TY - JOUR AU - Erdős, László AU - Ónodi, Gábor AU - Tölgyesi, Csaba AU - Kröel-Dulay, György AU - Bátori, Zoltán AU - Aradi, Eszter AU - Török, Péter AU - Vu, Ho Khanh AU - Puspitasari, Indri AU - Körmöczi, László TI - Forest encroachment in Eastern European forest-steppes at a decadal time scale JF - JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY J2 - J PLANT ECOL-UK PY - 2024 SP - rtae086 SN - 1752-9921 DO - 10.1093/jpe/rtae086 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35286549 ID - 35286549 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Erdős, László AU - Ónodi, Gábor AU - Ho, Vu Khanh AU - Tanács, Eszter AU - Akinyi, Rabuogi Quinter AU - Török, Péter AU - Tölgyesi, Csaba AU - Bátori, Zoltán AU - Kröel-Dulay, György TI - Between‐year weather differences and long‐term environmental trends both contribute to observed vegetation changes in a plot resurvey study JF - ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION J2 - ECOL EVOL VL - 14 PY - 2024 IS - 9 PG - 14 SN - 2045-7758 DO - 10.1002/ece3.70244 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35202224 ID - 35202224 N1 - HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Vácrátót, Hungary HUN-REN-DE Functional and Restoration Ecology Research Group, Debrecen, Hungary Department of Ecology, University of Debrecen, Debrcen, Hungary Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary Faculty of Natural Resources-Environment, Kien Giang University, Kien Giang, Viet Nam Department of Plant Systematics, Ecology and Theoretical Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary Center for Environmental Science, Faculty of Science, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary Polish Academy of Sciences, Botanical Garden–Center for Biological Diversity Conservation in Powsin, Warszawa, Poland MTA-SZTE ‘Momentum’ Applied Ecology Research Group, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary Department of Ecology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary National Laboratory for Health Security, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Budapest, Hungary Export Date: 10 September 2024 Correspondence Address: Erdős, L.; Centre for Ecological Research, Vácrátót, Alkotmány út 2-4, Hungary; email: erdos.laszlo@ecolres.hu Correspondence Address: Ho, K.V.; Faculty of Natural Resources-Environment, 320 A, Highway 61Kien Giang, Viet Nam; email: hvkhanh@vnkgu.edu.vn AB - Repeated surveys of vegetation plots offer a viable tool to detect fine‐scale responses of vegetation to environmental changes. In this study, our aim was to explore how the species composition and species richness of dry grasslands changed over a period of 17 years, how these changes relate to environmental changes and how the presence of spring ephemerals, which may react to short‐term weather fluctuations rather than long‐term climatic trends, may influence the results. A total of 95 plots was surveyed in 2005 and resurveyed in 2022 in dry grasslands of the Kiskunság Sand Ridge (Hungary, Eastern Central Europe), where there has been a significant increase in mean annual temperature during the last decades, while no trends in precipitation can be identified. Db‐RDA was performed to reveal compositional changes. The changes in environmental conditions and naturalness state were assessed using ecological and naturalness indicator values. We also compared per‐plot richness of all species, native species and non‐native species of the old and the new relevés. All analyses were repeated after removing all spring ephemerals. We found clear temporal changes in species composition. Mean temperature indicator values increased, while mean soil moisture indicator values decreased during the 17 years. Also, decreasing per‐plot richness was detected both for all species and for native species, while mean naturalness increased. After the removal of spring ephemerals, the compositional changes were less obvious although still significant. The increase in the temperature indicator values remained significant even without the spring ephemerals. However, the decrease in the moisture indicator values, the decrease in the number of all species and native species, as well as the increase in naturalness indicator values disappeared when spring ephemerals were excluded from the analyses. Our study demonstrates that between‐year weather differences and long‐term environmental trends both contribute to observed vegetation changes. