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This is the account of the Steering Committee of the IAVS ecoinformatics working group. This group is dedicated to vegetation data integration and collaboration.

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a flyer with the next two webinars: open vegetation data on march 13th and from a vegetation-plot database to a GBIF dataset on march 27th

a flyer with the next two webinars: open vegetation data on march 13th and from a vegetation-plot database to a GBIF dataset on march 27th

We're back with more webinars!
Starting 2026 with two events co-hosted with European Vegetation Survey all about sharing and accessing open vegetation data.

Register here for the upcoming webinar on the 13th and follow our updates!
us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

01.03.2026 12:29 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Meet the ecoinformatics" is still going and waiting to highlight YOUR research!

16.02.2026 19:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸš€ Starting the "Meet the EcoInformatics" initiative!
Are you a member of the @iavs5.bsky.social EcoInformatics WG using advanced tools to tackle ecological questions? Showcase yourself and your research to our community!
πŸ”— forms.gle/kqDzhfHJzDeU...

15.09.2025 14:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Are you interested in Biodiversity data integration and management in Latin America? The Living Data congress will be held in BogotΓ‘, from October 21st to October 24th, 2025! www.livingdata2025.com

27.09.2025 23:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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EcoInformatics - International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS) Interested in joining our group? Please click the button below to email Marta Gaia Sperandii, Chair of the Ecoinformatics WG:

If you're not part of the working group yet, IAVS members can join at www.iavs.org/page/working...

15.09.2025 14:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸš€ Starting the "Meet the EcoInformatics" initiative!
Are you a member of the @iavs5.bsky.social EcoInformatics WG using advanced tools to tackle ecological questions? Showcase yourself and your research to our community!
πŸ”— forms.gle/kqDzhfHJzDeU...

15.09.2025 14:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Research opportunity for a graduate student in ecology 🌳 at UBC πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ with Lizzie Wolkovich and the Temporal Ecology lab (temporalecology.org).

πŸ“ Apply here: temporalecology.org/joining-the-... by July 1st 2025!

The abstract sounds fascinating (see attached).

13.06.2025 21:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our free webinar on functional biogeography and databases is starting now! Thanks to @dylancraven.bsky.social for joining us today. You can still take part at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

30.05.2025 12:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our next free webinar is tomorrow! Remember to register to get your link, only 100 places are available!

29.05.2025 10:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“’ #CuttingvEdgeTools Friday, May the 30th, at 2 PM CEST, @dylancraven.bsky.social will close our cycle of webinars on databases with "Key questions in functional biogeography", leveraging regional trait databases and with examples from Rasgos-CL. Join for free at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

22.05.2025 08:17 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Our webinar about TRY with Jens Kattge has just started. You can still join for free at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

09.05.2025 12:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our next webinar, TRY - a global trait database, is tomorrow, see you there!

08.05.2025 07:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“£Get ready for the next Cutting vEdge Tools webinar in our series on ecological databases! On May 9 at 14 CEST, Jens Kattge will talk about the widely known TRY plant trait database. Join for free at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... only 100 places!

03.05.2025 10:43 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Our special, two-in-one webinar on functional diversity has just started! You can still join at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

11.04.2025 12:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A flyer for the webinar

A flyer for the webinar

πŸ“£Cutting vEdge Tools is back!
A special 3-hour long session will close our cycle on the facets of biodiversity. This time, Francesco de Bello and Lars GΓΆtzenberger will focus on functional trait diversity! Register for the free webinar at us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

01.04.2025 16:02 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today's webinar with Florian Jansen on species concepts in databases has just started! You can still join if you want!

21.03.2025 13:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A flyer with the next webinars: species concepts in vegetation databases March 21st 14 CET. TRY - a global trait database May 9th 14 CET. Key questions in functional biogeography May 30th 14 CET.

A flyer with the next webinars: species concepts in vegetation databases March 21st 14 CET. TRY - a global trait database May 9th 14 CET. Key questions in functional biogeography May 30th 14 CET.

