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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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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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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 · 25/09/2026

In his own words: why he thinks where we choose to publish matters, and what it gives back to IAVS and our scientific community.

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

His role at the journals: Chief Editor of both JVS and AVS, and receiving editor for JVS, after serving as Associate Editor there from 2022 to 2025.

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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 · 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 · 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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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Meet the Editors. We're starting a new series on the people behind JVS and AVS. First up: Francesco Maria Sabatini, Chief Editor of both journals.

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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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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

New in Journal of Vegetation Science: Pafumi et al. used CNNs to map Italian coastal dune habitats, from UAV to satellite imagery. Accuracy dropped from 88% (UAV) to 38% (WorldView-3 RGB), but extra spectral bands recovered much of that gap. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

New in Journal of Vegetation Science: Kuusisto et al. combined a 32-yr resurvey with satellite data on a Finnish mountain. Snow cover declined, vascular plants gained species, bryophytes lost some, lichens shifted to nutrient demanding species. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

New in Applied Vegetation Science: Dzizyurova et al. mapped South Manchurian mixed forests by satellite and found just 4145 km2 remain, only 20% of their potential range. Highly fragmented and largely confined to protected areas. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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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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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

New in Applied Vegetation Science: Schmidtlein et al. introduce Vegapp, a free Android app for vegetation fieldwork, recording layered vegetation, individual inventories, and species lists, with flexible export for databases and analysis. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

New in Journal of Vegetation Science: Kanagaraj et al. modeled traits of 135,000 trees in a Thai forest plot. Topographic water availability was the main driver of trait patterns, but only after accounting for spatial structure. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

New in Applied Vegetation Science: Begoc et al. surveyed 58 urban grasslands in Strasbourg and found moss diversity was highest in wastelands and lowest in mown lawns, rising with soil sand content and falling with nitrogen. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

New in Journal of Vegetation Science: Marneweck et al. found wind barely altered plant richness or composition on sub-Antarctic Marion Island, but wind-exposed microsites had significantly shorter-statured plants than sheltered ones. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

New in Journal of Vegetation Science: Rahmani et al. mapped competitor, stress-tolerator and ruderal plant strategies in an Iranian wetland using free Sentinel-2 satellite data, with competitive species central and ruderals around the edges. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

New in Journal of Vegetation Science: Cui et al. found a nurse shrub's facilitation was strongest at the canopy center, while competition among understory plants rose toward the edge and gaps, opposite trends on one stress gradient. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

New in Journal of Vegetation Science: Cardoso et al. found plant richness drops steeply into Neotropical cave entrances, though some angiosperms persist in dim light. Richness loss, not turnover, drove change within entrances. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

New in Journal of Vegetation Science: Lin & Zelený found foggier sites in a Taiwanese cloud forest froze more often, leading to lower SLA and higher LDMC within species, while deciduous, high-SLA species became more common overall. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

New in Applied Vegetation Science: Vidal-Riveros et al. found fire regimes in Paraguay's Humid Chaco barely shift species composition, but boost resprouting. Fire-excluded plots had more homogeneous functional traits than burned ones. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/avsc.70084

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

New in Journal of Vegetation Science: Friesová et al. surveyed 342 forest plots in Montenegro. Herb richness ranged 7 to 149 species per 100 m2. Oak forests on base rich soil topped 90 species; beech and evergreen forests were poorest. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

New in Journal of Vegetation Science: Myrsky et al. found old reindeer corrals in Fennoscandia still show graminoid vegetation decades later. Suboceanic and continental tundra diverged further, forb richness rose only in suboceanic corrals. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

New in Applied Vegetation Science: Tsuyuzaki et al. transplanted Sphagnum moss into 4 habitats in a mined Japanese peat bog. Transplants grew well where vegetation buffered the microclimate, but failed on bare peat due to drying and instability. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

New in Journal of Vegetation Science: Shih Mendez et al. compared preferential vs random resurvey plot placement at 50 grassland sites. Preferential plots showed smaller change than random ones. Location choices can shape what change we detect. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jvs.70164

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

New in Applied Vegetation Science 🌾: Bakker et al. tested mowing regimes on Dutch road verges. A low June cut plus delayed Nov cut boosted diversity in productive grasslands. Low productivity sites saw no benefit. Climate calls for better mowing onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Grassland Management in a Changing Climate: Insights From a Dutch Road Verge Study

Experiments in Dutch roadside grasslands (2021–2023) indicate that warming-related plant diversity losses can be mitigated through adjusted mowing regimes, particularly in high-productive sites.

