1. Robert H. Whittaker (1920–1980): The man and his work

   • W. E. Westman
   • R. K. Peet

   EditorialNotes Pages: 97 - 122

2. Dynamics ofOstrya carpinifolia woods in the Southern Alps (N-Italy)

   • D. Lausi
   • R. Gerdol
   • F. Piccoli

   OriginalPaper Pages: 123 - 131

3. Book review

   • N. B. M. Brantjes

   BookReview Pages: 132 - 132

4. Recognition of successional pathways in forest communities using size-class ordination

   • N. J. Enright

   OriginalPaper Pages: 133 - 140

5. Experimental studies on the early stages of secondary succession

   • M. Numata

   OriginalPaper Pages: 141 - 149

6. Book review

   • W. Holzner

   BookReview Pages: 150 - 150

7. Altitudinal ranges of Phanerophytes and Chamaephytes in central Chile

   • A. J. Hoffmann

   OriginalPaper Pages: 151 - 163

8. Book review

   • C. den Hartog

   BookReview Pages: 164 - 164

9. Principal components analysis and trend surface analysis of a small-scale pattern in a transition mire

   • L. Mucina
   • S. Poláčik

   OriginalPaper Pages: 165 - 173

10. Book reviews

    • C. den Hartog
    • R. Schubert

    BookReview Pages: 174 - 174

11. An analysis of species response curves and of competition from field data: Some results from heath vegetation

    • L. F. M. Fresco

    OriginalPaper Pages: 175 - 185

12. Book reviews

    • Jack Major
    • M. J. A. Werger
    • V. M. Meher-Homji

    BookReview Pages: 186 - 192