1. Structure of herbaceous plant assemblages in a forested riparian landscape

   • Jonathan Lyon
   • Cynthia L. Sagers

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 16

2. Seed germination and seedling performance of two Mediterranean tree species, holm oak (shape Quercus ilex L.) and Aleppo pine (shape Pinus halepensis Mill.): a multifactor experimental approach

   • Maria José Broncano
   • Miquel Riba
   • Javier Retana

   OriginalPaper Pages: 17 - 26

3. Physiological and morphological acclimation of shade-grown tree seedlings to late-season canopy gap formation

   • Shawna L. Naidu
   • Evan H. DeLucia

   OriginalPaper Pages: 27 - 40

4. Differences in the vegetation of the North Iberian Peninsula during the last 16,000 years

   • P. Ramil-Rego
   • C. Muñoz-Sobrino
   • L. Gómez-Orellana

   OriginalPaper Pages: 41 - 62

5. Nitrogen distribution and leaf area indices in relation to photosynthetic nitrogen use efficiency in savanna grasses

   • Niels P. R. Anten
   • Marinus J. A. Werger
   • Ernesto Medina

   OriginalPaper Pages: 63 - 75

6. Analysis of vegetation structural diversity by Burnaby's similarity index

   • L. Carranza
   • E. Feoli
   • P. Ganis

   OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 87

7. The influence of soil depth on plant species response to grazing within a semi-arid savanna

   • Samuel D. Fuhlendorf
   • Fred E. Smeins

   OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 96

8. Non-symmetric correspondence analysis: an alternative for species occurrences data

   • Clémentine Gimaret-Carpentier
   • Daniel Chessel
   • Jean-Pierre Pascal

   OriginalPaper Pages: 97 - 112

9. Riparian zones as havens for exotic plant species in the central grasslands

   • Thomas J. Stohlgren
   • Kelly A. Bull
   • Michelle Lee

   OriginalPaper Pages: 113 - 125