Materials and publications

VegCHange Newsletter

We plan to publish one or two issues of the VegCHange newsletter each year, with the first due out at the end of January 2026. All VegCHange participants will receive it automatically. Anyone else interested can subscribe to it free of charge via the online form.

VegCHange Newsletter No. 1 (PDF 0.96 MB) (February 2026)

Scientific publications

The following publications were produced, in whole or in part, as part of the VegCHange project. Please note that they reflect the views of the respective authors, but not necessarily those of the entire VegCHange consortium.

Biodiversity change pattern

Midolo, G., Clark, A., Chytrý, M., Essl, F., Dullinger, S., Bruelheide, H., Jandt, U., Dengler, J., Axmanová, I., (…) & Keil, P. (2026) Sixty years of plant community change in Europe indicate a shift toward nutrient-richer and denser vegetation. Science Advances 12: eaeb2493. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aeb2493
Widmer, S., Riedel, S., Babbi, M.; Herzog, F., Wohlgemuth, T., Kessler, M. & Dengler, J. (2026) A century of change: Many losers vs. few winners among Swiss grassland plants. Biological Conservation 315: Article 111679. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111679

Drivers of biodiversity change

Genucchi, K., Widmer, S., Billeter, R. & Dengler, J. (2025) No negative impact of Erigeron annuus on native plant diversity: a case study from Northern Switzerland. Tuexenia 45: 429−444. http://doi.org/10.14471/2025.45.013