Editorial: How Are We Doing? Reflections on the First Year of Ecosystems Monica G. TurnerStephen R. Carpenter Pages: 1 - 3
Original Articles: Dynamic Redistribution of Isotopically Labeled Cohorts of Nitrogen Inputs in Two Temperate Forests William S. CurrieKnute J. Nadelhoffer Pages: 4 - 18
Californian Salt-Marsh Vegetation: An Improved Model of Spatial Pattern Joy B. ZedlerJohn C. CallawayBrian K. Bradshaw Pages: 19 - 35
Interannual Variability in Terrestrial Net Primary Production: Exploration of Trends and Controls on Regional to Global Scales Christopher S. PotterSteven KloosterVanessa Brooks Pages: 36 - 48
Unexpected Effects of Predators Upon Their Prey: The Case of the American Alligator Cristina BondavalliRobert E. Ulanowicz Pages: 49 - 63
Grassland Precipitation-Use Efficiency Varies Across a Resource Gradient José M. ParueloWilliam K. LauenrothOsvaldo E. Sala Pages: 64 - 68
A Phosphorus Budget for the Lake Mendota Watershed Elena M. BennettTara Reed-AndersenStephen R. Carpenter Pages: 69 - 75
Forest Pattern, Fire, and Climatic Change in the Sierra Nevada Carol MillerDean L. Urban Pages: 76 - 87
Aboveground Net Primary Production and Leaf-Area Index in Early Postfire Vegetation in Yellowstone National Park Rebecca A. ReedMary Ellen FinleyMonica G. Turner Pages: 88 - 94