Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS)
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Open-access, peer-reviewed journal of plant community ecology, publishing new vegetation typologies and applied studies.
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Call for abstracts: twin Special Issue “History of Vegetation Science”
Following the IAVS’ announcement of a new special issue “History of Vegetation Science”, the Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) journal is to invite studies related to t...
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📢 NOW OPEN: Call for Abstracts for 'History of Vegetation Science'!
We’re looking for papers on the development of vegetation typologies, surveys, and methodological history for a new TWIN Special Issue!
⏳ Deadline: March 31, 2026
➡️ See more information here: vcs.pensoft.net/news/1078
We’re looking for papers on the development of vegetation typologies, surveys, and methodological history for a new TWIN Special Issue!
⏳ Deadline: March 31, 2026
➡️ See more information here: vcs.pensoft.net/news/1078
🌿Exciting news! Registration for the 68th IAVS Annual Symposium is NOW OPEN!
📍 Held in the beautiful city of Gijón, Spain.
🗓️ 22-26 June 2026
❗Deadline: March 31, 2026
➡️ See more details here: vcs.pensoft.net/news/1079
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📍 Held in the beautiful city of Gijón, Spain.
🗓️ 22-26 June 2026
❗Deadline: March 31, 2026
➡️ See more details here: vcs.pensoft.net/news/1079
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Registration opens for the IAVS 68th Annual Symposium in Gijón, Spain
This year, the 68th annual International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS) symposium will be held in the picturesque city of Gijón, Spain, from 22-26 June 2026.Hosted at the Laboral Cit...
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January 15, 2026 at 11:15 AM
🌿Exciting news! Registration for the 68th IAVS Annual Symposium is NOW OPEN!
📍 Held in the beautiful city of Gijón, Spain.
🗓️ 22-26 June 2026
❗Deadline: March 31, 2026
➡️ See more details here: vcs.pensoft.net/news/1079
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📍 Held in the beautiful city of Gijón, Spain.
🗓️ 22-26 June 2026
❗Deadline: March 31, 2026
➡️ See more details here: vcs.pensoft.net/news/1079
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📢 NOW OPEN: Call for Abstracts for 'History of Vegetation Science'!
We’re looking for papers on the development of vegetation typologies, surveys, and methodological history for a new TWIN Special Issue!
⏳ Deadline: March 31, 2026
➡️ See more information here: vcs.pensoft.net/news/1078
We’re looking for papers on the development of vegetation typologies, surveys, and methodological history for a new TWIN Special Issue!
⏳ Deadline: March 31, 2026
➡️ See more information here: vcs.pensoft.net/news/1078
Call for abstracts: twin Special Issue “History of Vegetation Science”
Following the IAVS’ announcement of a new special issue “History of Vegetation Science”, the Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) journal is to invite studies related to t...
vcs.pensoft.net
January 14, 2026 at 1:11 PM
📢 NOW OPEN: Call for Abstracts for 'History of Vegetation Science'!
We’re looking for papers on the development of vegetation typologies, surveys, and methodological history for a new TWIN Special Issue!
⏳ Deadline: March 31, 2026
➡️ See more information here: vcs.pensoft.net/news/1078
We’re looking for papers on the development of vegetation typologies, surveys, and methodological history for a new TWIN Special Issue!
⏳ Deadline: March 31, 2026
➡️ See more information here: vcs.pensoft.net/news/1078
🏆 Editors' Choice paper for the fourth quarter of 2025 is a detailed overview of the #plant communities of arable fields and fallows on the Greek island of Lemnos authored by researchers at @uni-goettingen.de.
📑 It is part of the collection: #Vegetation classification of islands and archipelagos.
📑 It is part of the collection: #Vegetation classification of islands and archipelagos.
Editors' Choice paper for the fourth quarter of 2025
The Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) Editors’ Choice paper for the fourth quarter of 2025 presents a detailed overview of the plant communities of arable fields and fallows o...
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December 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
🏆 Editors' Choice paper for the fourth quarter of 2025 is a detailed overview of the #plant communities of arable fields and fallows on the Greek island of Lemnos authored by researchers at @uni-goettingen.de.
📑 It is part of the collection: #Vegetation classification of islands and archipelagos.
📑 It is part of the collection: #Vegetation classification of islands and archipelagos.
A comprehensive sampling approach in Sicily, including non-vascular taxa, and all vascular species, revealed much higher alpha, and beta diversity in Mediterranean grasslands than previously thought → doi.org/10.3897/VCS....
December 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
A comprehensive sampling approach in Sicily, including non-vascular taxa, and all vascular species, revealed much higher alpha, and beta diversity in Mediterranean grasslands than previously thought → doi.org/10.3897/VCS....
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As 2025 draws to a close, we at Pensoft want to extend our warmest wishes to our editors, reviewers, researchers, partners, and followers. Thank you for being part of our journey this year.
Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a bright start to the new year! 🎄✨
Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a bright start to the new year! 🎄✨
December 23, 2025 at 9:11 AM
As 2025 draws to a close, we at Pensoft want to extend our warmest wishes to our editors, reviewers, researchers, partners, and followers. Thank you for being part of our journey this year.
Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a bright start to the new year! 🎄✨
Wishing you all a joyful holiday season and a bright start to the new year! 🎄✨
The first comprehensive analysis of agrestal vegetation on an Aegean island focuses on the distribution, ecological preferences, and land-use requirements of these communities on Lemnos, Greece.
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@uni-goettingen.de
December 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The first comprehensive analysis of agrestal vegetation on an Aegean island focuses on the distribution, ecological preferences, and land-use requirements of these communities on Lemnos, Greece.
➡ See more here: doi.org/10.3897/VCS....
@uni-goettingen.de
➡ See more here: doi.org/10.3897/VCS....
@uni-goettingen.de
"We ask for the conservation of the name Diantho deltoidis-Armerietum elongatae Krausch ex Pötsch 1962 and the rejection of the dubious and/or ambiguous names Corynephoro canescentis-Caricetum arenariae Regel 1928 and Festuco ovinae-Thymetum angustifolii Tüxen 1937."
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Proposals (45–47) to conserve the name Diantho deltoidis-Armerietum elongatae Krausch ex Pötsch 1962 as a nomen conservandum and to reject two nomina dubia in the class Koelerio-Corynephoretea
The ongoing syntaxonomic revision of the class Koelerio-Corynephoretea in their entire range led to the need for nomenclatural decisions to ensure nomenclatural stability and clarity. Specifically, ba...
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December 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM
"We ask for the conservation of the name Diantho deltoidis-Armerietum elongatae Krausch ex Pötsch 1962 and the rejection of the dubious and/or ambiguous names Corynephoro canescentis-Caricetum arenariae Regel 1928 and Festuco ovinae-Thymetum angustifolii Tüxen 1937."
doi.org/10.3897/VCS....
doi.org/10.3897/VCS....
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New nomenclatural proposals clarify the names and types of the class Phragmito-Magnocaricetea, aligning them with the International Code of Phytosociological Nomenclature.
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Nomenclatural revision, proposals (40–44) and requests (8–10) regarding some syntaxa of the class Phragmito-Magnocaricetea Klika in Klika et Novák 1941
In the course of a comprehensive revision of the syntaxonomy and nomenclature of the class Phragmito-Magnocaricetea Klika in Klika et Novák 1941, it appeared necessary to resolve some nomenclatural is...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
New nomenclatural proposals clarify the names and types of the class Phragmito-Magnocaricetea, aligning them with the International Code of Phytosociological Nomenclature.
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Researchers revise revise the syntaxonomy of unique lichen communities found on old-growth beech trees in western Ukraine.
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Epiphytic lichen communities in old-growth beech forests of western Ukraine
Aims: To revise the syntaxonomy of epiphytic lichen communities on Fagus sylvatica from old-growth beech forests in the Carpathians and adjacent uplands, in particular (1) to identify the main syntaxo...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Researchers revise revise the syntaxonomy of unique lichen communities found on old-growth beech trees in western Ukraine.
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Come to the Pensoft stand at the Kliments' Days 2025 in Sofia, Bulgaria! Our Marketing and Sales manager @maria-kolesnikova.bsky.social is there to welcome you and tell you all about our open-access journals in biodiversity sciences!
November 6, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Come to the Pensoft stand at the Kliments' Days 2025 in Sofia, Bulgaria! Our Marketing and Sales manager @maria-kolesnikova.bsky.social is there to welcome you and tell you all about our open-access journals in biodiversity sciences!
Presenting the VCS Editors' Choice paper for the third quarter of 2025: vcs.pensoft.net/news/1003
Editors' Choice paper for the third quarter of 2025
Every three months, the VCS Chief Editors select an Editors’ Choice paper of the quarter. The winning papers are highlighted on the journal website and one will go on to win the Editors’ A...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Presenting the VCS Editors' Choice paper for the third quarter of 2025: vcs.pensoft.net/news/1003
Researchers present the first overview of the Colchic ravine forests in Georgia.
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October 1, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Researchers present the first overview of the Colchic ravine forests in Georgia.
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Presenting the new National Vegetation Plot Database for Great Britain and the Crown Dependencies: doi.org/10.3897/VCS....
A National Vegetation Plot Database for Great Britain
The GBNVPD (GIVD-code EU-GB-007) is the new centralised repository for the collection and storage of standardised vegetation plot data in Great Britain and the Crown Dependencies. The initial version ...
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September 16, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Presenting the new National Vegetation Plot Database for Great Britain and the Crown Dependencies: doi.org/10.3897/VCS....
'𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝-𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧,' our new Special Collection launched in collaboration with @euroveg.bsky.social, is open for submissions!
🔗 Learn more about it here: vcs.pensoft.net/news/958/
🔗 Learn more about it here: vcs.pensoft.net/news/958/
New Special Collection: ‘Broad-scale classification of European vegetation’
To celebrate its first Journal Impact Factor, Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS), in collaboration with the European Vegetation Survey (EVS), has launched a new Special Collection, titled: &ls...