πŸ“’ Are you ready for the next cycle of Cutting vEdge Tools? The first webinar is in just a week, March 21st at 14:00 CET: Florian Jansen will show how to handle species concepts when dealing with databases!
πŸ“Join for free at forms.gle/mrjs8gpEy6ih... only 100 places so don't miss your chance!

14.03.2025 21:37 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Our free Cutting vEdge Tools webinar "Analysis of taxonomic diversity with Python" by Mohamed Zakaria Hatim has just started! Send us a message if you still want to join.

21.02.2025 13:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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See you at the next Cutting vEdge Tools webinar: Mohamed Z. Hatim will perform taxonomic diversity analyses with python on February 21st at 14:00 CET!πŸ“Sign up for free at forms.gle/Hf4kycvgmqe3..., even if you attended previous ones. Only 100 places!

12.02.2025 21:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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See you at the next Cutting vEdge Tools webinar: Mohamed Z. Hatim will perform taxonomic diversity analyses with python on February 21st at 14:00 CET!πŸ“Sign up for free at forms.gle/Hf4kycvgmqe3..., even if you attended previous ones. Only 100 places!

12.02.2025 21:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our webinar on community phylogenetics with @padulles.bsky.social has just started!

31.01.2025 13:17 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

On Tuesday 28 January at 16:00 h we will have the seminar β€˜BlueCarbon R package: get stocks and sequestration rates estimations directly from raw laboratory data’ by
@npjuncal.bsky.social
We hope to see you all thereπŸ‘‡

24.01.2025 10:25 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Cutting vEdge tools continues! We're hosting an online seminar on phylogenetic analyses with R held by Josep PadullΓ©s Cubino on January 31st at 14:00 CET! Sign up for free at bit.ly/412aabK, only 100 places! Also consider becoming member of IAVS for past and future recordings.

17.01.2025 12:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cutting vEdge tools continues! We're hosting an online seminar on phylogenetic analyses with R held by Josep PadullΓ©s Cubino on January 31st at 14:00 CET! Sign up for free at bit.ly/412aabK, only 100 places! Also consider becoming member of IAVS for past and future recordings.

17.01.2025 12:33 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Want to download spatial shapefiles of protected areas for world countries using the World Database on Protected Areas API (WDPA) ?

πŸ‘‰ Here is the #CESAB worldpa #R pkg : frbcesab.github.io/worldpa/

πŸ‘‰ vignette : frbcesab.github.io/worldpa/arti...

Thx Nico Casajus for sharing this πŸ§™ !

πŸ§ͺ🌐 🌍🦀#rstat

07.01.2025 12:33 πŸ‘ 64 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Ready to learn how to use LiDAR for research in #forestry and natural resources using #R? This week I am sharing our 7-part series on Bluesky to help you get started! Share with anyone you know who wants to get started. Part 1 covers acquiring, & viewing LiDAR data! bit.ly/lidR-module1

06.01.2025 15:33 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3

We regret to inform you that today's webinar has been canceled due to an unforeseen obstacle on the part of the speaker. We'll let you know when it can be rescheduled. For now, see you in January with Josep PadullΓ©s Cubino!

20.12.2024 12:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

❗ We remind everyone that next week you can freely join the webinar "Analysis of taxonomic diversity with python" held by Mohamed Zakaria Hatim. Only 100 places available, join with the form in the post below πŸ‘‡
If you're participating, please fill this form beforehand:
forms.gle/cPWCmDKoYs31...

13.12.2024 10:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Another fantastic talk by @daxkellie.bsky.social on reproducibility at #ESAus2024 - so much room for improvement on practices with #rstats in ecology research

09.12.2024 05:46 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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🌍🌱 It’s often believed that plant communities with greater phylogenetic diversity also have higher functional diversity. In other words, the more evolutionary lineages present, the greater the range of traits. But is this always true?

04.12.2024 17:05 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0