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Establishment dynamics of native and exotic plants after disturbance along roadsides

Posted on February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 by David Zeleny

By Daria Corcos, Juri Nascimbene, Marta Campesan, Davide Donadello, Veronica Segat & Lorenzo Marini

Example of a disturbed and control 1m² experimental plots. Photo credit: Veronica Segat.

Mountain areas are experiencing greater levels of exotic plant invasions due to global change.…

Trait‐based numerical classification of mesic and wet grasslands in Poland

Posted on February 14, 2020February 14, 2020 by David Zeleny

Prepared by Attila Lengyel, Grzegorz Swacha, Zoltán Botta-Dukát & Zygmunt Kącki

Both management and environmental factors are important drivers of the variation between trait-based types of mesic grasslands in Poland. Location: Sudety Mountains, Poland. Photo credit: Zygmunt Kącki.

The use of numerical classification methods and vegetation plot databases opened new avenues towards the understanding of vegetation patterns on broad spatial scales.…

Trade-offs between fire hazard reduction and conservation in a Natura 2000 shrub–grassland mosaic

Posted on February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 by David Zeleny

By Vasco Silva, Filipe X. Catry, Paulo M. Fernandes, Francisco C. Rego & Miguel N. Bugalho

Vasco Silva (the first author of the paper) surveying the habitats dominated by gorse shrublands of *Ulex jussiaei* and grasslands of *Stipa gigantea* in Sintra mountain, western coast of Portugal, before the prescribed fire execution.

Delving into “The Corridors of Time”: ancient hedgerows connected to woodlands are living museums of forest biodiversity

Posted on February 4, 2020March 1, 2020 by David Zeleny

The post is provided by Jonathan Lenoir & Guillaume Decocq

Figure 1: A dense network of hedgerows in the so-called “bocage” landscape in the Thiérache region in northern France (Picardie, Hauts-de-France). Photo by Guillaume Decocq.

This post refers to the article “Historical continuity and spatial connectivity ensure hedgerows are effective corridors for forest plants: evidence from the species-time-area relationship” by Jonathan Lenoir et al.…

Spatial patterns of tree recruitment in a montane Hawaiian wet forest after cattle removal and pig population control

Posted on January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 by David Zeleny

Prepared by Thomas Ibanez & Patrick J. Hart

Scattered trees (*Metrosideros polymorpha*, Myrtaceae) in Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Island of Hawaiʻi, U.S. Photo credit: Patrick J. Hart.

As on many remote tropical islands, the natural ecosystems of Hawai’i have greatly suffered from the introduction of ungulates such as cattle, pigs and goats.…

Trait divergence of woody species in relation to affinity for termite mounds in Upper Katanga (DR Congo)

Posted on January 30, 2020January 30, 2020 by David Zeleny

Prepared by Fidèle Cuma Mushagalusa, David Bauman, Mylor Ngoy Shutcha & Pierre Meerts

Termite mound displaying its specialised tree community, contrasted with respect to the tree species of the surrounding woodland. The picture was taken in the Mikembo Sanctuary (Upper Katanga, DR Congo).

Seed production and dispersal limit treeline advance in the Pyrenees

Posted on January 29, 2020January 30, 2020 by David Zeleny

Prepared by Alba Anadon-Rosell, Marc Talavera, Josep M. Ninot, Empar Carrillo & Enric Batllori

Seed trap (indicated with a black arrow) at the krummholz zone, study site Dellui, Central Pyrenees (Spain). Photo credit: Enric Batllori.

Alpine treelines represent the upper altitudinal limit of the forest in mountain regions.…

The new issue 2020/1 of Applied Vegetation Science is out

Posted on January 27, 2020January 27, 2020 by Milan Chytry

The covers shows a grassland with Astrantia major and Sanguisorba officinalis studied by Yasemin Kurtogullari et al.: “Conservation and restoration of Nardus grasslands in the Swiss northern Alps“.

Not in the eye of the beholder: climate change effects on alpine plant communities

Posted on January 25, 2020January 30, 2020 by David Zeleny

Prepared by Andreas Futschik, Manuela Winkler, Klaus Steinbauer, Andrea Lamprecht, Sabine B. Rumpf, Peter Barančok, Andrej Palaj, Michael Gottfried & Harald Pauli

Vegetation changes between 1994 (left panel), 2004 (middle) and 2014 (right) in a plot on Schrankogel, Austria (Central Alps).

Plant indicators for Folic Histosols in mountain forests of the Calcareous Alps

Posted on January 21, 2020January 30, 2020 by David Zeleny

Prepared by Michelangelo Olleck, Birgit Reger & Jörg Ewald

“Black beauty on the white rock”: The soil profile of a Folic Histosol (Wetterstein Mountains, southern Germany, at an altitude of 1,850 m a. s. l.) shows the typical dark brown to black forest floor overlying white calcareous bedrock.

Establishment dynamics of native and exotic plants after disturbance along roadsides

Trait‐based numerical classification of mesic and wet grasslands in Poland

Trade-offs between fire hazard reduction and conservation in a Natura 2000 shrub–grassland mosaic

Delving into “The Corridors of Time”: ancient hedgerows connected to woodlands are living museums of forest biodiversity

Spatial patterns of tree recruitment in a montane Hawaiian wet forest after cattle removal and pig population control

Trait divergence of woody species in relation to affinity for termite mounds in Upper Katanga (DR Congo)

Seed production and dispersal limit treeline advance in the Pyrenees

The new issue 2020/1 of Applied Vegetation Science is out

Not in the eye of the beholder: climate change effects on alpine plant communities

Plant indicators for Folic Histosols in mountain forests of the Calcareous Alps

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