ABSTRACT Quaternary (last 2.6 million years) botany involves studying plant megafossils
(eg tree stumps), macrofossils (eg seeds, leaves), and microfossils (eg pollen, spores) …

With the aim to identify future challenges and opportunities in vegetation science, we
brought together a group of 22 early career vegetation scientists from diverse backgrounds …

A central challenge of today's ecological research is predicting how ecosystems will develop
under future global change. Accurate predictions are complicated by (a) simultaneous …

Alexander von Humboldt's Tableau Physique (1807) has been one of the most influential
diagrams in the history of environmental sciences. In particular, detailed observations of the …

Questions Has plant species richness in semi‐natural grasslands changed over recent
decades? Do the temporal trends of habitat specialists differ from those of habitat …

Aim Revisits of non‐permanent, relocatable plots first surveyed several decades ago offer a
direct way to observe vegetation change and form a unique and increasingly used source of …

The contemporary state of functional traits and species richness in plant communities
depends on legacy effects of past disturbances. Whether temporal responses of community …

Northern mires (fens and bogs) have significant climate feedbacks and contribute to
biodiversity, providing habitats to specialized biota. Many studies have found drying and …

Effective monitoring of habitats is crucial for their preservation. As the impact of anthropic
activities on natural habitats increases, accurate and up-to-date information on the state of …

The use of permanent plots has a long tradition in ecology (Callahan, 1984; Wildi and
Schültz, 2000; Lindenmayer et al., 2012; Hughes et al., 2017) and vegetation science …