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

New in Journal of Vegetation Science: Asrat et al. found Erica seeds densest on Ethiopia's Sanetti Plateau, yet germination was near zero. SW slopes had fewer seeds but higher germination. Disturbance, not seed scarcity, limits regeneration. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Distribution and Regeneration Potential of the Soil Seed Bank of Ericaceous Vegetation in the Bale Mountains

Erica spp. shrub on a basalt boulder field with moss-covered microsites on the Sanetti Plateau, Bale Mountains, Ethiopia. Such boulder-moss complexes create “safe sites” for germination. Photo:…

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

🏔️ New in Journal of Vegetation Science! Llambí et al. analysed plant functional types across the high Andes and found that functional diversity declines with increasing latitude and elevation, while cold-tolerant growth forms become more dominant. 🔗

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

🌴 New research in Applied Vegetation Science! Trujillo-Miranda et al. show that forest edges reduce regeneration of two understory palms in Ecuador's Chocó Forest. Insects, rather than fungi or vertebrates, were the main natural enemies limiting recruitment. 🔗

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

🌳 Berriel et al. found that selective logging legacies and recurrent droughts slowed recovery and reduced species richness in Brazil's Atlantic Forest over 23 years, highlighting growing vulnerability to compound disturbances.

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Roads inside protected areas are invasion highways! Zardetto & Fidelis find that roadside edges fuel invasive plant spread in tropical forests & savannas, hitting native species hard. 🌿🚧 #VegetationScience

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Is Central Anatolia treeless because of humans? Bernardi et al. argue climate extremes, poor soils & topography are the real drivers of low tree cover, not just deforestation. 🌍🌿 #VegetationScience

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Engst et al. find that plant functional traits like dispersal type & nutrient indicators reflect conservation status of protected floodplain meadows 🌿 A useful complement to species-based assessments! #VegetationScience

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

📦 New in Journal of Vegetation Science! Barranco-Elena & Baraibar present barrel, an R package that streamlines ecological ordination plotting in R. With ggplot2 integration, it helps create reproducible, customizable, publication-ready figures. 🔗

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Can herder mobility help maintain steppe biodiversity? Jäschke et al found that seasonal mobility promotes plant richness, diversity, and palatable species in the Mongolian steppe, highlighting its role alongside climate and grazing.

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

What drives biomass–environment relationships in species-rich grasslands? Swacha et al found that non-dominant species are key drivers of community biomass responses, while dominant species show compensatory dynamics that promote biomass stability.

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Where are the biggest knowledge gaps in grassland ecology? The Palaearctic Grasslands Special Feature seeks studies from underrepresented regions and grassland types, particularly from Eastern Europe, the Mediterranean, and Asia. Learn more:

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Fernández-Menéndez et al link riparian plant diversity and functional traits to satellite greenness (NDVI/EVI) in Atlantic rivers. Relationships vary through the year, showing that phenology matters when using remote sensing to infer biodiversity.

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Plakman & Bokhorst show bryophytes strongly shape seed germination and early vascular plant growth in sub-Arctic habitats. Effects depend on bryophyte species via microclimate, pH, moisture and surface structure, influencing plant establishment.

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

What drives biodiversity turnover along mountain gradients? Guo et al found that local species pools explain beta diversity of woody plants and soil microbes better than assembly processes, highlighting their importance for montane biodiversity.

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Do grasslands respond the same way to woody encroachment everywhere? Sánchez-Carmona et al found consistent shifts in plant traits and diversity as shrub cover increased, but responses varied strongly among sites, highlighting the importance of local context.

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

🌾 Call for Papers: Palaearctic Grasslands Special Feature We welcome contributions on grassland change, conservation, management and restoration across the Palaearctic region. Deadlines: 15 June / 31 Aug 2026 Info & submission: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

How do nitrogen and fire interact in grasslands? Wheeler et al show nitrogen effects on diversity and composition depend on fire. In burned plots nitrogen increased diversity, while in unburned plots effects were weak or negative.

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

How do centuries of land use shape today’s forests? Diez et al show that historical deforestation in southern Germany still drives higher plant diversity and stronger community turnover today.

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Ferrari et al show habitat structure and nesting disturbance, rather than soil properties alone, drive cryptogam diversity and turnover on Nelson Island. Local habitat filtering strongly shapes species composition across rocky outcrops.

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Journal of Vegetation & Applied Vegetation Science @jvs-avs.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

How do Mediterranean woodlands expand after farmland abandonment? Bentley et al show Juniperus thurifera has tripled in cover over 34 years, but biomass depends on light, drought stress, and shrub competition along the expansion front.

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