1. Defining species guilds in the Central Hardwood Forest, USA

   • Elaine Kennedy Sutherland
   • Betsy J. Hale
   • David M. Hix

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 20

2. Vegetation and microclimatic edge effects in two mixed-mesophytic forest fragments

   • Sophia M. Gehlhausen
   • Mark W. Schwartz
   • Carol K. Augspurger

   OriginalPaper Pages: 21 - 35

3. Diversity, composition, and structure of tropical dry forests in Central America

   • Thomas W. Gillespie
   • Alfredo Grijalva
   • Christine N. Farris

   OriginalPaper Pages: 37 - 47

4. Limiting mechanisms in the regeneration of the Chilean matorral – Experiments on seedling establishment in burned and cleared mesic sites

   • Milena Holmgren
   • Alejandro M. Segura
   • Eduardo R. Fuentes

   OriginalPaper Pages: 49 - 57

5. Distribution of range and cultivated grassland plants in southern Alberta

   • Michael J. Hill
   • Walter D. Willms
   • Richard J. Aspinall

   OriginalPaper Pages: 59 - 76

6. Competition and coexistence of rhizomatous perennial plants along a nutrient gradient

   • Franz Rebele

   OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 94

7. Vertical rooting patterns of mature Quercus trees growing on different soil types in northern Germany

   • Frank M. Thomas

   OriginalPaper Pages: 95 - 103

8. Vegetation associations in a rare community type – coastal tallgrass prairie

   • James B. Grace
   • Larry Allain
   • Charles Allen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 105 - 115

9. Ecological life history of Polymnia canadensis, a monocarpic species of the North American Temperate Deciduous Forest: Demography

   • Martin H. Bender
   • Jerry M. Baskin
   • Carol C. Baskin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 117 - 136

10. Variation in species composition and species richness within Phragmites australis dominated riparian zones

    • J.P.M. Lenssen
    • F.B.J. Menting
    • C.W.P.M. Blom

    OriginalPaper Pages: 137 - 146