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Concepts, Reviews and Syntheses
Open AccessEmpirical and theoretical challenges in aboveground–belowground ecology
Wim H. van der Putten, R. D. Bardgett, P. C. de Ruiter, W. H. G. Hol and K. M. Meyer, et al.
15-24
Concepts, Reviews and Syntheses
The importance of nutritional regulation of plant water flux
Michael D. Cramer, Heidi-Jayne Hawkins and G. Anthony Verboom
25-33
Physiological ecology - Original Paper
Open AccessSeasonal differences in leaf-level physiology give lianas a competitive advantage over trees in a tropical seasonal forest
Zhi-Quan Cai, Stefan A. Schnitzer and Frans Bongers
35-41
Physiological ecology - Original Paper
Role of cysteine proteinase inhibitors in preference of Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) for soybean (Glycine max) leaves of different ages and grown under elevated CO2
Jorge A. Zavala, Clare L. Casteel, Paul D. Nabity, May R. Berenbaum and Evan H. DeLucia
43-56
Population ecology - Original Paper
When sex is not enough: ecological correlates of resprouting capacity in congeneric tropical forest shrubs
Eloisa Lasso, Bettina M. J. Engelbrecht and James W. Dalling
57-66
Population ecology - Original Paper
Herbivory and population dynamics of invasive and native Lespedeza
Michele R. Schutzenhofer, Thomas J. Valone and Tiffany M. Knight
67-75
Population ecology - Original Paper
Strength in numbers: high parasite burdens increase transmission of a protozoan parasite of monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus)
Jacobus C. de Roode, Jean Chi, Rachel M. Rarick and Sonia Altizer
77-85
Plant-Animal interactions - Original Paper
Grazing responses in herbs in relation to herbivore selectivity and plant traits in an alpine ecosystem
Marianne Evju, Gunnar Austrheim, Rune Halvorsen and Atle Mysterud
87-98
Plant-Animal interactions - Original Paper
Benefits and costs to pollinating, seed-eating insects: the effect of flower size and fruit abortion on larval performance
Anne Burkhardt, Lynda F. Delph and Giorgina Bernasconi
99-111
Ecosystem ecology - Original Paper
Open AccessBiomass and morphology of fine roots in temperate broad-leaved forests differing in tree species diversity: is there evidence of below-ground overyielding?
Catharina Meinen, Dietrich Hertel and Christoph Leuschner
113-123
Ecosystem Ecology - Original Paper
Links between plant community composition, soil organic matter quality and microbial communities in contrasting tundra habitats
Anu Eskelinen, Sari Stark and Minna Männistö
125-138
Ecosystem Ecology - Original Paper
Ecosystem engineering at the sediment–water interface: bioturbation and consumer-substrate interaction
Géraldine Nogaro, Florian Mermillod-Blondin, Maurice H. Valett, Frédérique François-Carcaillet and Jean-Paul Gaudet, et al.
139-148
Community ecology - Original Paper
Experimental confirmation of multiple community states in a marine ecosystem
Peter S. Petraitis, Elizabeth T. Methratta, Erika C. Rhile, Nicholas A. Vidargas and Steve R. Dudgeon
149-159
Community ecology - Original Paper
Dietary and isotopic specialization: the isotopic niche of three Cinclodes ovenbirds
Carlos Martínez del Rio, Pablo Sabat, Richard Anderson-Sprecher and Sandra P. Gonzalez
161-171
Community Ecology - Original Paper
Carbohydrate supply limits invasion of natural communities by Argentine ants
Alexei D. Rowles and Jules Silverman
173-186
Community ecology - Original Paper
Species removal and experimental warming in a subarctic tundra plant community
Christian Rixen and Christa P. H. Mulder
187-198
Global change ecology - Original Paper
Responses of canopy duration to temperature changes in four temperate tree species: relative contributions of spring and autumn leaf phenology
Yann Vitasse, Annabel Josée Porté, Antoine Kremer, Richard Michalet and Sylvain Delzon
199-207
Behavioral ecology - Original Paper
Migratory decisions in birds: extent of genetic versus environmental control
Mark S. Ogonowski and Courtney J. Conway
209-220
Behavioral Ecology - Original Paper
Maternal and environmental effects on offspring phenotypes in an oviparous lizard: do field data corroborate laboratory data?
Daniel A. Warner and Richard Shine