🌿 The International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS) is a global community advancing the study of plant communities — their structure, dynamics, and conservation. Join a network of scientists passionate about understanding the world’s vegetation.

Call for Contributions – #IAVS Bulletin PhD Section

Recently defended your #PhD in #vegetation science? 🌿
Share your work in the IAVS Bulletin & showcase your research to a global community!
📅Deadline: 30 April 2026
🔗 For more details, check out the full bulletin here:
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🌿 Last chance to register early for #IAVS2026 Annual Symposium!

Don’t miss the opportunity to connect with fellow #vegetation scientists, exchange ideas, and explore the latest in #ecology at IAVS 2026 in Gijón.

🔗 Secure your spot today: 2026gijon.iavs-meetings.org/registration/

Climatically Driven Stability in the Alpine/Moorland Boundary on Three Mountains in Southwest Lutruwita/Tasmania 1986–2020 - vegsciblog.org Prepared by Jamie Kirpatrick, Jayne Balmer, Mick Brown, Jenny Styger, and Jennie Whinam Climate warming is often expected to push

Plain language summary of the paper by Kirpatrick and colleagues "Climatically Driven Stability in the Alpine/Moorland Boundary on Three Mountains in Southwest Lutruwita/Tasmania 1986–2020" published in the Journal of Vegetation Science
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🗂️ VCS publishes work on classifying, mapping, and surveying vegetation worldwide.
#VegetationMapping #VCSJournal @vcs.pensoft.net

🌿 JVS = core research on vegetation patterns, ecology & biodiversity.
#JournalOfVegetationScience #PlantCommunities

🌱 AVS showcases applied research shaping restoration & conservation decisions worldwide. @jvs-avs.bsky.social
#AppliedEcology #AVSJournal

🗂️ JVS. AVS. VCS. Three journals, one mission: advancing global vegetation science.
#EcologyJournals #IAVS

Want to learn more about ecological stability with a hands-on approach? Join us in the next cycle of free webinars! On April 24, Jules Segrestin will talk about drivers of stability in time series. Register at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... and consider becoming an IAVS member!

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📣 Meet the new Social Media Committee!
We’re excited to introduce the team shaping how IAVS connects, shares, and engages online. 🌿

Last call to apply for IAVS ECS Grant! don't miss this #opportunity
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🌿 New: #IAVS Bulletin 2026 is out!
From fieldwork to global vegetation science updates—events, conferences & opportunities for young researchers.
Dive in to find what’s new in vegetation science? 🌱 👇
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#VegetationScience #Ecology #Biodiversity #Fieldwork #YoungScientists

The Hidden Regulators of the Forest: How Soil Fungi Shape Tree Life and Death - vegsciblog.org The post provided by Wanwan Yu and Yu Liu This post refers to the article Tree Demography Exhibits a Strong

Behind the paper post for the paper published by Rouf et al. "The Hidden Regulators of the Forest: How Soil Fungi Shape Tree Life and Death" in the JVS
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Great news for early-career researchers!
The IAVS Asian Regional Section grant deadline has been extended.
Apply here: www.iavs.org/page/AsianRe...
A strong opportunity to collect real field data, build skills, and grow your research

Very important news on the #IAVS Early Career Supporting Grant!
The application #deadline has been postponed!
🗓️New Deadline: 07/04/2026
Please help us spread this news!
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Twin Special Issue "History of Vegetation Science" - call for abstracts - vegsciblog.org Prepared by Sandra Mesquita, Valério Pillar, and Wolfgang Willner Update: the deadline for submission of the preliminary abstract has been

Update: Twin Special Issue “History of Vegetation Science” extended call for abstracts till April 30, 2026! Please don't hesitate to prepare a preliminary abstract for the Journal of Vegetation Science or Vegetation Classification and Survey. vegsciblog.org/2026/01/13/t... @iavs5.bsky.social

We're hiring an Assistant Professor of Ecology! Come and join me and a great group of colleagues at University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
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Message me if you have questions. @ibiouwindsor.bsky.social @uwindsor.bsky.social

📢 PhD position in Vegetation Ecology (@ Leibniz University Hannover)

Join our team to study long-term coastal vegetation dynamics under sea-level rise, climate & land-use change. Fieldwork, traits, spatial analyses & drones included.

Deadline: April 15, 2026

Diversity of vegetation and key to the plant communities of the island of Lemnos (North Aegean, Greece) Aims: Despite the syntaxonomic overview of European vegetation, EuroVegChecklist (EVC), there are still considerable gaps in our knowledge regarding the occurrence, composition and distribution of pla...

Through 14,000 #plant records of 842 vascular plant species, this study provides a #floristic directory and identification key to the plant communities of Lemnos, offering baseline information on #habitat #diversity, indicator #species, and #conservation priorities 👇

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Help us spread the word about the #IAVS Early Career #Supporting Grant!
Share this post so the news about the #OPENCALL can reach as many people as possible!
🔴 The deadline is March 30th, 2026
For more information, visit our website!
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🌿 ten Kate et al. report that long-term nitrogen and phosphorus addition strongly alters subarctic tundra plant communities. Responses vary with elevation and vegetation type, with graminoids increasing and species richness declining over time.