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August 4, 2025 at 11:38 AM
'𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝-𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧,' our new Special Collection launched in collaboration with @euroveg.bsky.social, is open for submissions!
🔗 Learn more about it here: vcs.pensoft.net/news/958/
🔗 Learn more about it here: vcs.pensoft.net/news/958/
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🌄 The 67th Annual Symposium of the IAVS is officially open!
This morning, the Local Organizing Committee, led by Scott Franklin, and IAVS President Susan Wiser welcomed us warmly, joined by Dean Kamel Haddad from the University of Northern Colorado. 🌿
#IAVS2025 #VegetationScience
This morning, the Local Organizing Committee, led by Scott Franklin, and IAVS President Susan Wiser welcomed us warmly, joined by Dean Kamel Haddad from the University of Northern Colorado. 🌿
#IAVS2025 #VegetationScience
July 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
🌄 The 67th Annual Symposium of the IAVS is officially open!
This morning, the Local Organizing Committee, led by Scott Franklin, and IAVS President Susan Wiser welcomed us warmly, joined by Dean Kamel Haddad from the University of Northern Colorado. 🌿
#IAVS2025 #VegetationScience
This morning, the Local Organizing Committee, led by Scott Franklin, and IAVS President Susan Wiser welcomed us warmly, joined by Dean Kamel Haddad from the University of Northern Colorado. 🌿
#IAVS2025 #VegetationScience
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Call to contribute to a Special Collection “Broad-scale classification of European vegetation” in Vegetation Classification and Survey vegsciblog.org/2025/07/31/s...
Call to contribute to a Special Collection “Broad-scale classification of European vegetation” in Vegetation Classification and Survey - vegsciblog.org
The post provided by Idoia Biurrun (Chief Editor of Vegetation Classification and Survey) The IAVS Working Group European Vegetation Survey
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July 31, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Call to contribute to a Special Collection “Broad-scale classification of European vegetation” in Vegetation Classification and Survey vegsciblog.org/2025/07/31/s...
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Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS): Editors’ Choice of the second quarter of 2025 vegsciblog.org/2025/07/25/v...
Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS): Editors’ Choice of the second quarter of 2025 - vegsciblog.org
Prepared by Jürgen Dengler (on behalf of VCS Chief Editor) In the second quarter of its 6th volume, Vegetation Classification
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July 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS): Editors’ Choice of the second quarter of 2025 vegsciblog.org/2025/07/25/v...
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New research from Argentina combines remote sensing and rapid field assessments to create a spatial tool that helps optimise livestock management while conserving native forests.
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Environmental spatial assessment at ranch scale: a tool for optimizing livestock management in Argentine forests
Question: Effective environmental management depends on accurate and efficient assessments of ecological conditions. This study introduces a method that combines remote sensing with a Rapid Assessment...
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July 28, 2025 at 7:24 AM
New research from Argentina combines remote sensing and rapid field assessments to create a spatial tool that helps optimise livestock management while conserving native forests.
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/VCS....
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Our Editors' Choice paper for Q2 of 2025 introduces a new method for vegetation classification, called TDV-optimization.
🔗 vcs.pensoft.net/news/948
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Editors' Choice paper for the second quarter of 2025
Every three months, the VCS Chief Editors select an Editors’ Choice paper of the quarter. All of them are highlighted on the journal website and one of the four selected papers then gets the Edi...
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July 21, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Our Editors' Choice paper for Q2 of 2025 introduces a new method for vegetation classification, called TDV-optimization.
🔗 vcs.pensoft.net/news/948
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🔗 vcs.pensoft.net/news/948
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Our latest newsletter is out, featuring several exciting updates from our journal!
🔗 Read it here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
🔗 Read it here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
July 18, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Our latest newsletter is out, featuring several exciting updates from our journal!
🔗 Read it here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
🔗 Read it here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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2025 Ecological Society of America annual meeting in Baltimore, U.S.
The Pensoft team will take part in the upcoming 2025 Ecological Society of America annual meeting in Baltimore, U.S. Expecting over 3,800 participants from more than 40 countries, this year&rsquo...
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July 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
We'll be at the @ecologicalsociety.bsky.social annual meeting in Baltimore. U.S., in August! Come say hi to our team at @pensoft.net's stand!
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The annual meeting of the International Association for Vegetation Science is heading to Greeley, Colorado from 28 July to 3 August 2025.
🔗 vcs.pensoft.net/news/931
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The 67th Annual Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science Heads to Colorado
The 2025 Annual Symposium of the International Association for Vegetation Science will be held from 28 July to 3 August 2025 at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado, USA. The ...
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July 10, 2025 at 7:08 AM
The annual meeting of the International Association for Vegetation Science is heading to Greeley, Colorado from 28 July to 3 August 2025.
🔗 vcs.pensoft.net/news/931
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