v... @iavs5.bsky.social

Prepared by Jürgen Dengler (on behalf of all VCS Chief Editor) As in every year, we selected one of the

Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS): Editors’ Choice of the fourth quarter of 2024 - vegsciblog.org

Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · Jan 21

Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS): Editors’ Choice of the fourth quarter of 2024 vegsciblog.org/2025/01/20/v... @iavs5.bsky.social

Prepared by Jürgen Dengler (on behalf of the VCS Chief Editor) Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) has completed the fourth