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A worldwide union of vegetation scientists Est. 1939 New members welcome! For joining membership and our latest news, visit 👇 www.iavs.org

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Young Scientists @iavs-young-sci.bsky.social · 9h
IAVS Young Scientists Webinar 🎤 Prof. David Zelený (National Taiwan University) 📝 "Community-weighted mean approach in trait vegetation ecology" 📅 Oct 7, 9:00 CET | Zoom Register now: docs.google.com/forms/d/1SiF... #IAVS #VegetationScience
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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Meet the Editors. Continuing our series on the people behind JVS and AVS. Next up: Anaclara Guido, Chief Editor of both journals.
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Ingolf Kühn @ingolfkuehn.eurosky.social · 29/09/2026
Are you an experimental plant ecologist? Keen on working with great colleagues in a thriving scientific environment and a unique global change experiment? Join us! recruitingapp-5128.de.umantis.com/V… #ecology #ecologyjob #ecoevojob
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Leading Scientist (f/m/x) in Biodiversity Research
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The International Biogeography Society @biogeography.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Tomorrow at 4:30PM UTC!
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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🌱 EDGG Special Feature on Palaearctic grasslands will explore global change, conservation, management, and restoration. Interested authors are invited to submit a preliminary abstract in the AVS format by 31 October 2026. 👉 Submit here: forms.gle/jVX2JqsZfUzq...
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Young Scientists @iavs-young-sci.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Professor Pillar’s seminar, part of the #IAVS webinar for #YoungScientists, took place today. It was an extremely interesting and useful presentation that sparked a rich discussion🔥 Many #thanks to out special guest!Thanks to all the YS who enjoyed lecture💚 See you on 7/10‼️
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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The JVS/AVS Photo Contest is open. Submit up to 3 square photos for a chance to be a 2027 cover of the Journal of Vegetation Science or Applied Vegetation Science. Deadline 30 November. Submit here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
What drives his research: plant ecology, macroecology and forest science, with a focus on the biodiversity and conservation of Europe's old-growth forests.
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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New in Journal of Vegetation Science: Buhaly et al. found no biotic resistance to non-native species at high elevations globally. Diverse native communities there did not resist invasion, and in some cases coincided with more non-natives. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New in Applied Vegetation Science: Laidlaw's 15-year study of Australia's Gondwana Rainforests found low-elevation tree communities shifting under drought and fire, while high-elevation ones stay buffered by cloud moisture. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Environmental Controls of Rainforest Tree Communities: Climate Change Implications for the Gondwana Rainforests
Floristic change is occurring in the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, particularly at mid-to-low elevations (≤ 700 m) where the community of understorey tree recruits differs from the overstorey…
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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Reminder: the abstract deadline for our Applied Vegetation Science Special Issue on Palaearctic Grasslands has been extended to 31 October. Full call and details: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1654109x/call-for-papers/si-2026-000619
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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A bit about Francesco's journey: a PhD in Rome, a Marie-Curie fellowship in Berlin, coordinating sPlot at iDiv, and now Associate Professor at the University of Bologna. Full bio in the image.
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Flor Yannelli *typo queen* 👽🌱🪁(she/her/ella) @floryannelli.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
📸 JVS/AVS Photo Contest! 🌿 Got an amazing photo that could grace the 2027 cover of Journal of Vegetation Science or Applied Vegetation Science? Submit up to 3 square photos that tell a compelling story about vegetation or how we study it by 30 Nov 2026! 👇 Google Form below! @iavs5.bsky.social
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Young Scientists @iavs-young-sci.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
IAVS Young Scientists Webinar 🗓️𝐎𝐜𝐭 𝟕 | 𝟗:𝟎𝟎 𝐂𝐄𝐓| Zoom Prof. 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐙𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐲́(National Taiwan University) presents "Community-weighted mean approach in trait vegetation ecology" . Registration link in the next days #IAVS #VegetationScience #YoungVeg #YSwebinar
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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🌲 European Vegetation Survey (EVS), an IAVS Working Group since 1992, uniting vegetation scientists in the survey and classification of plant communities across Europe. 🧵
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Young Scientists @iavs-young-sci.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🌿 IAVS Young Scientists Webinar 🎤 Prof. Valério Pillar (UFRGS, Brazil) 📝 "How to publish a paper in a good journal" 📅 Sept 28 | Zoom Haven't signed up yet? Register now 🔗 lnkd.in/efvKZnzi
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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Call for papers: Applied Vegetation Science Special Issue on Palaearctic Grasslands, global change, conservation, management and restoration. Abstract deadline extended to 31 October. Full call and details: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal/1654109x/call-for-papers/si-2026-000619
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European Vegetation Survey @euroveg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Group photo from the very successful 34th European Vegetation Survey Conference in Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 18/09/2026
📢 New Special Collection "Vegetation of the Balkan Peninsula"! Launched alongside the 21st Eurasian Grassland Conference (EDGG, Sofia, Bulgaria) and the 34th European Vegetation Survey Conference (EVS, Clermont-Ferrand, France). 🗓️ Preliminary abstract deadline: 31 October 2026 ⤵️
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Call to contribute to a Special Collection “Vegetation of the Balkan Peninsula” in Vegetation Classification and Survey
New Special Collection "Vegetation of the Balkan Peninsula" has been launched in conjunction with the annual conferences of two IAVS Working Groups in 2026, namely the 21st Eurasia...
