1. Dynamics of Hedera helix L. in Central European beech forests on limestone: results from long-term monitoring and experimental studies

   • Steffi Heinrichs
   • Wolfgang Schmidt

   OriginalPaper 23 September 2014 Pages: 1 - 15

   

2. Successional processes and global change: tree seedling establishment in response to warming and N addition in a temperate old field

   • Bryana D. McWhirter
   • Hugh A. L. Henry

   OriginalPaper 19 September 2014 Pages: 17 - 26

   

3. The phenotypic response of co-occurring Banksia species to warming and drying

   • Anne Cochrane
   • Gemma L. Hoyle
   • Adrienne B. Nicotra

   OriginalPaper 23 September 2014 Pages: 27 - 39

   

4. Effects of hydroperiod and substrate properties on tree alpha diversity and composition in Amazonian floodplain forests

   • Rafael L. Assis
   • Florian Wittmann
   • Torbjørn Haugaasen

   OriginalPaper 07 October 2014 Pages: 41 - 54

   

5. Influence of spatial and environmental variables on rattan palm (Arecaceae) assemblage composition in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

   • Joachim Thonhofer
   • Daniela Getto
   • Michael Kessler

   OriginalPaper 04 October 2014 Pages: 55 - 66

   

6. Effects of positional error on modeling species distributions: a perspective using presettlement land survey records

   • Stephen J. Tulowiecki
   • Chris P. S. Larsen
   • Yi-Chen Wang

   OriginalPaper 14 October 2014 Pages: 67 - 85

   

7. Does the phytotoxic shrub Heterothalamus psiadioides affect a plant community through allelopathy?

   • Eliane R. da Silva
   • Pedro M. A. Ferreira
   • Geraldo L. G. Soares

   OriginalPaper 22 October 2014 Pages: 87 - 97

   

8. Inter-specific and sexual differences in architectural traits of two dioecious Lindera species (Lauraceae)

   • Michiko Nakagawa
   • Tomohiro Isogimi
   • Michinari Matsushita

   OriginalPaper 24 October 2014 Pages: 99 - 109

   

9. Latitudinal population transfer reduces temperature sum requirements for bud burst of European beech

   • Silvio Schueler
   • Mirko Liesebach

   OriginalPaper 28 October 2014 Pages: 111 - 122

   

10. Context-dependent seed dispersal determines acorn survival of sympatric oak species

    • Xianfeng Yi
    • Zhenyu Wang

    OriginalPaper 29 October 2014 Pages: 123 - 132

    

11. Edaphic factors and feedback do not limit range expansion of an exotic invasive plant

    • Laura A. Sanderson
    • Nicola J. Day
    • Pedro M. Antunes

    OriginalPaper 25 November 2014 Pages: 133 - 141

    

12. Understanding erratic seedling emergence in perennial grasses using physiological models and field experimentation

    • José L. Rotundo
    • Martín R. Aguiar
    • Roberto Benech-Arnold

    OriginalPaper 04 November 2014 Pages: 143 - 156

    

13. Does fire regime influence life history traits of jack pine in the southern boreal forest of Québec, Canada?

    • Christopher H. Briand
    • Dylan W. Schwilk
    • Yves Bergeron

    OriginalPaper 04 November 2014 Pages: 157 - 164

    

14. Multiple assessments of succession rates on Mount St. Helens

    • Roger del Moral
    • Cynthia C. Chang

    OriginalPaper 06 November 2014 Pages: 165 - 176