Coupling of two competitive systems via density dependent migration Kinya NishimuraOsamu Kishida Original Articles Pages: 359 - 368
Tree shape, forest structure and diversity of drosophilid community: Comparison between boreal and temperate birch forests Shin-Ichi TanabeMasanori J. TodaAlexandra V. Vinokurova Original Articles Pages: 369 - 385
Experimentally increased insectivorous bird density results in a reduction of caterpillar density and leaf damage to Pyrenean oak Juan José Sanz Original Articles Pages: 387 - 394
Ant defence system: A mechanism organizing individual responses into efficient collective behavior Hiroshi SakataNoboru Katayama Original Articles Pages: 395 - 403
Variable correspondence of female host preference and larval performance in a phytophagous ladybird beetle Epilachna pustulosa (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) Naoyuki FujiyamaHaruo Katakura Original Articles Pages: 405 - 414
Trophic cascading effects of predatory fish on leaf litter processing in a Japanese stream Motoharu KonishiShigeru NakanoTomoya Iwata Original Articles Pages: 415 - 422
Difference in microhabitat-related regeneration patterns between two subalpine conifers, Tsuga diversifolia and Abies mariesii, on Mount Hayachine, northern Honshu, Japan Hisashi SugitaMasato Tani Original Articles Pages: 423 - 433
Growth characteristics of six tree species on Hokkaido Island, northern Japan Kiyoshi Umeki Original Articles Pages: 435 - 450
Woody plant establishment during the early stages of volcanic succession on Mount Usu, northern Japan Masahiro HarukiShiro Tsuyuzaki Original Articles Pages: 451 - 457
Feedback regulation of constant leaf standing crop in Sasa tsuboiana grasslands Yasuo Konno Original Articles Pages: 459 - 469
Early post-fire succession in California chaparral: Changes in diversity, density, cover and biomass Qinfeng Guo Original Articles Pages: 471 - 485
Spatial heterogeneity in a grassland community: Use of power law Masae ShiyomiShigeo TakahashiYoshimichi Hori Original Articles Pages: 487 - 495
CENTURY ecosystem model application for quantifying vegetation dynamics in shifting cultivation areas: A case study from Rampa Forests, Eastern Ghats (India) V. Krishna PrasadYogesh KantK. V. S. Badarinath Original Articles Pages: 497 - 507
Morphology and growth of deciduous and evergreen broad-leaved saplings under different light conditions in a Chinese beech forest with dense bamboo undergrowth Kun-Fang Cao Original Articles Pages: 509 - 517
Liana diversity and host relationships in a tropical evergreen forest in the Indian Eastern Ghats C. V. ChittibabuN. Parthasarathy Original Articles Pages: 519 - 529
Effects of clear-cutting and burning on characteristics of nitrogen mineralization and microbes in the forest soil of a Pinus massoniana plantation in Southern China Famao LiuHiroto TodaKikuo Haibara Original Articles Pages: 531 - 542
Habitat use and diversity of waterbirds in a coastal lagoon around Lake Biwa, Japan Akihisa HattoriSatoshi Mae Original Articles Pages: 543 - 553
Value of fallow farmlands as summer habitats for waterbirds in a Japanese rural area Masahiro FujiokaJames W. Armacost JrTaku Maeda Original Articles Pages: 555 - 567
Patterns of bird abundance and habitat use in rice fields of the Kanto Plain, central Japan Taku Maeda Original Articles Pages: 569 - 585
Forest biomass estimation at regional and global levels, with special reference to China’s forest biomass Jing-Yun FangZhang Ming Wang Original Articles Pages: 587 - 592
Ecological study of pseudoscorpion fauna in the soil organic layer in managed and abandoned secondary forests Tetsuya YamamotoNobukazu NakagoshiYoshifumi Touyama Note and Comment Pages: 593 - 601