Tag: JVS

Geese are overlooked dispersal vectors for vascular plants in archipelago environments

Posted on March 23, 2019January 30, 2020 by David Zeleny

Prepared by Dirk Hattermann, Markus Bernhardt-Römermann, Annette Otte & Rolf Lutz Eckstein

Species rich vegetation of a rocky shore with geese droppings in the foreground. Photo credit: Dirk Hattermann.

Since plants do not move, they have to adapt to changing environmental conditions on the spot or disperse their seeds by means of wind, water or animals to escape unfavourable conditions.…

Cushion and shrub ecosystem engineers contribute differently to diversity and functions in alpine ecosystems

Posted on March 21, 2019January 30, 2020 by David Zeleny

Prepared by Jian-Guo Chen, Xiao-Fang He, Song-Wei Wang, Yang Yang & Hang Sun

Cushion engineers in the alpine ecosystem in south-western China. The two cushion species shown here (*Arenaria polytrichoides* and *Potentilla articulata*) can modify the microenvironment and facilitate the colonization and survival of other species.

Journal of Vegetation Science starts Volume 30!

Posted on February 28, 2019February 28, 2019 by Milan Chytry

JVS has already been here for three decades. Its contents reflect the development of vegetation science over this period, but also indicate the future horizons. We initiated a discussion of the current and past Chief Editors, aiming to identify the most important trends in the past decades, and projections for the future.…

A comparison of phylogenetic and species beta diversity measures describing vegetation assemblages along an elevation gradient

Posted on February 21, 2019January 30, 2020 by David Zeleny

Prepared by Tammy L. Elliott & T. Jonathan Davies

An alder thicket plant community on Mount Irony, Labrador, Canada. The alder thicket plant community transitions into a boreal forest community at lower elevations. Photo credit: Tammy Elliott.

Plant ecologists have long been interested in describing and delineating plant communities.…

Detectability of species of Carex varies with abundance, morphology, and site complexity

Posted on February 17, 2019January 30, 2020 by David Zeleny

Prepared by Jacqueline M. Dennett and Scott E. Nielsen

*Carex gynocrates* (bog sedge) is a short species with few, thin leaves and a small inflorescence. Sedges with this appearance were the most poorly detected group in our study, whereas tall sedges with wide leaves and a large inflorescence were almost never overlooked.

Patterns of long-term vegetation change vary between different types of semi-natural grasslands in Western and Central Europe

Posted on February 7, 2019January 30, 2020 by David Zeleny

Prepared by Martin Diekmann, Christian Andres, Thomas Becker, Jonathan Bennie, Volker Blüml, James M. Bullock, Heike Culmsee, Miriam Fanigliulo, Annett Hahn, Thilo Heinken, Christoph Leuschner, Stefanie Luka, Justus Meißner, Josef Müller, Adrian Newton, Cord Peppler-Lisbach, Gert Rosenthal, Leon J.L. van den Berg, Philippine Vergeer & Karsten Wesche

Common in the past – a semi-natural wet grassland with the now rare and threatened species *Senecio aquaticus*.

IAVS Editors’ Awards for 2018

Posted on January 6, 2019July 15, 2019 by Milan Chytry

IAVS Editors’ Awards go to Yasuhiro Kubota for Journal of Vegetation Science and László Erdős for Applied Vegetation Science. Congratulations to the Award winners and their co-authors!

Yasuhiro Kubota receives the Award for the paper Kubota, Y., Kusumoto, B., Shiono, T.,…

Drivers of species richness and community integrity of small forest patches in an agricultural landscape

Posted on January 4, 2019January 30, 2020 by David Zeleny

Prepared by Krista Takkis, Tiiu Kull, Tiit Hallikma, Piia Jaksi, Karin Kaljund, Karin Kauer, Thea Kull, Olavi Kurina, Mart Külvik, Kaire Lanno, Malle Leht, Jaan Liira, Indrek Melts, Hannes Pehlak, Janar Raet, Kaarel Sammet, Kalev Sepp, Ülo Väli & Lauri Laanisto