
Academic Journal
Q2Vegetation Ecology and Diversity
About Vegetation Ecology and Diversity
Vegetation Ecology and Diversity is a scholarly journal published by Societa Italiana di Scienza della Vegetazione. SCImago 2025 lists it in Q2, with an SJR of 0.36 and H-index of 32.
Coverage: 2025. Research categories: Forestry (Q2); Plant Science (Q2); Ecology (Q3); Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (Q3).
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Topics in published research
Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna; Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies; Species Distribution and Climate Change; Remote Sensing in Agriculture; Botany and Plant Ecology Studies; Bryophyte Studies and Records.
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