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Kröel-Dulay, György AU - Rigó, Attila AU - Tanács, Eszter AU - Szitár, Katalin AU - Ónodi, Gábor AU - Aradi, Eszter AU - Bakró-Nagy, Zsolt AU - Biró, Marianna AU - Botta-Dukát, Zoltán AU - Kalapos, Tibor AU - Kelemen, András AU - Laborczi, Annamária AU - Pásztor, László AU - Rabuogi, Quinter Akinyi AU - Mojzes, Andrea TI - Explosive spread of sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus), a C4 perennial bunchgrass, threatens unique grasslands in Hungary (Central Europe) JF - NEOBIOTA J2 - NEOBIOTA VL - 95 PY - 2024 SP - 59 EP - 75 PG - 17 SN - 1619-0033 DO - 10.3897/neobiota.95.124667 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/35195338 ID - 35195338 AB - Sporobolus cryptandrus is a C 4 perennial bunchgrass native to extensive areas of North America. As a non-native species, it has been reported from several continents, and it has been described as a transformer species in sand steppes of Central and Eastern Europe. However, its spreading ability across the landscape and within habitats has not been quantified, and factors determining its success have not yet been assessed. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Pakgohar, Naghmeh AU - Barabás, Sándor AU - Ćuk, Mirjana AU - Csecserits, Anikó AU - Gyalus, Adrienn AU - Lengyel, Attila AU - Lhotsky, Barbara AU - Mártonffy, András AU - Ónodi, Gábor AU - Rédei, Tamás AU - Botta-Dukát, Zoltán TI - Low replicability of testing the stress–dominance hypothesis using a trait convergence/divergence pattern JF - JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE J2 - J VEG SCI VL - 35 PY - 2024 IS - 3 SN - 1100-9233 DO - 10.1111/jvs.13260 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34836743 ID - 34836743 N1 - Institute of Ecology and Botany, HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research, Vácrátót, Hungary Department of Biology and Ecology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia Doctoral School of Biology, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary Export Date: 5 June 2024 CODEN: JVESE Correspondence Address: Botta-Dukát, Z.; Institute of Ecology and Botany, Hungary; email: botta-dukat.zoltan@ecolres.hu LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Conti, Luisa AU - Valencia, Enrique AU - Galland, Thomas AU - Gotzenberger, Lars AU - Leps, Jan AU - E-Vojtkó, Anna AU - Carmona, Carlos P. AU - Majekova, Maria AU - Danihelka, Jiri AU - Dengler, Juergen AU - Eldridge, David J. AU - Estiarte, Marc AU - Garcia-Gonzalez, Ricardo AU - Garnier, Eric AU - Gomez, Daniel AU - Hadincova, Vera AU - Harrison, Susan P. AU - Herben, Tomas AU - Ibanez, Ricardo AU - Jentsch, Anke AU - Juergens, Norbert AU - Kertész, Miklós AU - Klumpp, Katja AU - Krahulec, Frantisek AU - Louault, Frederique AU - Marrs, Rob H. AU - Ónodi, Gábor AU - Pakeman, Robin J. AU - Partel, Meelis AU - Peco, Begona AU - Penuelas, Josep AU - Rueda, Marta AU - Schmidt, Wolfgang AU - Schmiedel, Ute AU - Schuetz, Martin AU - Skalova, Hana AU - Smilauer, Petr AU - Smilauerova, Marie AU - Smit, Christian AU - Song, MingHua AU - Stock, Martin AU - Val, James AU - Vandvik, Vigdis AU - Ward, David AU - Wesche, Karsten AU - Wiser, Susan K. AU - Woodcock, Ben A. AU - Young, Truman P. AU - Yu, Fei-Hai AU - Zobel, Martin AU - de Bello, Francesco TI - Functional trait trade-offs define plant population stability across different biomes JF - PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES J2 - P ROY SOC B-BIOL SCI VL - 290 PY - 2023 IS - 2001 PG - 10 SN - 0962-8452 DO - 10.1098/rspb.2023.0344 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34343222 ID - 34343222 N1 - Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Suchdol, Praha, 16500, Czech Republic Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Třeboň, 37901, Czech Republic Departament of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Faculty of Biological Science, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, 28040, Spain Department of Botany, Faculty of Sciences, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, 37005, Czech Republic Department of Ecosystem Biology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice, 37005, Czech Republic Institute of Entomology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Ceske Budejovice, 37005, Czech Republic Department of Botany, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, Tartu, 50409, Estonia Plant Ecology Group, Institute of Evolution and Ecology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, 72076, Germany Department of Botany and Zoology, Masaryk University, Brno, 61137, Czech Republic Institute of Botany of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Průhonice, 25243, Czech Republic Vegetation Ecology, Institute of Natural Resource Sciences (IUNR), Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW), Wädenswil, 8820, Switzerland Plant Ecology, Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, 95447, Germany Disturbance Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics, Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, 