Tag: AVS

Acacia invasion is facilitated by landscape permeability: The role of habitat degradation and road networks

Posted on March 7, 2021March 7, 2021 by David Zeleny

Prepared by Gustavo Heringer, Jan Thiele, Cibele H. Amaral, João A. A. Meira-Neto, Fabio A. R. Matos, Jan R. K. Lehmann, Tillmann K. Buttschardt & Andreza V. Neri

Sandy-savanna Mussununga ecosystem surrounded by Atlantic Forest (left) and *Acacia mangium* on Mussununga ecosystem (right).

Broad-scale classification of Mediterranean lowland to submontane pine forest vegetation relies on forest structure for high ranks

Posted on February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 by David Zeleny

The post provided by Gianmaria Bonari

*Pinus brutia* forest understory in the surroundings of Yamanlar, Turkey, 2019. Photo credit Milan Chytrý.

This Behind the paper post refers to the article Classification of the Mediterranean lowland to submontane pine forest vegetation by Gianmaria Bonari and colleagues, published in Applied Vegetation Science (https://doi.org/10.1111/avsc.12544…

Plant communities, populations and individuals have distinct responses to short-term warming and neighbour biomass removal in two montane grasslands

Posted on January 24, 2021January 24, 2021 by David Zeleny

By Travis Britton, Mark J. Hovenden, Meagan Porter, Rose Brinkhoff, Anna Flittner & Margaret M. Mayfield

Experimental warming chamber with a *Ranunculus nanus* flower in the foreground at Silver Plains field site, Tasmania, Australia (42.090254, 147.087945). Photo credit: Travis Britton.

Understanding how plant communities respond to environmental change is critical in the face of projected climate change.…

Results of the Photo Competition for JVS/AVS 2021 cover pictures

Posted on January 10, 2021January 11, 2021 by Milan Chytry

The winners of the Photo Competition for JVS/AVS 2021 cover pictures are Hsun-Hung Chu and Adrián Purkart. The forerunners are Gianmaria Bonari, Nenad Jasprica and Ricarda Pätsch.

Congratulations to the winners and many thanks to all the colleagues who submitted their pictures .…

Heterogeneity decreases as time since fire increases in a South American grassland

Posted on January 8, 2021January 8, 2021 by David Zeleny

Prepared by Luis López-Mársico, Felipe Lezama & Alice Altesor

In a sub‐humid Uruguayan grassland community, dominated by a tall tussock grass (*Saccharum angustifolium*), a large amount of standing dead biomass accumulates. Patchy and asynchronous field burns are a traditional practice among ranchers to removes above‐ground biomass of the dominant species and to promote tender forage for the livestock.

JVS/AVS Editors’ Awards for 2020

Posted on January 8, 2021February 17, 2021 by Milan Chytry

The JVS and AVS Editor’s Awards for 2020 go to Sabrina Gavini and Lise Maciejewski. Congratulations!

Sabrina Gavini with colleagues explored whether local-scale biotic interactions affect biodiversity also at larger spatial scales (Gavini et al. 2020). A top-down view has often been used (regional richness is affecting local biodiversity).…

The last printed issue of the IAVS journals

Posted on December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 by Milan Chytry

The just-published 2020/4 issue of Applied Vegetation Science is the last printed issue of the IAVS journals. From 2021 onwards, all the IAVS journals will be published online only.

The cover picture shows a steppe in an arid region of northeastern Iran, which was studied by Soroor Rahmanian et al.…

Long-term exclosure of sheep-grazing from an ancient wood: vegetation change after a sixty-year experiment

Posted on December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 by David Zeleny

Prepared by Ian Rotherham & Ondřej Vild

The area in front of the fence has been heavily grazed at least since the 18th century. The area behind the fence was protected from domesticated stock since 1955. Yarncliff Wood, Peak District National Park, England.

Survey shows little support for AVS going Gold Open Access

Posted on November 14, 2020November 15, 2020 by David Zeleny

Prepared by Peter Minchin (IAVS Vice President and Chair of the Publications Committee)

This Commentary is a part of the series asking the question: should Applied Vegetation Science, the journal owned by IAVS and published by Wiley, become Gold Open Access?…

To go open access or not to go?

Posted on November 14, 2020November 15, 2020 by David Zeleny

Prepared by Jan Lepš

This Commentary is a part of the series asking the question: should Applied Vegetation Science, the journal owned by IAVS and published by Wiley, become Gold Open Access? For the context and link to other Commentaries, please visit Editorial.…