There has been much confusion about the historical distribution of Pinus sylvestris in the Iberian Peninsula, and little is known about the plant communities they form. We address all of this in our last paper, led by PhD student Victor González-García. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Diversity, Distribution and Postglacial History of Native Pinus sylvestris Forests in the Iberian Peninsula

Aim Pinus sylvestris is the most widely distributed Pinus species in the world, highlighting its ecological, economic and socio-cultural importance. The Iberian Peninsula marks its south-western dis.....

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Last-minute folks, good news: the IAVS2026 abstract deadline has been extended to February 17 - you’ve got one extra week to submit! 2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org/abstracts/#c...

Last-minute folks, good news: the IAVS2026 abstract deadline has been extended to February 17 - you’ve got one extra week to submit! 2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org/abstracts/#c...

Both abstract submissions and registration are now open! Looking forward to seeing you all in Gijón

The International Association for Vegetation Science@iavs5.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🌿Join the 68th IAVS Annual Symposium.🌿 ⌛️ Early bird registrations are now open. Don't miss out on this incredible opportunity to connect with fellow vegetation scientists! Take advantage of the early bird rates. Location: Gijón, Spain. Apply here—https://2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org/.

Want to know a bit more about our newest recipient of IAVS Honorary Membership? 📖 Meet Milan Chytrý, founder of European Vegetation Archive & a leading figure in vegetation science Discover his outstanding contributions to #vegetationscience in our newly published #IAVS bulletin— shorturl.at/Sdutp

📢 Thinking about presenting at #IAVS2026? Abstract submissions are opening on 1 Dec 2025 Submit one 250-word abstract (talk or poster) via the online portal. Prepare your #vegetation science & #ecology research—more info on website - gijon2026.iavs-meetings.org/abstracts/#c... #Vegetation #symposium

We offer a postdoc position for developing global analyses on seed germination data using SEEDARC. See the job alert on our website and contact us! www.jimenezalfaro.net

VEGETATION & BIODIVERSITY LAB

Vegetation & Biodiversity Lab

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We just activated the field work campaign for habitat mapping in Vojvodina (Serbia) for the Twinning EU SONATA project. Great excursions visiting Pannonian grasslands and super-rich forests! Project info in sonata-nbs.com

What a wonderful recogition from my plant-interested colleagues 🌴🌿🌸🍂🌳🌐🍃 #vegetationscience #IAVS #humboldt

The International Association for Vegetation Science@iavs5.bsky.social · last yr.

🏅 Congratulations to Jens-Christian Svenning from Aarhus University, Denmark, on receiving the Alexander von Humboldt Medal! 🎉 His achievement will be celebrated at the 68th IAVS Symposium in 2026 in Gijón, Spain. Join us at the upcoming IAVS symposia to hear the awardees' inspiring lectures!

The first paper from #darkdivnet is out now! Huge thank you to all our >200 co-authors who helped to reveal dark diversity in different parts of the world! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Just published! A new approach to model invasive species combining SDMs and dispersal, a major output from the Juan de la Cierva project led by Adrián Lázaro-Lobo in our group onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Combining Hierarchical Distribution Models With Dispersal Simulations to Predict the Spread of Invasive Plant Species

Aim Predicting the future distribution of invasive species is a current challenge for biodiversity assessment. Species distribution models (SDMs) have long been the state-of-the-art to evaluate suit...

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Junto con @borjajimalf.bsky.social desarrollamos el capítulo de los bosques templados caducifolios, donde tanto la renaturalización pasiva como la intervención directa son herramientas complementarias de restauración. @universidadoviedo.bsky.social

Fun visit to the Atlantic Botanical Garden of Gijón with @borjajimalf.bsky.social and a #botany class. At least eight species of plants 🪴🏵️ growing as #accidental #epiphytes. Quercus full of surprises! I wonder if this counts towards the value of centenary #Quercus for #biodiversity.