95447, Germany German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (IDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, 04103, Germany Centre for Ecosystem Studies, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2033, Australia CREAF, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Catalonia, 08193, Spain CSIC, Global Ecology Unit CREAF-CSIC-UAB, Bellaterra, Catalonia, 08193, Spain Pyrenean Institute of Ecology (IPE-CSIC), Jaca, Zaragoza, 22700, Spain CEFE, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France Department of Environmental Science and Policy, University of California DavisCA 95616, United States Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University, Praha, 12801, Czech Republic Department of Environmental Biology, School of Sciences, University of Navarra, Pamplona, 31080, Spain Research Unit Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology (BEE) of Plants, Institute of Plant Science and Microbiology, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, 22609, Germany Institute of Ecology and Botany, Centre for Ecological Research, Vácrátót, 2163, Hungary Université Clermont Auvergne, INRAE, VetAgro Sup, UMR Ecosystème Prairial, Clermont Ferrand, 63000, France School of Environmental Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 3GP, United Kingdom The James Hutton Institute, Craigiebuckler, Aberdeen, AB15 8QH, United Kingdom Terrestrial Ecology Group (TEG), Department of Ecology, Institute for Biodiversity and Global Change, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, 28049, Spain Department of Plant Biology and Ecology, University of Seville, Sevilla, 41012, Spain Department of Silviculture and Forest Ecology of the Temperate Zones, University of Göttingen37077, Germany Community Ecology, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, Birmensdorf, 8903, Switzerland Conservation Ecology Group, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, Groningen, 9700 CC, Netherlands Laboratory of Ecosystem Network Observation and Modelling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100107, China Wadden Sea National Park of Schleswig-Holstein, Tönning, 25832, Germany Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, 5006, Norway Department of Biological Sciences, Kent State University, Kent, OH 44243, United States Botany Department, Senckenberg, Natural History Museum Goerlitz, Görlitz, 02806, Germany International Institute Zittau, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, 03583, Germany Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research, Lincoln, 7608, New Zealand UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford, OX10 8BB, United Kingdom Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, United States Mpala Research Centre, Nanyuki, 100400, Kenya Institute of Wetland Ecology and Clone Ecology, Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation, Taizhou University, Taizhou, 318000, China CIDE-CSIC, Valencia, 46113, Spain Cited By :1 Export Date: 8 December 2023 CODEN: PRLBA Correspondence Address: Conti, L.; Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Suchdol, Czech Republic; email: luisa.conti@gmail.com AB - Ecological theory posits that temporal stability patterns in plant populations are associated with differences in species' ecological strategies. However, empirical evidence is lacking about which traits, or trade-offs, underlie species stability, especially across different biomes. We compiled a worldwide collection of long-term permanent vegetation records (greater than 7000 plots from 78 datasets) from a large range of habitats which we combined with existing trait databases. We tested whether the observed inter-annual variability in species abundance (coefficient of variation) was related to multiple individual traits. We found that populations with greater leaf dry matter content and seed mass were more stable over time. Despite the variability explained by these traits being low, their effect was consistent across different datasets. Other traits played a significant, albeit weaker, role in species stability, and the inclusion of multi-variate axes or phylogeny did not substantially modify nor improve predictions. These results provide empirical evidence and highlight the relevance of specific ecological trade-offs, i.e. in different resource-use and dispersal strategies, for plant populations stability across multiple biomes. Further research is, however, necessary to integrate and evaluate the role of other specific traits, often not available in databases, and intraspecific trait variability in modulating species stability. