1. On the stabilization of animal numbers. Problems of testing

   • P. J. den Boer
   • J. Reddingius

   Original Papers Pages: 143 - 149

2. The effect of predation on the structure and invasibility of assembled communities

   • James V. Robinson
   • Michael A. Edgemon

   Original Papers Pages: 150 - 157

3. Kinetics of microbial degradation of vascular plant material in two wetland ecosystems

   • Mary Ann Moran
   • Ronald Benner
   • Robert E. Hodson

   Original Papers Pages: 158 - 167

4. Effect of varying environments on photosynthetic parameters of C₃, C₃-C₄ and C₄ species of Panicum

   • Matthias Fladung
   • Josef Hesselbach

   Original Papers Pages: 168 - 173

5. Metabolic quotient of the soil microflora in relation to plant succession

   • H. Insam
   • K. Haselwandter

   Original Papers Pages: 174 - 178

6. Change of pupal size of Panolis flammea (Lepidoptera; Noctuidae) and Bupalus piniarius (Geometridae) in response to concentration of industrial pollutants in their food plant

   • Kari Heliövaara
   • Rauno Väisänen
   • Eero Kemppi

   Original Papers Pages: 179 - 183

7. Allocation of reproductive effort in female Arrenurus spp. water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia; Arrenuridae)

   • Wanda J. Cook
   • Bruce P. Smith
   • Ronald J. Brooks

   Original Papers Pages: 184 - 188

8. An antifeedant in balsam poplar inhibits browsing by snowshoe hares

   • Madhu K. Jogia
   • A. R. E. Sinclair
   • Raymond J. Andersen

   Original Papers Pages: 189 - 192

9. Stem photosynthesis in Psorothamnus spinosus (smoke tree) in the Sonoran desert of California

   • Erik T. Nilsen
   • F. C. Meinzer
   • P. W. Rundel

   Original Papers Pages: 193 - 197

10. Climate and the meristem temperatures of plant communities near the tree-line

    • J. Grace
    • S. J. Allen
    • C. Wilson

    Original Papers Pages: 198 - 204

11. Temporal changes in pollen flow and neighbourhood structure in a population of Saxifraga hirculus L.

    • Jens Mogens Olesen
    • Esbern Warncke

    Original Papers Pages: 205 - 211

12. Competition and patterns of resource use among seedlings of five tropical trees grown at ambient and elevated CO₂

    • E. G. Reekie
    • F. A. Bazzaz

    Original Papers Pages: 212 - 222

13. Using growth analysis to interpret competition between a C₃ and a C₄ annual under ambient and elevated CO₂

    • F. A. Bazzaz
    • K. Garbutt
    • W. E. Williams

    Original Papers Pages: 223 - 235

14. West African rivers as biogeographic islands: species richness of fish communities

    • Bernard Hugueny

    Original Papers Pages: 236 - 243

15. Water content effects on photosynthetic response of Sphagnum mosses from the foothills of the Philip Smith Mountains, Alaska

    • K. J. Murray
    • P. C. Harley
    • J. D. Tenhunen

    Original Papers Pages: 244 - 250

16. Irradiance and temperature effects on photosynthesis of tussock tundra Sphagnum mosses from the foothills of the Philip Smith Mountains, Alaska

    • P. C. Harley
    • J. D. Tenhunen
    • J. Beyers

    Original Papers Pages: 251 - 259

17. The effects of pollination distance on seed production in three populations of Amianthium muscaetoxicum (Liliaceae)

    • Ann M. Redmond
    • Louise E. Robbins
    • Joseph Travis

    Original Papers Pages: 260 - 264

18. Stonefly nymphs use hydrodynamic cues to discriminate between prey

    • Barbara L. Peckarsky
    • R. Stimson Wilcox

    Original Papers Pages: 265 - 270

19. The effect of gerbils (Tatera brantsii) on primary production and plant species composition in a southern African savanna

    • Horst Korn
    • Ursula Korn

    Original Papers Pages: 271 - 278

20. Niche separation of seven lemur species in the eastern rainforest of Madagascar

    • Jörg U. Ganzhorn

    Original Papers Pages: 279 - 286