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ForestPlots @forestplots.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Post-doctoral fellow in global forest dynamics! TreeChange combines life history traits from field observations with demographic modelling to understand the future of forests and the carbon sink. Based at Lund in Sweden you will work with researchers across the world lu.varbi.com/what:job/job...

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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"Science grows through these exchanges, especially the ones that start over a casual bump at lunch or in the corridors”. The IAVS Travel Grant helps make that possible. Our next symposium is in Kumasi, Ghana (12–16 July 2027) 🇬🇭 Information coming soon. #IAVS #TravelGrant

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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"I'm not really a person who uses social media much, but during the symposium I realized how important it is to stay connected and keep exchanging ideas with people online after the event."

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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Carson received an IAVS Travel Grant to attend our annual symposium as a poster presenter. In his words: "Without it, I simply wouldn't have been able to afford the trip from Brazil to the symposium". He says that “presenting a poster was actually perfect for where he is in his PhD”.

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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🌱 Travel Grant Awardee Spotlight Meet Carson, a first-year PhD student at UFRJ (Brazil) studying urban biotic homogenization: why forests in cities around the world are starting to look alike, no matter where you are. 🧵👇

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Preslia @preslia.cz · 06/10/2026

Habitat specialists matter for both research and conservation. This study identifies 274 vascular plant, bryophyte and macrofungal specialists of Czech fens and bogs, and uses strict specialists to reconstruct a major historical decline of mire habitats. preslia.cz/doi/preslia.2026.209.html

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Forest Ecology Group @bes-forests.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This #WorldHabitatDay, we’re spotlighting our forests. As home to many terrestrial species, healthy forest ecosystems purify water, stabilize climate, and protect global biodiversity 🍃💧 Protecting forests safeguards our future! 🦉💚 #WorldHabitatDay2026 #NatureRights

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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🌿 Special Collection: “Vegetation of the Balkan Peninsula” in Vegetation Classification and Survey 📅 Preliminary abstracts due: 31 October 2026 👉 Submit online: forms.gle/gxofv8FuZQkq...

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Young Scientists @iavs-young-sci.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jvs.70174

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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

EVS also runs the annual EVS Conference (158 scientists from 28 countries in Perugia, 2025), the EuroVegChecklist, the reference classification of European vegetation, and ReSurveyEurope, tracking vegetation change through resurveyed plots.

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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The European Vegetation Archive (EVA), EVS's vegetation-plot database, gathers over 2 million standardized plots from 108 databases across Europe, most georeferenced, supporting large-scale research on vegetation classification and change.

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The International Association for Vegetation Science @iavs5.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

EVS unites researchers working toward a shared, standardized classification of European vegetation, covering vegetation classification, syntaxonomy, biogeography, and large-scale vegetation databases.

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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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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jvs.70168

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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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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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