Ecology has joined a world of big data. Two complementary frameworks define big data:
data that exceed the analytical capacities of individuals or disciplines or the “Four Vs” axes …

Predicting which species will occur together in the future, and where, remains one of the
greatest challenges in ecology, and requires a sound understanding of how the abiotic and …

Aims Vegetation classification consistent with the Braun‐Blanquet approach is widely used
in Europe for applied vegetation science, conservation planning and land management …

Abstract The Pladias (Plant Diversity Analysis and Synthesis) Database of the Czech Flora
and Vegetation was developed by the Pladias project team in 2014–2018 and has been …

This article introduces a Special Issue on biodiversity of Palaearctic grasslands and
provides a synthesis of the current knowledge on this topic. Four major categories of …

Phytosociology is a branch of vegetation science that deals with current plant assemblages
at a resolution of vegetation stands. Its principal goals are the delimitation and …

Questions The co‐existence of high numbers of species has always fascinated ecologists,
but what and where are the communities with the world records for plant species richness …

Background The digitization of biodiversity data is leading to the widespread application of
taxon names that are superfluous, ambiguous or incorrect, resulting in mismatched records …

Tagetes tenuifolia, Thuja occidentalis, Trifolium badium, Vaccinium corymbosum and
Viburnum rhytidophyllum. All added and deleted taxa are commented on. Of the total …

Aims Vegetation‐plot records provide information on the presence and cover or abundance
of plants co‐occurring in the same community. Vegetation‐plot data are spread across …