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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 28/09/2026

🌿 Two new plant communities dominated by Carex panormitana, a rare endemic sedge, have been identified and described from Mediterranean watercourses in Sardinia. Check out the full study: doi.org/10.3897/VCS.196138

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 23/09/2026

📍 We're featured at @pensoft.net's booth at #SMCC2026, running this week in Sofia! 📚 This Thursday and Friday, come and find out more about the scope of our journal and how we can support your research in small mammal conservation. #SmallMammalConservation @habitatfoundation.bsky.social

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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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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 17/09/2026

🌿🏔️New study maps acidophilous #shrublands across N. Sicily's Nebrodi & Peloritani mountains. Researchers describe several new #plant associations and a new alliance, refining how we classify these broom-heath communities in the Mediterranean. Full open-access study: doi.org/10.3897/VCS....

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 14/09/2026

📍 We're at #NordicOikosGfÖ2026 in Odense, Denmark, this week, showcasing our work as a consortium member of @obsgession.eu and presenting our ecology-focused portfolio. 🤝 We look forward to meeting you all at our designated booth!

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 08/09/2026

🎉 We were delighted to welcome Lukas Petrulaitis to @pensoft.net's booth at #NeoBiota2026! 👉 Lukas is an author in our journal! Check out their short #database report "KELVEG – Roadside Vegetation of Lithuania" in our journal: doi.org/10.3897/VCS....

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 12/08/2026

A study testing back-transformation methods for the Braun-Blanquet cover scale finds that TURBOVEG's default approach consistently and substantially inflates diversity metrics like Shannon and Simpson indices. Read the full study: doi.org/10.3897/VCS....

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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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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 10/08/2026

📆The 34th European Vegetation Survey (EVS) Conference runs 7-11 Sept in Clermont-Ferrand, France. 📗In conjunction with EDGG's Eurasian Grassland Conference (Sofia), a new Special Collection "Vegetation of the Balkan Peninsula" has been launched. Submit preliminary abstracts by 31 Oct. 👇

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34th European Vegetation Survey (EVS) Conference in Clermont-Ferrand, France

The 34th European Vegetation Survey (EVS) Conference will take place at the Polydome convention center in Clermont-Ferrand, France, from 7-11 September 2026, with a post-symposium excursion running th...

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 07/08/2026

New Special Collection: "Vegetation of the Balkan Peninsula" - launched alongside the EDGG's Eurasian Grassland Conference (Sofia) and the 34th EVS conference (Clermont-Ferrand). Submissions welcome on Balkan vegetation classification, syntaxa, habitats, and more. Preliminary abstracts due 31 Oct

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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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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 07/08/2026

🔬 We were pleased to attend #IAL10, held last week in Trieste, Italy! ➡️ Check out the highlights from the symposium, our stand, and the talks that caught our eye by visiting our recent blog post: blog.pensoft.net/2026/08/07/p... #IAL2026 #IAL10Trieste #IALichenology

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 29/07/2026

🙌 It was a pleasure to welcome Juri Nascimbene to the @pensoft.net stand at #IAL10 today! ➡️ Professor Nascimbene is an author in our journal - you can access his co-authored paper here: vcs.pensoft.net/article/85083/ #IAL2026 #IAL10Trieste #IALichenology

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 27/07/2026

🌍 We're at #IAL10, the 10th Symposium of the International Association for Lichenology, in Trieste, Italy (26-31 July). 📚 Find us at our booth showcasing our plant and mycology journals! #lichenology #mycology

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 23/07/2026

🌿 We were delighted to attend a fascinating talk on the Ecosystem Services of the grasslands of Velež Mountain, identified through the use of medicinal plants, by Armin Macanović. 🎤 This talk was presented during Session 5 of #EGC2026, chaired by our Editor-in-Chief, Idoia Biurrun.

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 22/07/2026

🎉 We were delighted to have attended yesterday's poster session at #EGC2026, which included editorial board member Arkadiusz Nowak's poster, titled: ⛰️ On the verge of change: low occurrence of alien species in endemic-rich grasslands of the mountains of Central Asia - global biodiversity hotspot

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 21/07/2026

🌿 We're delighted to bring together our @vcs.pensoft.net editors at the 21st Eurasian Grassland Conference this week! 🤝 Having our editorial team here in person is a wonderful chance to connect with authors, reviewers and the broader vegetation science community. #EGC2026 #IAVS

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 21/07/2026

🗣️ This afternoon at #EGC2026, we attended Anna Kuzemko's presentation on the impact of military actions on the steppe ecosystems of Ukraine. ✍️ Kuzemko also published an article in our journal last year on Epiphytic lichen communities, which can be accessed here: vcs.pensoft.net/article/1491...