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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
GrassPlot: 225 datasets, 309 contributors, 49 countries of Palaearctic grassland data, sampled at scales from 1 cm² to full relevés. An EDGG database feeding into vegetation science. Consortium open to all researchers. 🔗 edgg.org/databases/GrassPlot
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Young Scientists @iavs-young-sci.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
𝗜𝗔𝗩𝗦 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 Title: H𝑜w t𝑜 𝑝u𝑏l𝑖sℎ 𝑎 𝑝a𝑝e𝑟 𝑖n a g𝑜o𝑑 𝑗o𝑢r𝑛a𝑙 Speaker: Prof. Valério Pillar 📅 Sept 28, 2026 🕒 15:00 CET 💻 Zoom Register: tinyurl.com/iavsyswebina... Webinar will be recorded #Ecology #VegetationScience #YoungVegSci
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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Fieldwork Friday 🌿 What happens when you combine #botany, #geomorphology and temperature data? You start to uncover the hidden #microclimates of karst #dolines. This week, we’re joining fieldwork on the Kras Plateau in Slovenia, where Lucia Čahojová is exploring dolines as potential #microrefugia.
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Young Scientists @iavs-young-sci.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Next up on the IAVS Young Scientists webinar series: Prof. Valério Pillar (UFRGS, Brazil), Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Vegetation Science & Applied Vegetation Science, talks "How to publish a paper in a good journal" — Sept 28, on Zoom. #VegetationScience #AcademicPublishing
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Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This is a plain-language summary of the paper "Satellite-based mapping of South Manchurian mixed forests highlights critical conservation needs" by Violetta D. Dzizyurova and colleagues, published recently in Applied Vegetation Science: vegsciblog.org/2026/09/04/s... @iavs5.bsky.social
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Satellite-based mapping of South Manchurian mixed forests highlights critical conservation needs - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Violetta D. Dzizyurova, Sergey V. Dudov, Kirill A. Korznikov, Tatyana Ya. Petrenko, Mikhail Yu. Grishchenko & Pavel V.
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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Taking the EVS symposium into the field! Participants explored the montane and subalpine vegetation of the Monts Dore, including localities described by Luquet (1926) and alliances such as Fagion, Piceion, Nardion and Arrhenatherion. #VegetationScience #FieldEcology #IAVS
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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
#IAVS Working Group Series - Eurasian Dry Grassland Group (EDGG), an IAVS Working Group since 2008, connecting people and knowledge for the study and #conservation of Palaearctic grasslands. EDGG also runs Eurasian #Grassland Conferences, field workshops for collaborative research, Talk Grassland!
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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The 34th European Vegetation Survey Conference is officially underway! Welcome to Clermont-Ferrand, where vegetation scientists from across Europe and beyond are coming together for #EVS 2026. Here’s to a week of #science, #fieldwork, conversations and plenty of #vegetation! 🌿
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Milan Chytrý @milanchytry.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
We sampled a dry grassland in Armenia, which contained 90 and 104 vascular plant species in plots of 10 m² and 25 m², respectively. These counts are higher than those recorded in any European grassland so far, except for the Carpathian region and steppes near Kursk. www.tuexenia.de/publications...
