1. Heterogeneity of xerophytic vegetation of limestone outcrops in a tropical deciduous forest region in southern México

   • Eduardo A. Pérez-García
   • Jorge A. Meave

   OriginalPaper Pages: 147 - 163

2. Differential establishment and survival of species in deciduous and evergreen shrub patches and on bare ground, Mt. Koma, Hokkaido, Japan

   • Shohei Uesaka
   • Shiro Tsuyuzaki

   OriginalPaper Pages: 165 - 177

3. Effects of winter cold stress on photosynthesis and photochemical efficiency of PSII of the Mediterranean Cistus albidus L. and Quercus ilex L.

   • G. Oliveira
   • J. Peñuelas

   OriginalPaper Pages: 179 - 191

4. Forest community analysis and the point-centered quarter method

   • David M. Bryant
   • Mark J. Ducey
   • Daniel J. Zarin

   OriginalPaper Pages: 193 - 203

5. Changes in cerrado vegetation after disturbance by frost (São Paulo State, Brazil)

   • Paulo Monteiro Brando
   • Giselda Durigan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 205 - 215

6. Cattle grazing increases plant species richness of most species trait groups in mesic semi-natural grasslands

   • Juha Pykälä

   OriginalPaper Pages: 217 - 226

7. Impacts of sedimentation and nitrogen enrichment on wetland plant community development

   • Wendy M. Mahaney
   • Denice H. Wardrop
   • Robert P. Brooks

   OriginalPaper Pages: 227 - 243

8. Survival and growth of Juniperus seedlings in Juniperus woodlands

   • O. W. Van Auken
   • J. T. Jackson
   • P. N. Jurena

   OriginalPaper Pages: 245 - 257

9. Use of digital aerial photography for sub-alpine vegetation mapping: A case study from the Krkonoše Mts., Czech Republic

   • Jana Müllerová

   OriginalPaper Pages: 259 - 272

10. Gradients in compositional variation on lahars, Mount St. Helens, Washington, USA

    • Roger del Moral
    • Erin E. Ellis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 273 - 286

11. Book review

    • Marcel van der Heijden

    BookReview Pages: 287 - 288