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 21/07/2026

🗣️ It was an absolute pleasure to attend Jürgen Dengler's presentation at the 21st Eurasian Grassland Conference, which focused on grassland diversity and composition change across Europe. 🙌 Don't forget to stop by the @pensoft.net booth today if you haven't already! #EGC2026 #IAVS

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 21/07/2026

🌿 We are delighted to have attended Denys Vynokurov's presentation at the 21st Eurasian Grassland Conference, where he introduced cocktailr - a new open source R package that implements Cocktail clustering in a fast, reproducible and transparent way. #EGC2026 #IAVS

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 20/07/2026

🌿 We are delighted to welcome Arkadiusz Nowak, Editorial Board Member of our journal, to the @pensoft.net booth at the 21st Eurasian Grassland Conference! ➡️ You can check out one of his most recent co-authored research papers here: vcs.pensoft.net/article/1026... #EGC2026 #IAVS

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 17/07/2026

🌱We can't wait to see you at the 21st Eurasian Grassland Conference in Sofia, 19-23 July! Come meet our team on site to learn more about our diverse scholarly portfolio, covering titles such as @vcs.pensoft.net @phytokeys.pensoft.net, @natureconservation.pensoft.net and more! ➡️More details:

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The 21st Eurasian Grassland Conference (EGC) comes to Sofia, Bulgaria in 2026

The Eurasian Dry Grassland Group (EDGG), a dedicated working group of the International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS), announced that the 21st Eurasian Grassland Conference (EGC 2026) will...

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 16/07/2026

🌿 Between 22-26 June, we had the pleasure of attending the 68th IAVS Annual Symposium in Gijón, Spain. Those few days were exhilarating - 465 participants, 49 countries, and countless conversations about vegetation science. 👉Read @pensoft.net for all the highlights blog.pensoft.net/2026/07/16/u...

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Understanding Ecosystems Through Vegetation: Highlights from the 68th IAVS Annual Symposium | Blog

Pensoft attended the 68th IAVS Annual Symposium in Gijon, Spain.

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 09/07/2026

📍At #ECCB2026 this week? Come say hi! 🌱We are 100% open access, founded 1992 by scientists for scientists. Explore our journals at our stand! @society4conbio.bsky.social, @unileiden.bsky.social

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 08/07/2026

We're at #BEeS2026, the @lifewatcheric.bsky.social Biodiversity and Ecosystem eScience Conference, in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, 7-10 July! Swing by @pensoft.net's booth to explore our journal focused on plant community ecology, classification systems and vegetation science worldwide.

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 07/07/2026

Swing by @pensoft.net booth (#10) at #ECCB2026! Our team will be happy to chat with you about publishing with us! @iavs5.bsky.social

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 07/07/2026

It was lovely meeting two of our authors at #ECCB2026 - and Martina Viti and Annika Zuleger both from the @idiv-research.bsky.social!🌿 📄 Martina published in VCS: doi.org/10.3897/VCS.... 📄 Annika published a #data paper in @bdj.pensoft.net: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... @society4conbio.bsky.social

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 30/06/2026

🙌Last week at #IAVS2026, we had the pleasure of welcoming Susan Wiser, President of #IAVS, and Anna Kuzemko (@anyameadow.bsky.social), Vice-President of IAVS, to the @pensoft.net's booth to discuss our ongoing publishing collaboration. 📚 @iavs5.bsky.social, @wgvc-iavs.bsky.social #vegetationscience

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 26/06/2026

🎉 Yesterday, we had the pleasure of bringing our editorial board together at the 68th Annual International Association for #Vegetation Science #IAVS2026. 🌱A wonderful reminder, once again, of just how vital our community is to the journal's growth and direction. @iavs5.bsky.social

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 26/06/2026

It was fantastic to meet Prof. Javier Loidi at the @pensoft.net' booth at #IAVS2026, he is among the most prolific authors of VCS. 📓 You can read some of his research in our #open-access journal: ➡️ doi.org/10.3897/VCS/... ➡️ doi.org/10.3897/VCS.... ➡️ doi.org/10.3897/VCS.... @iavs5.bsky.social

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 25/06/2026

🌱Meet the VCS Editorial Board at #IAVS2026! Join the editorial board of Vegetation Classification and Survey for an open conversation with Editors-in-Chief: Idoia Biurrun, Jürgen Dengler, and Wolfgang Willner 🕠 25.06 at 18:40 - 20:00 (UTC+2) 📍 Jardín Botánico Atlántico We'd love to see you there!

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 25/06/2026

🙌We had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Denys Vynokurov at #IAVS2026 at the @pensoft.net's stand. ✍️He's an active contributor and an Associate Editor who has published many articles in our #OA journal and two data papers in the Biodiversity Data Journal (@bdj.pensoft.net) #vegetationscience

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 24/06/2026

🙌Great to see Dr. Jorge Capelo (@jcapelo.bsky.social), subject editor at Vegetation Classification and Survey stopping by the @pensoft.net booth at #IAVS2026! #vegetationscience

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 24/06/2026

Did you catch the talk by our Editor-in-Chief Idoia Biurrun (@idoiabiurrun.bsky.social) at #IAVS2026 yesterday? 🌿 "The power of scale: uncovering #biodiversity patterns and environmental drivers in riparian forests" #VegetationScience (1/3)

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 23/06/2026

🙌 Delighted to welcome Editor-in-Chiefs of our journal, Jürgen Dengler and Wolfgang Willner, to @pensoft.net's booth at the 68th IAVS Symposium! 🌱 Come chat with the Pensoft team to find out more about our open-access, peer-reviewed journal. #Gijón2026 #IAVS2026

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 23/06/2026

🌿 Yesterday, Associate Editor of our journal Florian Jansen presented an exciting update at #IAVS2026 - introducing EIVE 1.5, the latest version of the Ecological Indicator Values for Europe database. 👉 This research builds on an earlier publication in our journal: doi.org/10.3897/VCS....

