The International Association for Vegetation Science (IAVS) promotes contact between scientists and others interested in the study of vegetation
ecology
Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere level. Ecology overl ...
, promotes research and publication of research results. In 1939 the International Phytosociological Society (IPS) was founded, with its headquarters in
Montpellier, France. After the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...
it was reconstituted as the Internationale Vereinigung für Vegetationskunde (IVV), which adopted a constitution at the
International Botanical Congress
International Botanical Congress (IBC) is an international meeting of botanists in all scientific fields, authorized by the International Association of Botanical and Mycological Societies (IABMS) and held every six years, with the location rotati ...
of 1954. The current name was adopted in 1981–82.
Publications
The society publishes:
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IAVS Bulletin''
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Journal of Vegetation Science''
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Applied Vegetation Science''
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Resolutions''
Awards
The Alexander von Humboldt Medal is a prize awarded biennially from 2011 onwards by the association. The award is intended to honor scientists who have contributed greatly to the intellectual development and advancement of vegetation science and plant community ecology. Honorary membership is also bestowed by the society.
Medal recipients
*2011
J. Philip Grime
*2013
David Tilman
George David Tilman (born Titman; July 22, 1949), ForMemRS, is an American ecologist. He is Regents Professor and McKnight Presidential Chair in Ecology at the University of Minnesota, as well as an instructor in Conservation Biology; Ecology, ...
*2015
Sandra Lavorel
*2017
F. Stuart Chapin III
*2019
Pierre Legendre
References
Further reading
* published by IAVS
External links
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Botanical societies
International scientific organizations
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