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Orbán, Ildikó AU - Ónodi, Gábor AU - Kröel-Dulay, György TI - The role of drought, disturbance, and seed dispersal in dominance shifts in a temperate grassland JF - JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE J2 - J VEG SCI VL - 34 PY - 2023 IS - 4 PG - 14 SN - 1100-9233 DO - 10.1111/jvs.13199 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34088831 ID - 34088831 N1 - Centre for Ecological Research, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Vácrátót, Hungary Department of Plant Systematics, Ecology and Theoretical Biology, Institute of Biology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary Doctoral School of Biology, Institute of Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary Department of Biodiversity Research/Systematic Botany, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany Export Date: 28 September 2023 CODEN: JVESE Correspondence Address: Orbán, I.; Centre for Ecological Research, Alkotmány u. 2-4, Hungary; email: ildiko.orban.bio@gmail.com LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Erdős, László AU - Ho, Vu Khanh AU - Bátori, Zoltán AU - Kröel-Dulay, György AU - Ónodi, Gábor AU - Tölgyesi, Csaba AU - Török, Péter AU - Lengyel, Attila TI - Taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity peaks do not coincide along a compositional gradient in forest-grassland mosaics JF - JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY J2 - J ECOL VL - 111 PY - 2023 IS - 1 SP - 182 EP - 197 PG - 16 SN - 0022-0477 DO - 10.1111/1365-2745.14025 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33187931 ID - 33187931 N1 - Centre for Ecological Research, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Vácrátót, Hungary ELKH-DE Lendület Functional and Restoration Ecology Research Group, Debrecen, Hungary Doctoral School of Environmental Sciences, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary Faculty of Natural Resources-Environment, Kien Giang University, Kien Giang, Viet Nam Department of Ecology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary MTA-SZTE ‘Momentum’ Applied Ecology Research Group, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary Polish Academy of Sciences, Botanical Garden - Center for Biological Diversity Conservation in Powsin, Prawdziwka St. 2, Warszawa, Poland Export Date: 9 December 2022 CODEN: JECOA Correspondence Address: Erdős, L.; Centre for Ecological Research, Hungary; email: erdos.laszlo@ecolres.hu LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Ónodi, Gábor AU - Kröel-Dulay, György AU - Kertész, Miklós AU - Botta-Dukát, Zoltán TI - Robust methods are needed to resolve contradictions in species richness curves along ecological gradients JF - PERSPECTIVES IN PLANT ECOLOGY EVOLUTION AND SYSTEMATICS J2 - PERSPECT PLANT ECOL VL - 57 PY - 2022 SN - 1433-8319 DO - 10.1016/j.ppees.2022.125703 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33538217 ID - 33538217 N1 - Export Date: 03 January 2023; Cited By: 0; Correspondence Address: G. Ónodi; email: onodi.gabor@ecolres.hu; CODEN: PPEEF LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Seres, Anikó AU - Kröel-Dulay, György AU - Szakálas, Judit AU - Nagy, Péter István AU - Boros, Gergely AU - Ónodi, Gábor AU - Kertész, Miklós AU - Szitár, Katalin AU - Mojzes, Andrea TI - The response of litter decomposition to extreme drought modified by plant species, plant part, and soil depth in a temperate grassland JF - ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION J2 - ECOL EVOL VL - 12 PY - 2022 IS - 12 SN - 2045-7758 DO - 10.1002/ece3.9652 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33419988 ID - 33419988 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Marta, Gaia Sperandii AU - Francesco, de Bello AU - Enrique, Valencia AU - Lars, Götzenberger AU - Manuele, Bazzichetto AU - Thomas, Galland AU - E-Vojtkó, Anna AU - Luisa, Conti AU - Peter, B. Adler AU - Hannah, Buckley AU - Jiří, Danihelka AU - Nicola, J. Day AU - Jürgen, Dengler AU - David, J. Eldridge AU - Marc, Estiarte AU - Ricardo, García-González AU - Eric, Garnier AU - Daniel, Gómez-García AU - Lauren, Hallett AU - Susan, Harrison AU - Tomas, Herben AU - Ricardo, Ibáñez AU - Anke, Jentsch AU - Norbert, Juergens AU - Kertész, Miklós AU - Duncan, M. Kimuyu AU - Katja, Klumpp AU - Mike, Le Duc AU - Frédérique, Louault AU - Rob, H. Marrs AU - Ónodi, Gábor AU - Robin, J. Pakeman AU - Meelis, Pärtel AU - Begoña, Peco AU - Josep, Peñuelas AU - Marta, Rueda AU - Wolfgang, Schmidt AU - Ute, Schmiedel AU - Martin, Schuetz AU - Hana, Skalova AU - Petr, Šmilauer AU - Marie, Šmilauerová AU - Christian, Smit AU - Ming-Hua, Song AU - Martin, Stock AU - James, Val AU - Vigdis, Vandvik AU - Karsten, Wesche AU - Susan, K. Wiser AU - Ben, A. Woodcock AU - Truman, P. Young AU - Fei-Hai, Yu AU - Amelia, A. Wolf