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Borja Jiménez-Alfaro @borjajimalf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Our new publication, led by Jose M. Alvarez Martinez, integrates microclimatic data with remote sensing to understand changes in alpine vegetation. Read the open-access article in Alpine Botany rdcu.be/jM5aHDVC2pZa

Field vegetation surveys are essential to link remote sensing data with in situ observations

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Borja Jiménez-Alfaro @borjajimalf.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

There has been much confusion about the historical distribution of Pinus sylvestris in the Iberian Peninsula, and little is known about the plant communities they form. We address all of this in our last paper, led by PhD student Victor González-García. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

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Diversity, Distribution and Postglacial History of Native Pinus sylvestris Forests in the Iberian Peninsula

Aim Pinus sylvestris is the most widely distributed Pinus species in the world, highlighting its ecological, economic and socio-cultural importance. The Iberian Peninsula marks its south-western dis.....

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Borja Jiménez-Alfaro @borjajimalf.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Both abstract submissions and registration are now open! Looking forward to seeing you all in Gijón

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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Want to know a bit more about our newest recipient of IAVS Honorary Membership? 📖 Meet Milan Chytrý, founder of European Vegetation Archive & a leading figure in vegetation science Discover his outstanding contributions to #vegetationscience in our newly published #IAVS bulletin— shorturl.at/Sdutp

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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

📢 Thinking about presenting at #IAVS2026? Abstract submissions are opening on 1 Dec 2025 Submit one 250-word abstract (talk or poster) via the online portal. Prepare your #vegetation science & #ecology research—more info on website - gijon2026.iavs-meetings.org/abstracts/#c... #Vegetation #symposium

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ABSTRACTS | IAVS 2026 - 68th IAVS Annual Symposium - Gijón, Spain

Symposium topics Ecosystem-focused topics Cold-driven ecosystems: Alpine, arctic, and mountain vegetationDrought-driven ecosystems: Arid, semi-arid, and seasonally dry vegetationFire-prone ecosystems:...

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Borja Jiménez-Alfaro @borjajimalf.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

We offer a postdoc position for developing global analyses on seed germination data using SEEDARC. See the job alert on our website and contact us! www.jimenezalfaro.net

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VEGETATION & BIODIVERSITY LAB

Vegetation & Biodiversity Lab

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Borja Jiménez-Alfaro @borjajimalf.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

We just activated the field work campaign for habitat mapping in Vojvodina (Serbia) for the Twinning EU SONATA project. Great excursions visiting Pannonian grasslands and super-rich forests! Project info in sonata-nbs.com

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Jens-Christian Svenning @jcsvenning.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

What a wonderful recogition from my plant-interested colleagues 🌴🌿🌸🍂🌳🌐🍃 #vegetationscience #IAVS #humboldt

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Macroecology UT @macroecologyut.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

The first paper from #darkdivnet is out now! Huge thank you to all our >200 co-authors who helped to reveal dark diversity in different parts of the world! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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BESLab @labbiodiversity.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Junto con @borjajimalf.bsky.social desarrollamos el capítulo de los bosques templados caducifolios, donde tanto la renaturalización pasiva como la intervención directa son herramientas complementarias de restauración. @universidadoviedo.bsky.social

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Glenda Mendieta-Leiva @gmendietal.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

Fun visit to the Atlantic Botanical Garden of Gijón with @borjajimalf.bsky.social and a #botany class. At least eight species of plants 🪴🏵️ growing as #accidental #epiphytes. Quercus full of surprises! I wonder if this counts towards the value of centenary #Quercus for #biodiversity.

Front entrance of the "Jardín Botánico Atlántico" de Gijón, below, an group of students observing the organization of the botanical garden (looking into a map).

Mature individuals of Polypodium cf. cambricum (one of the most common species of Polypodium in the botanical garden) growing along a branch of a centennial Quercus tree. The branch is covered in moss in its upper side.

Individuals of four species growing on the lower trunk of a Populus. There are moss patches and the back site is some sort of crevice. Three maple (Acer sp.) seedlings were observed, but the individuals of the other species (Polypodium cf. cambricum, Cymbalaria muralis and perhaps a Viola) do not seem to be juveniles.

A healthy individual of the tree Prunus laurocerasus (cherry laurel) growing on the main crotch of a Quercus ruber.

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