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 22/06/2026

🗣️At #IAVS2026, our Editor-in-Chief Jürgen Dengler presented findings from 8,108 Swiss #grassland plots. 💡 It turned out that some neophytes did reduce native #plant diversity, while others were associated with more of it. Therefore, further #research would need more evidence-based approaches.

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 22/06/2026

📍 After yesterday's excursion and welcome reception at the Jardín Botánico Atlántico, the 68th IAVS Symposium has started in Gijon! 🙌 We are delighted to have attended an opening speech by #IAVS president, Susan Wiser, and head of the local organising committe, Borja Jiménez-Alfaro. (1/2)

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 12/06/2026

📖 We are thrilled to announce the publication of the second updated and revised edition of “The Postglacial Vegetation History in Southwestern Bulgaria: A Paleoecological Approach” by Prof. Spassimir Tonkov. 👉 Access the book here: doi.org/10.3897/ab.e178106

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 03/06/2026

🌿 That’s a wrap on the 11th Conference of the European Committee for the Conservation of Bryophytes in Cagliari! 🏆 Huge congratulations to Dr. Alberto Aleffi for winning Pensoft Publishers' Best Oral Presentation competition at the event.

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 29/04/2026

🌿 The 11th Conference of the European Committee for the Conservation of Bryophytes is scheduled to be held at the Botanical Garden of Cagliari, Sardinia, from May 19 to 22, 2026. ➡️ Our latest announcement: vcs.pensoft.net/news/1199 ➡️ Conference website: www.eccbmeeting.cagliari.it

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11th Conference of the European Committee for the Conservation of Bryophytes

The 11th Conference of the European Committee for the Conservation of Bryophytes (ECCB) is scheduled to be held at the Botanical Garden of Cagliari, Sardinia, from 19 to 22 May 2026. This internationa...

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 23/04/2026

🛫 @pensoft.net is heading to Gijón, Spain for the 68th IAVS Symposium (22-26 June). You can learn more about the publisher's vegetation-focused journals. Also, #IAVS2026 symposium offers a great chance to meet the VCS Editorial Board in person! 🔗 vcs.pensoft.net/news/1189 #Botany #VegetationScience

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Pensoft to attend the IAVS 68th Annual Symposium in Gijón, Spain

From 22-26 June 2026, Pensoft Publishers will be joining the 68th annual International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS) Symposium in Gijón, Spain.Hosted at the Laboral City of Cul...

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 16/04/2026

🏆 Editors' Choice paper for the first quarter of 2026 paper presents the first comprehensive vegetation survey of Lemnos, addressing a significant gap in our knowledge of plant communities in the eastern Mediterranean region, authored by Erwin Bergmeieret at @uni-goettingen.de⬇️

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Editors' Choice paper for the first quarter of 2026

Every three months, the VCS Chief Editors select an Editors' Choice paper of the quarter. The winning papers are highlighted on the journal website, and one of the four selected papers goes on to ...

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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) @vcs.pensoft.net · 10/03/2026

🌾 𝐄𝐆𝐂 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔: 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐚, 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚 Join us 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟗-𝟐𝟑 for the 21st Eurasian Grassland Conference! 🌿 📅 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: • Mar 31: Early-bird Registration • May 10: Abstract Submission 🎓 Keynotes from global experts in grassland ecology. 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 & 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 🔗 edgg.org/egc2026 #EGC2026 #Grasslands

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 05/03/2026

🌴About 10 days ago, the 9th European Conference of #Tropical #Ecology - #ECTE2026 wrapped up! 🐝However, we are still buzzing with excitement from all the connections, conversations, and presentations on all things tropical ecology. ⬇️ See all the highlights of the week in our latest blog post:

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Pensoft joined the 9th European Conference of Tropical Ecology (ECTE 2026) | Blog

Pensoft participated in this year's 9th European Conference on Tropical Ecology (ECTE 2026) and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Society for Tropical Ecology (gtö).

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Pensoft @pensoft.net · 27/02/2026

👋It was great to see Dr. Maria Fungomeli (National Museums of Kenya) at our #ECTE2026 stand yesterday! Dr. Fungomeli is a valued reviewer and author for several of our journals, including @vcs.pensoft.net , @bdj.pensoft.net, and Contributions to Entomology. 🐞 (1/3🧵)

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