The Vegetation Classification Seminars are an online lecture series organized by the Vegetation Classification Working Group (VCWG). The seminars feature invited speakers presenting diverse perspectives on vegetation classification, biogeography, and related fields. Participation is free and open to all interested researchers and students.
Upcoming seminars
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“A proposal to catalogue and describe terrestrial ecosystems around the globe using the Braun-Blanquet and EcoVeg (International Vegetation Classification) approaches” Speakers: Wolfgang Willner and Don Faber-Langendoen 📅 25 March 2026 | 🎥 Recording of the seminar will be available
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“From peaks to permafrost: Vegetation classification in the Rocky Mountains and along the Dalton Highway, AK”
Speaker: Jozef Šibík 📅 19 February 2026 | 🎥 Recording of the seminar will be available
Past seminars
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“From natural history to forest classification: biogeographic and evolutionary foundations of Mediterranean white oak forest”
Speaker: Carlos Vila-Viçosa 📅 28 January 2026 | 🎥 Recording of the seminar: link -
“A proposal for a multi-level classification of the World’s terrestrial vegetation”
Speaker: Prof. Javier Loidi 📅 3 December 2025 | 🎥 Recording of the seminar: link