Applied Vegetation Science

Each year, the Chief Editors make an Award to an outstanding paper. As they put it: ' Occasionally ... we see a paper that is ground-breaking, that introduces a new approach, that debunks an old myth, or that just does everything very well.' They further wrote: 'The choice of paper will sometimes be difficult. We shall hope we do not offend those who wrote excellent papers that did not catch our eye. The intention is to give one example of the kinds of paper that the Editors especially welcome.

The recipient of the 2011 Applied Vegetation Science Editors' Award is Donald (Skip) Walker for the paper 'Vegetation of zonal patterned-ground ecosystems along the North America Arctic bioclimate gradient'.

Read the full list of recipients since 2001 here.

In April 2010, Applied Vegetation Science and Journal of Vegetation Science produced an online only virtual issue comprised of 16 papers focused on 'Vegetation Surveys'. For a limited period, this cross journal virtual issue is available to download for free.

There are more virtual issues planned for later this year.

Top Downloaded Papers from Applied Vegetation Science during 2011 (Jan-June)

Vegetation types of East Ladakh: species and growth form composition along main environmental gradients
M. Dvorský, J. Doležal, F. de Bello, J. Klimešová, L. Klimeš

Remotely sensed vegetation phenology for describing and predicting the biomes of South Africa
Konrad Wessels, Karen Steenkamp, Graham von Maltitz, Sally Archibald

Journal development, vegetation survey and the restoration of invaded ecosystems
Milan Chytrý, Alessandro Chiarucci, Meelis Pärtel, J. Bastow Wilson

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