1. Vertical profile and canopy organization in a mixed deciduous forest

   • Geoffrey G. Parker
   • John P. O'Neill
   • Daniel Higman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 1 - 11

2. Re-establishment of dominance by dwarf shrubs on grass heaths

   • W. H. Diemont
   • H. D. M. Linthorst Homan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 13 - 19

3. Seasonal fire effects on the diversity patterns, spatial distribution and community structure of forbs in the Northern Mixed Prairie, USA

   • Mario E. Biondini
   • Allen A. Steuter
   • Carolyn E. Grygiel

   OriginalPaper Pages: 21 - 31

4. A method for studying vegetation dynamics when there are no obvious individuals: Virtual-population analysis applied to the tundra shrub Betula nana L.

   • Thomas A. Ebert
   • Christopher A. Ebert

   OriginalPaper Pages: 33 - 44

5. Old-growth red spruce communities in the mid-Appalachians

   • Harold S. Adams
   • Steven L. Stephenson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 45 - 56

6. Experimental analysis of patch dynamics and community heterogeneity in tallgrass prairie

   • Scott L. Collins

   OriginalPaper Pages: 57 - 66

7. A note on the root development in dry tropical naturally revegetated coalmine spoils

   • Ashok Kumar Jha

   OriginalPaper Pages: 67 - 70

8. Vegetation dynamics in the fens of Chautagne (Savoie, France) after the cessation of mowing

   • J. Fossati
   • G. Pautou

   OriginalPaper Pages: 71 - 81

9. A note on the vegetation on islands in Lake Manzala, Egypt

   • M. A. Zahran
   • M. E. Abu Ziada
   • A. A. Khedr

   OriginalPaper Pages: 83 - 88

10. A critical evaluation of minimum area concepts

    • J. J. Barkman

    OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 104

11. Fidelity and character-species, a critical evaluation

    • J. J. Barkman

    OriginalPaper Pages: 105 - 116

12. Compositional and structural features of certain tree stands along an elevational gradient in Central Himalaya

    • J. C. Tewari
    • H. C. Rikhari
    • S. P. Singh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 117 - 120

13. Book review

    BookReview Pages: 121 - 122