AU - Martin, Zobel AU - Jan, Lepš TI - LOTVS: a global collection of permanent vegetation plots JF - JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE J2 - J VEG SCI VL - 33 PY - 2022 SN - 1100-9233 DO - 10.1111/jvs.13115 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/32726196 ID - 32726196 N1 - Funding Agency and Grant Number: Te Aparangi Royal Society of New Zealand (Rutherford Postdoctoral Fellowship); Czech Science Foundation [19-28491X]; Czech Academy of Sciences [RVO 67985939]; Spanish Plan Nacional de I+D+i [PGC2018-099027-B-I00]; GACR [20-02901S]; German Federal Ministry of Education and Research [031B0516C -SUSALPS, 01LG1201N -SASSCAL, 01LC0024, 01LC0024A, 01LC0624A2, 01LG1201A]; Oberfrankenstiftung [OFS FP00237]; AnaEE-France [ANR-11-INBS-0001]; Strategic Research Programme of the Scottish Government's Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division; Estonian Research Council [PRG609]; European Regional Development Fund (Centre of Excellence EcolChange); Spanish Government [PID2019-110521GB-I00]; Fundacion Ramon Areces (grant ELEMENTAL-CLIMATE); Catalan Government [SGR 2017-1005]; European Research Council [ERC-SyG-2013-610028]; International Institute Zittau, Technische Universitat Dresden; New Zealand Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment's Strategic Science Investment Fund; NERC; BBSRC [NE/N018125/1]; Program for attracting and retaining talent of Comunidad de Madrid [2017-T2/AMB-5406]; Community of Madrid; Rey Juan Carlos University [M2165 -INTRANESTI]; National Science Foundation [LTREB DEB 19-31224]; NERC [NE/N018125/1] Funding Source: UKRI Funding text: The authors acknowledge institutional support as follows. Nicola J. Day: Te Aparangi Royal Society of New Zealand (Rutherford Postdoctoral Fellowship). Jiri Danihelka: Czech Science Foundation (project no. 19-28491X) and Czech Academy of Sciences (project no. RVO 67985939). Francesco de Bello: Spanish Plan Nacional de I+D+i (project PGC2018-099027-B-I00). Eric Garnier: La Fage INRA experimental station. Tomas Herben: GACR grant 20-02901S. Anke Jentsch: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (grant 031B0516C -SUSALPS) and Oberfrankenstiftung (grant OFS FP00237). Norbert Juergens: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (grant 01LG1201N -SASSCAL ABC). Frederique Louault and Katja Klumpp: AnaEE-France (ANR-11-INBS-0001). Robin J. Pakeman: Strategic Research Programme of the Scottish Government's Rural and Environment Science and Analytical Services Division. Meelis Partel: Estonian Research Council (PRG609) and European Regional Development Fund (Centre of Excellence EcolChange). Josep Penuelas: Spanish Government (grant PID2019-110521GB-I00), Fundacion Ramon Areces (grant ELEMENTAL-CLIMATE), Catalan Government (grant SGR 2017-1005), and European Research Council (Synergy grant ERC-SyG-2013-610028, IMBALANCE-P). Ute Schmiedel: German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Promotion numbers 01LC0024, 01LC0024A, 01LC0624A2, 01LG1201A, 01LG1201N). Hana Skalova: GACR grant 20-02901S. Karsten Wesche: International Institute Zittau, Technische Universitat Dresden. Susan K. Wiser: New Zealand Ministry for Business, Innovation and Employment's Strategic Science Investment Fund. Ben A. Woodcock: NERC and BBSRC (NE/N018125/1 LTS-M ASSIST -Achieving Sustainable Agricultural Systems). Enrique Valencia: Program for attracting and retaining talent of Comunidad de Madrid (no. 2017-T2/AMB-5406) and Community of Madrid and Rey Juan Carlos University (Young Researchers R&D Project. Ref. M2165 -INTRANESTI). Truman P. Young: National Science Foundation (LTREB DEB 19-31224). AB - Analysing temporal patterns in plant communities is extremely important to quantify the extent and the consequences of ecological changes, especially considering the current biodiversity crisis. Long-term data collected through the regular sampling of permanent plots represent the most accurate resource to study ecological succession, analyse the stability of a community over time and understand the mechanisms driving vegetation change. We hereby present the LOng-Term Vegetation Sampling (LOTVS) initiative, a global collection of vegetation time-series derived from the regular monitoring of plant species in permanent plots. With 79 data sets from five continents and 7,789 vegetation time-series monitored for at least 6 years and mostly on an annual basis, LOTVS possibly represents the largest collection of temporally fine-grained vegetation time-series derived from permanent plots and made accessible to the research community. As such, it has an outstanding potential to support innovative research in the fields of vegetation science, plant ecology and temporal ecology. LA - English DB - MTMT ER -