Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS)

Pensoft joined the 9th European Conference of Tropical Ecology (ECTE 2026) | Blog Pensoft participated in this year's 9th European Conference on Tropical Ecology (ECTE 2026) and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Society for Tropical Ecology (gtö).

🌴About 10 days ago, the 9th European Conference of #Tropical #Ecology - #ECTE2026 wrapped up!

🐝However, we are still buzzing with excitement from all the connections, conversations, and presentations on all things tropical ecology.

⬇️ See all the highlights of the week in our latest blog post:

👋It was great to see Dr. Maria Fungomeli (National Museums of Kenya) at our #ECTE2026 stand yesterday!

Dr. Fungomeli is a valued reviewer and author for several of our journals, including @vcs.pensoft.net , @bdj.pensoft.net, and Contributions to Entomology. 🐞

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Vegetation determines butterfly diversity and composition across the Arabuko-Sokoke coastal forest in Kenya, a tropical biodiversity hotspot Community structures, including butterfly diversity, are shaped by both biotic and abiotic factors, with forest type exerting a significant influence. The Arabuko Sokoke Forest (ASF), the largest rema...

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Check out her research in Contributions to #Entomology "Vegetation determines #butterfly diversity and composition across the Arabuko-Sokoke coastal forest in Kenya, a #tropical #biodiversity #hotspot" here 👇

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A new Vegetation-Plot Database for the Coastal Forests of Kenya Biodiversity data based on standardised sampling designs are key to ecosystem conservation. Data of this sort have been lacking for the Kenyan coastal forests despite being biodiversity hotspots. Here...

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Or dive deeper into her #research published in the #OA journal @vcs.pensoft.net here 👇

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The research provides key #database for Kenyan coastal forests and is available via the Global Index of #Vegetation-Plot Databases (GIVD) and sPlot.

🔉 Last chance to catch us at the 9th European Conference of Tropical Ecology - #ECTE2026.

☕ Stop by our booth to learn more about publishing opportunities, and grab a journal sticker with incredible illustrations.

👋 See you there!

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⏳ Only 2 days left!

Stop by the @pensoft.net booth at #ECTE2026 before the 26th. Let’s get your research published and your questions answered before the conference wraps up. See you there! 📝

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The database is available via the Global Index of Vegetation-Plot Databases (GIVD) and sPlot.

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A new Vegetation-Plot Database for the Coastal Forests of Kenya Biodiversity data based on standardised sampling designs are key to ecosystem conservation. Data of this sort have been lacking for the Kenyan coastal forests despite being biodiversity hotspots. Here...

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She featured her paper, "A new Vegetation-Plot Database for the Coastal Forests of Kenya," published in the #OA #journal VCS ➡️ doi.org/10.3897/VCS/...

This study establishes a vital ecological baseline, filling a major data gap for regional #conservation efforts.

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One of our authors, Dr. Maria Fungomeli (National Museums of Kenya) delivered a keynote at #ECTE2026.

🌍Her talk, "Biodiversity Patterns in the Kenyan Coastal Forests and Conservation Implications," highlighted critical research for one of East Africa's most threatened #ecosystems. (1/3)

🐝Come say hi at our booth at the 9th European Conference of Tropical Ecology - #ECTE2026 and learn more about our diverse journal portfolio, including the newest: Advances in Pollinator Research - @apr.pensoft.net, and our next-gen publishing tool, #ARPHA - @arphahub.com.

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Pensoft joins the European Conference of Tropical Ecology (ECTE), 2026 Pensoft announced its participation in the upcoming European Conference of Tropical Ecology (ECTE), organized by the Society for Tropical Ecology. This year, the conference will be held from 23 to 27 ...

✈️ We’re heading to #ECTE2026!

Stop by our booth to find the perfect home for your next #manuscript.

Explore our diverse #journal portfolio, from @bdj.pensoft.net to our newest addition, @apr.pensoft.net . 🐝

💎Plus, get first-hand insights into @arphahub.com, our next-gen #publishing platform. ⬇️

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VCS: Volume 6 (2025) completed, and Volume 7 started - vegsciblog.org Prepared by Jürgen Dengler (on behalf of VCS Chief Editor) Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) has successfully completed its 6th

Volume 6 of VCS is now finished!

📈Journal Impact Factor increased to 3.0 and #Scopus CiteScore to 3.6.

📊Volume 7 starts off with an editorial by Willner et al. (2026), exploring why #synoptic tables are the essential, informative backbone of #vegetation #classification systems.

Pensoft joins European Conference of Tropical Ecology (ECTE), 2026 Pensoft announced its participation in the upcoming European Conference of Tropical Ecology (ECTE), organized by the Society for Tropical Ecology. This year, the conference will be held from 23 to 27 ...

Join @pensoft.net in Passau for the 9th European Conference of #Tropical #Ecology - #ECTE2026!

✅ Check out the diverse portfolio of #scientific #journals (including the brand-new @apr.pensoft.net )
✅ Learn how the #ARPHA Platform - @arphahub.com is revolutionizing Diamond & Gold #OA publishing. ⤵️

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...

📣Registration for the 68th IAVS Annual Symposium is still ongoing.

📍 Where? - Gijón, Spain.
🗓️ When? - 22 to 26 June 2026

❗Abstract deadline EXTENDED: 17 February, 2026
Learn all the details here: vcs.pensoft.net/news/1079

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Editors’ Award 2025 goes to a study uncovering the floristic patterns in northern Patagonia’s forests     For a fifth year in a row, the Chief editors at the Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) journal awarded one of the publications in the last completed journal annual volume for its out...

🎉 The 2025 Vegetation Classification and Survey (VCS) Editors’ Award is here!

This annual honor recognizes the most impactful research published in our latest volume, chosen from our quarterly "Editors’ Choice" selections.

Check out the research⤵️

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📚The latest editorial from VCS has been published and you can read it here: doi.org/10.3897/VCS....

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...

🌿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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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...

📢 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

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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...

🏆 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.

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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....

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! 🎄✨

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....

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"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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Last chance to stop by our booth (L12) in the Lennox Suite at #BES2025! What an incredible event it has been so far.