Vegetation science during hectic times

The environmental crisis is deepening and ecological knowledge more important than ever before to mitigate human suffering, the loss of biodiversity effects changes in natural processes. All terrestrial ecosystems depend on vegetation, proceed sustainably, humankind have improve their understanding how plant communities are structured they function. Humans themselves also part ecosystems. year 2020 was much different all others due COVID-19 pandemic, which had a severe impact society, including universities research institutions (Corlett et al., 2020). A study from USA shows that transmission slower regions where urban areas included even if baseline infection level population density were considered (You & Pan, Thus, expertise vegetation scientists might be needed broadly usually thought, Journal Vegetation Science central medium advance this scientific field. From 2021, follows many other periodicals adopts two major changes. first moving online-only publishing. Print issues gradually decreased over past years, huge majority readers access articles through web. Online-only publishing allows free color images. We encourage authors use advantage (including images sites). Colors particularly warranted when facilitate delivery ideas, but should selected with respect color-blind readers. second change continuous paper, after acceptance, gets unique article code — eLocator published electronically its final version shortly proofing. publication considerably quicker without intermediate EarlyView stage. Papers readily citable by eLocator. However, we still making accepted manuscripts available just few days decision reveal new findings almost no delay. has categories papers. most common been Research Articles. Syntheses give an overview specific topic (e.g. E-Vojtkó shorter opinion paper can as Forum Aubin Information data sources, initiatives or similar things Report Mendieta-Leiva Now add category, Methods Science. Here expect papers provide methods, adopt methods disciplines science, compare performance communities. long tradition methodological papers, now easily located. Synthesis, found special online collections called Spotlights. You find links journal web page (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/16541103). What expected our future? official International Association for (IAVS), contract Wiley publish journal. landscape currently undergoing rapid changes, some funding agencies governments strongly recommending open-access journals. This means authors, must pay then freely downloadable everyone. It funds used so far libraries subscribe journals will relocated cover fees. Some agencies, countries already established agreements fees affiliated scientists. Many do not option, them working any grant active affiliation. IAVS discussing whether fully open acceptable option future. Evidently decreasing number subscribing may make current subscription-based model economically unsustainable. carefully weighing pros cons, moment, Council decided both sister Applied continue following traditional model. If you want express your views, welcome contact officers society (see www.iavs.org). In annual editorials, traditionally look back previous select Editors’ Award. admit selection always subjective, value >100 last year. Nevertheless, winner Sabrina S. Gavini Argentina (Gavini She colleagues explored local-scale biotic interactions affect at larger spatial scales. top-down view often (regional richness affecting local biodiversity). But there bottom-up influences. nursing effect cushion plants Andes. At scale, it well known facilitation support biodiversity. With 2,000 community descriptions mountain ranges, altitudes, types, estimated species region plants. result striking enables 40% exist regional scale. acting jointly, small “charity actions” impact. pool concept (Zobel, 2016) complemented complete picture mention forerunners. Dagmar Egelkraut aimed separating grazing tundra northern Norway (Egelkraut Reindeer influence defoliation, fertilization trampling. work, five-year experiment run treatments combining removal, addition reindeer pellets, simulated trampling dropping pointy wooden pole ground. intensities these imitation comparable region. associated mainly removal biomass, strongest individual study. particular, relative dwarf shrubs treatments. Is perhaps overlooked factor counteract widely observed expansion Arctic during climate warming? Another discussed written Milton H. Diaz-Toribio (Diaz-Toribio They pine savannas Florida, ecosystem linked frequent fires. Nowadays, however, fire suppressed prevent harm properties. causing dramatic composition. suppression functional trait composition, best way “ask vegetation” mechanism leads disassembly original community. Several traits measured situ explore interspecific variability. Fire dramatically diversity non-random characteristics. good example taxonomic composition parallel get comprehensive underlying occasionally Special Features single topic, edited team Guest Editors. Such fuller state approaches topic. Last happy Features. one permanent plots (de Bello Resampling same spot dynamics science century. 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