Restoration and management of plant communities in <i>Applied Vegetation Science</i>

In 2021, global environmental challenges were at the forefront of our minds. Having finished first year UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, we are witnessing predicted effects anthropogenic climate change around world. Applied ecological research is more important than ever to develop appropriate management solutions wide range challenges. this editorial, take a look key issues and topics interest in Vegetation Science (AVS) over last five years. Our brief analysis complements updates information major from 1998 2016 an earlier editorial (Chytrý et al., 2017) parallel published simultanously for Journal (Pillar 2022). We examined 389 articles AVS since excluding Editorials. extracted terms titles, abstracts author addresses. performed network using VOSviewer tool v.1.6.17 (van Eck & Waltman, 2010). The most frequent countries affiliation collaborations based co-authorship shown Figure 1a. red cluster indicates strong collaboration between Eastern Central European countries, including also some Northwestern such as Netherlands. green includes networks North America, Western Europe. Germany, largest contributor country journal, lies middle these two clusters. These main clusters show that even age internet globalization, international still mainly geographical proximity countries. However, yellow different continents share similar types ecosystems (Australia, Italy South Africa), suggesting driven by common interests rather institutions. (Figure 1b) revealed six co-occurrence keywords. They clearly identified within journal: restoration ecology (red clusters), conservation (green blue), vegetation (turquoise) classification (purple). journal years ago 2017), they have increased importance then. one journal. emphasized need restore degraded publishing numerous topic. For example, removal invasive plant species had positive outcomes recovery biodiversity invaded both ice (Carpobrotus) Mediterranean island (Buisson 2021) buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) inland Australia (Wright 2021). Recovery reference site was slow 2021), but native composition did improve after invader removal. Wright al. (2021) highlighted time invasion likely be soil seed banks may depleted, making difficult. Seed recognized critical other contexts (and linked 1b). Waryszak found established when deep topsoil (including bank) transferred donor with recently cleared site, highlighting bank restoration. Prach compared sowing mixtures spontaneous succession grasslands. regional brought closer methods. Importantly, all studies actions improved regardless whether communities recovered during period studied. Conservation management, grassland mowing or grazing aimed maintaining species-rich vegetation, another traditional topic cluster). Kuhn disentangled intensities grazing, abandonment diversity Transylvanian turquoise related monitoring changes, theme covered Special Feature (Hédl 2017). Some 2021 focused species-level analyses (e.g. Baumann others conducted phylogenetic change, Santo-Silva (2021), who homogenization tree assemblages isolated forest patches Amazon. purple included keywords occurring dealing classification. This article type has been Survey section 2011. Although dealt Bonari synthetic parts world mires Middle East Asia (Naqinezhad Japanese forests (Noriyuki An studies, 4th edition International Code Phytosociological Nomenclature volume (Theurillat analogous sister (JVS; Pillar JVS shows network, outside Europe represented there, forming distinct China. centred themes composition, indicating journals specialize community ecology. address general assembly structure, functional dynamics. differences indicate focuses applications while primarily deals basic research. Each year, Chief Editors give Editors’ Award previous year. Understanding responses disturbances alleviated nutrients issue grasslands worldwide. goes Sofia Campana Laura Yahdjian their “Plant quality primary productivity modulate biomass joint fertilization mesic grassland.” addresses increasing nutrient loads densities livestock. processes — addition can interactive (Campana Yahdjian, authors factorial experiment exclusion four result significantly (by 52%) reduced above-ground biomass, reduction greater combination (70%). mechanism available consumption leaf concentration, changes intensified pressure consumption. Thus, cattle able consume additional produced due fertilization. selection Award, considered several outstanding which nominated Co-ordinating Editors. Here mention three runners-up, Luo Depauw Naqinezhad (2021). investigated desert relationships geostatistical analysis. previously understudied topic, namely spatial pattern banks, scale-dependent features. commonly used measures estimating light availability structurally complex sites structural features canopy poor predictors understorey