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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
New in Journal of Vegetation Science: Radhamoni et al. and a large team of herb researchers identify 100 key questions for forest herb ecology, spanning 19 subject areas, to guide research beyond the north temperate forests it has focused on. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
What happens when a glacier retreats and leaves new ground behind? Prof. Ingolf Kühn@ingolfkuehn.bsky.social & colleagues are taking vegetation monitoring into glacier forefields of Northern Limestone Alps to follow succession from bare ground to established plant communities doi.org/10.5194/we-2...
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Milan Chytrý @milanchytry.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Can we trust? Yes, we can trust estimates of species turnover, but estimates of changes in species richness are less reliable. Our new article in the Journal of Ecology: doi.org/10.1111/1365... @journalofecology.bsky.social @iavs5.bsky.social
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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Today, we’re celebrating the people who make field research happen — the early starts, muddy boots, careful observations, unexpected discoveries and, of course, reaching new heights! 🔎🌱 #FieldworkFriday #IAVS #Ecology #Fieldwork #PlantEcology #Biodiversity #Ecosystems #TreeClimbing #Epiphytes
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Ido Nir (INlab) @idonir.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
📣 PhD position in the Nir Lab at the Volcani Institute, Israel 🌱 Study plant development and environmental responses using tomato and Arabidopsis. Apply or share! 🔁 #PlantSciJob #PhDPosition #PlantScience
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Bob Muscarella @bobmuscarella.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
🚨🧪 PhD/postdoc opportunity! The "Faculty for the Future" program of the Schlumberger Foundation funds female citizens of developing countries. Get in touch if you are interested in coming to Sweden to work on Tropical Forest Dynamics! Due 6 Nov. schlumbergerfoundation.com/applications/
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Applications - Schlumberger Foundation
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IPBES @ipbes.net · 24/08/2026
Languages maintain, transmit & convey knowledge, values and practices that support biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people. 🏡 🌍 ~40% of the world’s languages are already extinct or endangered, along with much precious knowledge they convey. 🧪 #ValuesAssessment: ow.ly/7Amr50ZBQiE
Large green tree standing alone in a grassy field under a clear sky. The overlay text reads: “Bɛ bi sibigiri tia ka sari tia” Dagbani, Mabia language. “They do not uproot a tree and plant another one”. It is wrong to uproot a tree and plant another , only planting of trees is encouraged, but never the uprooting. IPBES Values Assessment.

Large ancient tree with sprawling branches. The overlay text reads: “Titita’da liya”Kusaal, Mabia language. “A mighty tree has fallen”
Proverb noting the significance of trees and encouraging their conservation. IPBES Values Assessment.

Wildflowers in a green field at sunset with. The overlay text reads: “Buga buneven ekel mulane” Evenki, Eastern dialect. The compulsory rule to share what Nature offers. IPBES Values Assessment.Silhouetted baobab trees at sunset. The overlay text reads: “Bɛ bi ŋmaari ti-wala ” Dagaare, Mabia language. “They do not fell a tree that bears fruits”  Proverb noting the benefits of trees and encouraging their conservation. IPBES Values Assessment.
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Elina Kaarlejärvi @elinakaarlej.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
📢 We are hiring! PhD opportunity in my group as part of MSCA Doctoral Network ReDiLEEP, which recruits 13 Doctoral Candidates. Focus in this project: traits, responses & plant community stability in boreal forest and tundra. Supervised together with @lauraantao.bsky.social DL 18 Sept 👇
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Doctoral Candidate (PhD) in plant community ecology
Doctoral Candidate (PhD) in plant community ecology
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Julia Kemppinen @juliakemppinen.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Position open! Come work with us at the Finnish Museum of Natural History at the University of Helsinki, Finland ☘️🌿🍃 Apply for the position of the vascular plant curator here: jobs.helsinki.fi/job/Helsinki...
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Putkilokasvien intendentti
Putkilokasvien intendentti
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Vegetation Science Blog @vegsciblog.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Breaking wind! Wind is an important factor for vegetation. Plain language summary of the paper by Nicola Marneweck and colleagues published in the Journal of Vegetation Science vegsciblog.org/2026/08/24/w... @iavs5.bsky.social
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Wind Effects on Tundra Vegetation: Insights From Natural Windbreaks in the Sub-Antarctic - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Nicola Marneweck, Leandri de Kock, Janine Schoombie, Michelle Greve and Peter C. le Roux When we think about
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Charlotte Grossiord @charlottegrossiord.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
📢 We’re hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher in Plant Ecophysiology at EPFL/WSL in Lausanne! 🌿 Study physiological mechanisms of leaf browning under heat & drought stress 🔬 Experimental plant ecophysiology 🎓 Mentoring/teaching opportunities Please share! Apply here: apply.refline.ch/273855/1893/...
