A vegetation classification approach is needed that can describe the diversity of terrestrial
ecosystems and their transformations over large time frames, span the full range of spatial …

An understanding of risks to biodiversity is needed for planning action to slow current rates
of decline and secure ecosystem services for future human use. Although the IUCN Red List …

Abstract Aim The EUNIS Habitat Classification is a widely used reference framework for
European habitat types (habitats), but it lacks formal definitions of individual habitats that …

Question: How many vegetation plot observations (relevés) are available in electronic
databases, how are they geographically distributed, what are their properties and how might …

While research continues on the causes, consequences, and rates of deforestation and
forest degradation in the tropics, there is little agreement about what exactly is being lost …

Large-diameter trees dominate the structure, dynamics and function of many temperate and
tropical forests. Although both scaling theory and competition theory make predictions about …

Aims Classification of vegetation is an essential tool to describe, understand, predict and
manage biodiversity. Given the multiplicity of approaches to classify vegetation, it is …

Over the last decade, the field of plant ecology has significantly developed and expanded,
especially in research concerning the herbaceous layer and ground vegetation of forests …

Abstract 20th century eutrophication and global spread of anoxia is a threat for freshwater
ecosystems. Little is known about Holocene anoxia and meromixis events when …

The potential for conservation of individual species has been greatly advanced by the
International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) development of objective …