The first comprehensive analysis of vegetation changes across Europe, based on the ReSurveyEurope dataset, is out! In an article led by Stephan Kambach, we analyzed 57,390 time series of vegetation plots. doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Our new study, led by Marc Riera, compares European niches and habitat relationships of alien plant species introduced intentionally or unintentionally. doi.org/10.1111/geb....

🌿🌳Do protected areas really make a difference for forest biodiversity? 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s105... #NatureConservation #Biodiversity #Forests #Ecology

🌎Can foundation models improve forest mapping? Our new study compares Sentinel-2 time series, AlphaEarth Foundations embeddings, and their fusion for forest type classification and tree cover estimation. isprs-annals.copernicus.org/articles/XI-...

Yesterday we shared the paper. Today I want to share the story behind it. We thought it was all about climate change. Then the models failed. That failure eventually led us to disturbances, and to a very different view of Europe’s flora. Read it @ communities.springernature.com/posts/europe...

Europe’s flora is living in a landscape out of Equilibrium

99% of plant distributions in Europe show signs of disequilibrium. The surprise? Climate change was only part of the story. Disturbance emerged as an even more pervasive force shaping where species oc...

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Almost every European plant species is out of equilibrium. Climate change is only part of the story—disturbance greatly shapes where species actually occur. 🚨Our new paper 🌱in @natecoevo.nature.com analysed 3,047 species across >1.1M European vegetation plots. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Almost every European plant species is out of equilibrium. Climate change is only part of the story—disturbance greatly shapes where species actually occur. 🚨Our new paper 🌱in @natecoevo.nature.com analysed 3,047 species across >1.1M European vegetation plots. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

You can access the full paper in Journal of Biogeography at: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @gianmariabonari.bsky.social Eduardo Fernández-Pascual, Adrián Lázaro Lobo, José V. Roces Díaz, @borjajimalf.bsky.social

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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Italian vegetation scientists: a significant component of this 68th IAVS Symposium of Gijon 🌿 #IAVS2026

🌿 Yesterday I presented our study on the effects of non-native species on riparian forest communities at the 68th International Association for Vegetation Science symposium of Gijon #IAVS2026 🇪🇸

🌲 Native Pinus sylvestris forests in the Iberian Peninsula: a more complex history than expected 📄 The article is open access: 👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Our new article in Science Advances, led by Gabriele Midolo, identifies the main factors driving changes in the species composition of plant communities across Europe: eutrophication, denser, more productive vegetation, and drying of wetlands. doi.org/10.1126/scia...

🌿How do Mediterranean plants respond to wildfires? 🔥 🌱https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/plb.70213?af=R

59th Italian Society of Vegetation Science conference in Palermo 4-6 June 2026

🌿 How many plant species live on Mediterranean islands? More than we think—and it depends on the database. 📄 Open access: nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Plant diversity estimates of Mediterranean islands differ among biodiversity databases

Large-scale biodiversity databases encompass three main types of data for plants, namely single species point occurrences, co-occurrences in vegetation plots, and checklists for specific areas. Evide...

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🌳As forests reclaim the land: Latitudinal variations in carbon-biodiversity trade-offs under natural forest expansion in Italy Forest Ecology and Management: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

⛰️🌱 Topography and Soil Moisture Regulate the Temperature-Biodiversity Relationship of Forests Global Ecology and Biogeography: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

🦌🌿Browsing impact on Mediterranean forests: The role of introduced deer and implications for conservation Biological Conservation: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🌿 One year of Vegetation Ecology and Diversity (VED) Editorial 2026 ved.arphahub.com/article/1850...

🌳How will Italian forests of the future look? Our latest paper in GEB suggests that accurately predicting the effects of climate change on biodiversity requires accounting for the interplay between climate and local factors. OA paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

🌲 Rewilding old plantations. Bricca et al. demonstrate that canopy shade, elevation and environmental conditions interact to shape diversity across tree, shrub, herb and juvenile layers in former pine plantations 🌱💚. 📘 DOI: 10.1111/jvs.70085 #ForestRestoration

🌿 Le et al. explore how solitary trees shape plant communities in traditional wood-pastures. Canopy shade filters species composition and facilitates woody seedlings, creating distinct microscale habitats 🌳

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The website for the 68th Annual Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science has been launched: 2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org

🌿34th European Vegetation Survey Conference in Clermont-Ferrand (France) from 7th – 11th (13th) September 2026 34evs2026.org?fbclid=IwY2x...

Plain language summary of the paper by Thuy Hang Le and colleagues published in @applvegsci.bsky.social "Microscale Plant Diversity in Traditional Wood-Pastures" vegsciblog.org/2025/11/28/m... @iavs5.bsky.social

Microscale Plant Diversity in Traditional Wood-Pastures - vegsciblog.org

Prepared by Thuy Hang Le, Stefan Zerbe, Adrian Indreica, Alessandro Bricca, Gabriel Tofan, Johann Nikolaus Janssen, Martin Sauerwein & Gianmaria

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🌿My two (botanical)-cents🔍 In this forum paper, I reflect on the value of plant-identification expertise and offer a few ideas on how we can better highlight the role of botanists and their knowledge. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Who Identified the Plants? Reclaiming Plant Identification Expertise in Vegetation Science

This article advocates for the formal recognition of botanists who identify plants in scientific publishing, highlighting their essential role in ecological research and data integrity. It proposes p...

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In this study, published in Journal of Vegetation Science, we focused on the passive rewilding of old-established pine forests. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... @iavs5.bsky.social

📢 68th #IAVS Symposium: Understanding #Ecosystems through #Vegetation | 22-26 June 2026, Spain Join us to explore how vegetation shapes #biodiversity and ecosystems worldwide! 📅 Call for Special Session proposals is now open: 15 Oct – 15 Nov 2025 👉 Details: gijon2026.iavs-meetings.org #IAVS2026

A wonderful day celebrating the legacy of Sandro Pignatti. At the end of the event, a tree was planted by the Director of the Botanical Garden of Rome, Prof. Fabio Attorre, in memory of Prof. Pignatti. @iavs5.bsky.social #EVS

The event "Celebration the legacy of Sandro Pignatti" is now happening at the Botanical Garden of Rome organised by La Sapienza University of Rome @iavs5.bsky.social #EVS