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Carrie M. Tribble, PhD @tribblelab.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Hello world! You bored? My research group is documenting flower color variation and you can help! check out tribblelab.org/flower_color... and dm me with any technical difficulties or issues. Share with your friends! The more players the better.
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In Bloom — Flower Color Quiz
A crowdsourced flower-color observation quiz.
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Dryland Plant Ecophysiology Lab @hultinelab.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
The Desert Botanical Garden is hiring!! 🌵🌻🏜️ We are looking for a new Chief Research Officer - somebody to lead our fantastic research dept. which encompasses work on plant conservation, climate adaptation, biodiversity, and more! Please share the link below with anybody that may be interested!
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Desert Botanical Garden - Vice President & Chief Research Officer
Desert Botanical Garden is seeking a visionary scientific leader to help define the future of desert research. As Vice President & Chief Research Officer, you will set the strategic direction for ...
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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Meet our Vice President Peter Minchin! 🌿 #IAVS #Vegetation #VegetationScience #Statistics
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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 20/08/2026
📊A widely used software tool ( #TURBOVEG) for managing #vegetation-plot #data may be skewing #biodiversity research, according to a new study published in our open-access, peer-reviewed journal. 👉Forum paper: doi.org/10.3897/VCS.... @iavs5.bsky.social
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Translation of the Braun-Blanquet scale to percent in TURBOVEG can bias diversity metrics
Background: The majority of vegetation plots has been and still is being recorded on ordinal scales, meaning that the values have to be back-transformed to percent for many typical analyses. Little is...
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Akrotelm 🌾 @akrotelm.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Interview zum Moorbrand 📻 im Hohen Venn mit @terhorab.bsky.social, Professor für Moorökologie an der @unigreifswald.bsky.social / @greifswaldmoor.bsky.social. 👇
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Julian Schrader @julianschrader.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Postdoc opportunity with my colleague Martyna Kotowska at Macquarie University! Join us at Macquarie University in Sydney to investigate tree establishment, plant performance, and climate resilience in urban and natural environments. 0.55 FTE | 2 years Apply by 28 August 2026
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Plant Functional Ecology and Urban Greening)
PRIMARY DETAIL - Salary package: $112,550 – $127,138 (A.6 – B.1) pa (pro-rata 0.55 FTE) plus 17% superannuation - Employment type: Part-time (2.75 days, 0.55 FTE, 19.25 hours per week), fixed term rol...
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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Meet our Vice President Borja Jiménez-Alfaro! 🌿 #IAVS #Vegetation #Biogeography #SeedRegeneration
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Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra @jrossibarra.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Applications open today! Review starts Oct. 17th. Come join @rachaelabay.bsky.social @katelaskowski.bsky.social @gcbiphobia.bsky.social @croneliz.bsky.social @phylogenomics.bsky.social @dranyabrown.bsky.social @sebastianschreiber.bsky.social @robindecker.bsky.social & more here in EVE at UC Davis!
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The International Biogeography Society @biogeography.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Carlos Daniel Cadena will be August's Funk Biogeography Seminar speaker! Join us to hear about the origin and fate of megadiversity: how did today's biogeographical patterns originate? How and why has it changed over time? Learn more here: www.biogeography.org/news/news/au...
This is a flyer advertising the monthly Funk Biogeography Seminar series hosted by The International Biogeography Society. The society logo is at the top of the flyer in natural colors, followed by various images of Earth's fauna and flora, such as dolphins and sunflowers. The text advertises the seminar content: the title is "The origin and fate of megadiversity: A look from the northern Andes." The speaker is Dr. Carlos Daniel Cadena from Universidad de los Andes, and the seminar will take place on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at 1:00PM UTC. Additional information and registration can be found at www.biogeography.org.
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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Meet our Vice President Martin Diekmann! 🌿 #IAVS #Vegetation #Timeseries #Conservation #Forests #Grasslands
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