Tag: JVS

Functional traits and propagule pressure explain changes in the distribution and demography of non-native trees in Spain

Posted on May 26, 2022May 26, 2022 by David Zeleny

By Carlos Lara-Romero, Paloma Ruiz-Benito & Pilar Castro-Díez

Old plantation of Australian blue gum (*Eucalyptus globulus*) in Cíes Island (National Park of the Atlantic Islands, Galicia, Spain). Photo credit: Pilar Castro-Díez.

Non-native tree species (NNT) have been planted worldwide to provide different types of benefits, from resources, such as wood, tannins, or fiber, to ornamental assets.…

The merits of studying oceanic island floras in a team of early career researchers

Posted on March 28, 2022March 28, 2022 by David Zeleny

The post is provided by Dagmar Martina Hanz

View of the Tabaibal-Cardonal vegetation zone with focus on a dragon tree (*Dracaena draco*) near El Palmar on La Palma, Canary Islands (Photo credit: Dagmar Hanz).

This post refers to the article “High species turnover and low intraspecific trait variation in endemic and non-endemic plant species assemblages on an oceanic island” by Hanz et al.,…

Virtual Special Issue: Macroecology of vegetation

Posted on March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 by David Zeleny

The post provided by Meelis Pärtel

Tropical rain forest near Kourou (French Guiana) in 2006. Photo credit: Meelis Pärtel.

Vegetation science has a long history in broad-scale approaches that range from mapping vegetation types and vegetation properties to using plant geographical data to calculate regional properties of plant assemblages.…

Viktoria Wagner becomes a new Chief Editor of JVS/AVS

Posted on March 5, 2022March 6, 2022 by Milan Chytry

We welcome Viktoria Wagner as a new Chief Editor of the Journal of Vegetation Science and Applied Vegetation Science! Viktoria replaces Meelis Pärtel, who has decided to step down as a Chief Editor after 13 years of service.

Viktoria is an Assistant Professor at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Canada.…

Spatial patterns in neighbourhood effects on woody plant selection and bark stripping by deer in a lowland alluvial forest

Posted on February 22, 2022February 22, 2022 by David Zeleny

Prepared by Jan Holík & David Janík

A pond inside the Ranšpurk forest reserve, Czech Republic. The reserve is a unique remnant of old-growth forests in this region with management practices excluded in 1949. Because of the site location within a deer enclosure, a fence was erected in 1992 to protect it against deer herbivory.

What’s up, vegetation science? Thinking about the future challenges and opportunities for vegetation science from the perspective of early-career researchers

Posted on February 11, 2022February 13, 2022 by David Zeleny

Prepared by Jonas J. Lembrechts, Florencia Yannelli and Marta Gaia Sperandii

Word cloud of the recurring topics coming out of our horizon scan for vegetation science. Along with “Vegetation”, terms like the “monitoring” of “change”, “dynamics” and “climate” pop out big, highlighting how vegetation science will increasingly have to move from what vegetation is and how it can be conserved to what vegetation can be and can become in a rapidly changing world.

Range of variation in wetland vegetation on a subcontinental scale in Southern Africa

Posted on February 9, 2022February 10, 2022 by David Zeleny

The post provided by Erwin Sieben

Sampling a wetland near Port St. Johns along the Eastern Cape coastline, South Africa (Photo credit: Erwin Sieben).

This Behind the paper post refers to the article Components of plant species diversity along environmental gradients at various spatial scales in wetland environments of southern Africa by Erwin Sieben et al.…

Results of the Photo Competition for JVS/AVS 2022 cover pictures

Posted on January 9, 2022January 9, 2022 by Milan Chytry

The winners of the Photo Competition for JVS/AVS 2022 cover pictures are Gianmaria Bonari and Rense Haveman. The forerunners are Chien-Fan Chen, Anaclara Guido, Luis López-Mársico and Ricarda Pätsch.