Applied Vegetation Science

Papers
(The TQCC of Applied Vegetation Science is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-01-01 to 2025-01-01.)
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Predicted scarcity of suitable habitat for alpine plant communities in northern Japan under climate change58
Soil seed bank development of smoke‐responsive plant species in a 23‐year restoration chronosequence and implications for resilience to fire42
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Climate‐mediated shifts toward bunchgrass dominance 40 years after grazing cessation in Saguaro National Park, Arizona, USA33
No species loss, but pronounced species turnover in grasslands in the Northern Alps over 25 years28
Socioeconomic and environmental factors jointly shape beta diversity of woody species in eastern China25
Diversity patterns in high‐latitude grasslands18
Abundance‐ and incidence‐based estimation of total number of rare species in under‐sampled sites17
Systematic reduction in seed rain of large‐seeded and endozoochorous species in pastures compared to forests along a tropical elevational gradient13
Global change, novel ecosystems and the ecological restoration of post‐industrial areas: The case of a former brown coal mine in Søby, Denmark13
Exploring seed density and limiting similarity to reduce invasive grass performance for grassland restoration purposes13
Standardized indices to estimate sensitivity to drought across ecosystems12
Rangeland resilience to droughts: Changes across an intensification gradient12
Are historical land‐use patterns and chemical soil characteristics complementary for assessing the restoration potential of Nardus grassland?12
Remote sensing for vegetation science: A virtual special issue on its power and challenges12
Best practice—Is natural revegetation sufficient to achieve mitigation goals in road construction?11
Increased diversity of the species pool via seeding augments establishment of native species in experimental vacant‐lot restorations11
Reflecting on two and a half decades of restoration ecology in Applied Vegetation Science (1998–2023)11
The impact of livestock grazing and canopy gaps on species pool and functional diversity of ground flora in the Caspian beech forests of Iran10
Variation in characteristics and conservation values of plant communities on abandoned agricultural lands with and without fires10
Silicicolous lichen communities of the Ukrainian Crystalline Shield10
Livestock grazing promotes legume abundance under increased nutrient loads: Mechanistic evidence from a temperate grassland10
Fertilization and overseeding legumes on native grasslands leads to a hardly reversible degraded state10
Do neighbours matter? The effect of single‐ and mixed‐species sowing density on seed germination of annual wetland plants9
Vegetation change in acidic dry grasslands in Moravia (Czech Republic) over three decades: Slow decrease in habitat quality after grazing cessation9
EcoFloVCS: An eco‐physiognomic‐floristic vegetation classification system9
Seasonal optimisation of drone‐based photogrammetry in a heterogeneous boreal landscape8
Grassland reclamation of a copper mine tailings facility: Long‐term effects of biosolids on plant community responses8
Grazing by semi‐feral cattle and horses supports plant species richness and uniqueness in grasslands8
N immobilization treatment revisited: A retarded and temporary effect unfolded in old‐field restoration8
Land‐use history determines stand structure and tree diversity in vanilla agroforests of northeastern Madagascar8
A deep‐learning framework for enhancing habitat identification based on species composition8
Exotic herbivores and fire energy drive standing herbaceous biomass but do not alter compositional patterns in a semiarid savanna ecosystem8
Herbivores regulate native–alien plants dynamics in sub‐Antarctic beech (Nothofagus antarctica) forests of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina7
Response of ground macrolichens to site factors, co‐existing plants and forestry in boreal forests7
Interactive effects of fire and grazing on vegetation structure and plant species composition in subtropical grasslands7
Simulated effects of floodplain restoration on plant community types7
Pastoralism in the high tropical Andes: A review of the effect of grazing intensity on plant diversity and ecosystem services7
Restoration of invaded temperate grasslands: species phenology adds to microsite and seed availability7
Linking trends of habitat types and plant species using repeated habitat mapping data7
The role of dominant prairie species ecotypes on plant diversity patterns of restored grasslands across a rainfall gradient in the US Great Plains7
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Trait variation in juvenile plants from the soil seed bank of temperate forests in relation to macro‐ and microclimate6
Rock climbing disturbance severity and abiotic gradients interact to determine cryptogam diversity and community structure6
Identifying substitute host tree species for epiphytes: The relative importance of tree size and species, bark and site characteristics6
Evaluating the feasibility of using plant‐specific metabarcoding to assess forest types from soil eDNA6
Longleaf pine restoration on hydric sites: Understorey plant community responses to site preparation through 15 years6
Experimental assessment of endozoochorous dispersal of Prosopis flexuosa seeds by domestic ungulates6
Enjoying tranquility — Development of ground vegetation after cessation of management in forests on loamy soils in Flanders (Belgium)6
Effects of thinning on functional and phylogenetic diversity of regenerated woody plants in plantations over time6
Effects of extensive grazing and mowing compared to abandonment on the biodiversity of European grasslands: A meta‐analysis6
Drivers of species composition in arable‐weed communities of the Austrian–Hungarian borderland region: What is the role of the country?6
Living on the edge: Plant diversity in the Iberian chionophilous vegetation6
Effects of long‐term mowing on species diversity, biomass and composition of plant community in a semi‐arid grassland in northeastern China6
Classification of European bog vegetation of the Oxycocco‐Sphagnetea class6
On the Use of Taxon Names in Community Ecology6
The alien Chinese windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei) impacts forest vegetation and regeneration on the southern slope of the European Alps6
Species dominance rather than complementarity drives community digestibility and litter decomposition in species‐rich Mediterranean rangelands5
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Syntaxonomy and biogeography of the Irano‐Turanian mires and springs5
Radiation use efficiency of the herbaceous layer of dry Chaco shrublands and woodlands: Spatial and temporal patterns5
Phytosociological survey of the desert vegetation of Sinai, Egypt5
Disentangling the effects of phosphorus, nitrogen and species identity on the vegetation reflectance spectrum5
How to measure flower ultraviolet reflectance using digital photography5
Deferment associated to contrasting grazing intensities affects root/shoot biomass allocation in natural grasslands5
Biomass fine‐scale variation is predictive of functional composition and diversity in grazed grassland5
Effect of inter‐annual meteorological fluctuations and wild boar disturbance on the vegetation of Mediterranean temporary ponds5
Hierarchy of environmental factors driving restoration of dry grasslands: A multi‐site analysis5
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Do common assumptions about the wetland seed bank following invasive plant removal hold true? Divergent outcomes following multi‐year Phragmites australis management5
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