1. Asymmetric gene flow and the distribution of genetic diversity in morphologically distinct Abies mariesii populations in contrasting eco-habitats

   • Shenhua Qian
   • Waka Saito
   • Akira S. Mori

   OriginalPaper 21 August 2014 Pages: 1385 - 1397

   

2. Combined effects of warming, snowmelt timing, and soil disturbance on vegetative development in a grassland community

   • Ryo O. Suzuki

   OriginalPaper 22 August 2014 Pages: 1399 - 1408

   

3. Short-term response and recovery of bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) after rooting by wild boar (Sus scrofa)

   • Natasha K. Sims
   • Elizabeth A. John
   • Alan J. A. Stewart

   OriginalPaper 19 August 2014 Pages: 1409 - 1416

   

4. Plant senescence for ecologists: precision in concept, scale, and terminology

   • Christopher A. Lee
   • Rose-Marie Muzika

   BriefCommunication 19 August 2014 Pages: 1417 - 1422

   

5. A seed bank inside a clonal plant: the case of the sedge Carex cespitosa on an unmowed grassland

   • Lidia Borkowska

   OriginalPaper 04 September 2014 Pages: 1423 - 1432

   

6. Large herbivores and season independently affect woody stem circumference increment in a semi-arid African savanna

   • Peter F. Scogings

   OriginalPaper 23 August 2014 Pages: 1433 - 1443

   

7. Leaf-folding response of a sensitive plant shows context-dependent behavioral plasticity

   • Sabrina Amador-Vargas
   • Marisol Dominguez
   • Gabriel L. Vides

   OriginalPaper 27 August 2014 Pages: 1445 - 1454

   

8. Differences in phenology and fruit characteristic between invasive and native woody species favor exotic species invasiveness

   • Karen D. Lediuk
   • María A. Damascos
   • Maya Svriz

   OriginalPaper 29 August 2014 Pages: 1455 - 1467

   

9. Composition and structure of a diverse tree community at the edges of a Brazilian Amazon rainforest island surrounded by marshes and mangroves

   • Luciana Oliveira dos Santos
   • Leiliane Oliveira dos Santos
   • Ulf Mehlig

   OriginalPaper 06 September 2014 Pages: 1469 - 1481

   

10. Responses to simulated nitrogen deposition in invasive and native or non-invasive clonal plants in China

    • Hong-Li Li
    • Lei Ning
    • Fei-Hai Yu

    OriginalPaper 11 September 2014 Pages: 1483 - 1492

    

11. The impact of study design and life history traits on genetic variation of plants determined with AFLPs

    • Christoph Reisch
    • Markus Bernhardt-Römermann

    ReviewPaper 20 September 2014 Pages: 1493 - 1511

    

12. Mycorrhizal fungi affect plant growth: experimental evidence comparing native and invasive hosts in the context of forest fragmentation

    • G. Grilli
    • C. Urcelay
    • L. Galetto

    OriginalPaper 10 September 2014 Pages: 1513 - 1525

    

13. Effects of interspecific alien versus intraspecific native competition on growth of native woody plants

    • Christine S. Sheppard
    • Bruce R. Burns

    OriginalPaper 14 September 2014 Pages: 1527 - 1538