light-demand signature. methodological message, requires attention ecologists. developed comprehensive syntaxonomic Irano-Turanian springs original data obtained mountains Iran, Tajikistan Kyrgyzstan. study provides description patchily distributed type, contains many endemic contributes arid landscapes interior Asia. electronically, without printed version. thus follows trend scientific moving away editions. allowed introduction continuous publishing, means each its final version immediately proofing, Early View period. believe appreciate versions now much faster. May Alessandro Chiarucci stepped down Editor 15 years! thank Ale hard work he put into IAVS wish him best his new endeavours. submitting AVS, editors managed process, referees (listed Appendix 1) helped articles. served 1 October 2020 31 2021. Those reviewed times indicated asterisks. Scott Abella Shalom Daniel Addo-Danso Munemitsu Akasaka Harald Albrecht Katharina Albrich Edith Allen Swanni Alvarado José Álvarez-Martínez Fernando Ascensão Thomas Astor Isabelle Aubin Inger Auestad Alistair Auffret Irena Axmanová* Ambroise Baker Markus Bauer Alison Beamish Carl Beierkuhnlein Joseph Bennett Leland Bennion Christian Berg Erwin Bergmeier* Mónica Bertiller Edmilson Bianchini Lisandro Blanco Haben Blondeel Bernd Blossey Gianmaria Bonari* Kauane Bordin Israel Borokini Francesco Boscutti Zoltán Botta-Dukát Andrea Britton Jörg Brunet* Helga Bültmann Olivia Burge Sabina Burrascano Melissa Burt Maria Gabriela Camargo Mariah Campagnoli Marcos Carlucci Cameron Carlyle Valerie Cayssials Bruno Cerabolini Artemi Cerda Paolo Cherubini Kwek Yan Chong Carles Comas Timo Conradi* Irene Cordero Anikó Csecserits Mônica Cupertino-Eisenlohr Juliana Dániel-Ferreira Kirk W. Davies Rafael L. De Assis Miquel Cáceres Daniela de La Fuente Emiel Lombaerde Balázs Deák Dee Roger del Moral Jürgen Dengler* Martin Diekmann Panayotis Dimopoulos David Doley Tobias Donath Veronika Döpper Dov?iak Stefan Dullinger Giselda Durigan* Thierry Dutoit Adrian G. Dyer James Andrew Eagar Monika Egerer Carsten Eichberg Jana Eichel Pedro Eisenlohr Eldridge Tracy Elsey-Quirk László Erd?s* Nikolai Ermakov Doug Evans Ewald Damilola Eyitayo Edy Fantinato Mohammad Farzam Fabian Fassnacht* Jean-Baptiste Féret Eduardo Fernández-Pascual Kathryn Flinn Franklin Lee Frelich Frey Dan Gafta Nestor Ignacio Gasparri Gabriele Gheza Hamed Gholizadeh Giehl Rachel Gioannini Lucas Gorné Juan Gowda Jessica Grenke Riccardo Guarino* Onalenna Gwate Samia Hamati Meghan Hayden Kate He Per-Ola Hedwall Thilo Heinken Andreas Hemp Hending Gustavo Heringer Hester Erika Hiltbrunner Emily Holden Karen Holl Norbert Hölzel Katherine Hovanes Dina ‘t Zandt Catarina Jakovac Janišová Francesca Jaroszynska Renaud Jaunatre Borja Jiménez-Alfaro Joner Lize Joubert Teja Kattenborn Dave Kendal Janez Kermavnar Siddhartha Khare Keith Kirby* Kevin Kirkman Réka Kiss Valentin Klaus Till Kleinebecker Johannes Kollmann* Ingolf Kühn Asumo Kuroda Anna Kuzemko Emma Ladouceur Flavia Landucci Laughin Mike Le Duc Gabrielle Lebbink Hyo Hye Mi Jan Lehmann Attila Lengyel* Benjamin Leutner J. D. Lewis Grisel Longo Daphne López-Marcos Luis López-Mársico Zde?ka Lososová Arantzazu Luzuriaga Miaojun Ma Simona Maccherini Siddarth Machado Anja Magiera* Marco Malavasi* Michael Manthey Corrado Marcenò Rob Marrs Carolina Martínez-Ruiz Ibrahim A. Mashaly Fabio Matos Tetsuya Matsui Jorge Meave Joao Meira-Neto Mežaka Russell Miller Ruth Mitchell Zsolt Molnár Arnaud Monty Alejandra Morán Ordóñez Toni Lyn Morelli John Morgan Ian Moss Ond?ej Mudrák* Sandra Müller Seth Munson Admore Mureva Alireza Christopher Neill Ashish Nerlekar Lena Neuenkamp* Neumann* Kechang Niu Pavel Novák* Vivi Novianti Péter Ódor* Kinga Öllerer Adeyemi Olusola Orczewska* Otfinowski Robin Pakeman Salza Palpurina* Gernot Paulus Raffaele Pelorosso Cord Peppler-Lisbach Perring* Oliver Pescott Julien Piqueray Sylvain Plantureux Pottier Karel Prach* Prata Timothy Prather* Bernard Prevosto Pulido Lysandra Pyle Sorenson Quinn Fermin Rada Elias Ramezani Sébastien Rapinel Leonid Rasran Charlotte Reemts Klára ?ehounková Victor Resco Dios Björn Reu Rojas-Botero Role?ek Sergey Rosbakh* Roser Rotchés-Ribalta Marina Roth Eszter Ruprecht Sagers Sánchez Meador M. Santana* Jenny Schellenberg Felix Schiefer* Sebastian Schmidtlein Ute Schmiedel H. Schweiger Michele Scotton Seipel Philipp Sengl Cinthia Silva Imelda Somodi Judit Sonkoly Diego Sotomayor Karina Speziale Barbara Stammel Steiger Steinbauer Storm Swan Amy Symstad Jiao Tang Massimo Terzi Jean-Paul Theurillat Lubomír Tichý Tognetti Csaba Tölgyesi Toranza Török Kaisa Anneli Torppa Torresani* Orsolya Valkó* Hans Van Calster Elisa Cleemput Han van Dobben Margot Vanhellemont Varner Harri Vasander Jos Verhoeven Risto Virtanen Pascal Vittoz Wagner* Viktoria Wagner Christine Wallis Yun Wang T. Weaver Karsten Wesche* Susan Wiser Wohlgemuth Jianshuang Wu Wulf Severin Yvoz Zelený Igor Zelnik Jing Hui Zhang Jess Zimmerman Jack Zinnen Chad R. Zirbel